Lambung YC win Cdl 1st Div Tournament
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 28 2023:
Thalpingam scored a hat-trick as Lambung Youth Club pulled off a 6-3 win over Chandel Khullen YC to win the DC Chandel Trophy 1st Division Tournament 2023-24 on November 25 at Sports Complex, Chandel.
Chandel Khullen took the lead after six minutes through Richard, only to be cancelled out by Mojanhring's 10th-minute goal for Lambung YC.
Then Thalpingam put Lambung ahead in the 21st minute as Akbar extended the lead in the 27th minute before Thalpingam scored again in the 43rd minute to make it 4-1 .
Chandel Khullen fought back strongly and narrowed the goal gap with a double courtesy of Lelen (45+1) and Lunminkhup (45+3) .
After the break, Thalpingam completed his hat-trick with an 87th-minute strike before Ningthangam (90+1) added a goal in final seconds of stoppage as Lambung YC enjoyed a memorable day getting their hands on the DC Chandel trophy.
The players who received individual honours were Lambung YC's HT Marshingam (best goalkeeper), Chandel Khullen's Lonpa (best player), Lambung YC's KL Mo-janghring (man of the match) and SASA's SK Anthony (top scorer) .