NACO, TRAU cruise in State League
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 29 2022:
Goals galore as Nambul Mapal Athletic & Cultural organisation (NACO) and Tiddim Road Athletic Union (TRAU) strolled to comfortable wins in the 15th Manipur State League 2022 on Thursday at Artificial Turf Ground, Lamlong Thongkhong.
Ngairangbam Rakesh Singh ran riot racking up four goals in NACO's 5-0 hammering of Anouba Imagi Magal (AIM) in their Group B meeting.
Rakesh put NACO ahead early when he buried the ball in the back of the net just seven minutes from kickoff.
After their early opener, NACO went into a lull through the remaining minutes of first half.
Then Rakesh's scoring prowess was on full display in the second period as he doubled their advantage in the 54th minute and went on to collect his third goal in the 62nd minute via a penalty kick before rounding off his four-goal salvo in the 87th minute.
Laishram Pradipkumar found the fifth goal just before the end of stoppage time as NACO picked up all three points with relative ease.
Khumanthem Arun Singh and Rk Chiranjan Singh scored a double each to propel TRAU to a convincing 4-1 victory over NISA later in the day.
TRAU controlled possession from the word go and stamped their authority in the first half with two goals, thanks to Arun.
Arun found the breakthrough in the 35th minute and he extended their lead in the 44th minute as Chiranjan tripled the advantage in the 51st minute before Seigouthang Khongsai pulled a goal back for NISA in the 70th minute.
10 minutes later, Chiranjan netted his second and team's fourth goal to ensure TRAU ran out 4-1 winners.