6th Dr T Ao football Manipur beat Assam in final
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 02 2015 :
Manipur clinch the third title of the 6th Dr T Ao football tournament by defeating Assam by a margin of 4 goals to three in the final match yesterday at Guwahati.
In the final, a strike each from Md Imaran Khan (22nd), Anandkumar (68th), N Pritam (71st) and Saikhohao Tuboi (86th) helped Manipur edged out Assam in a 7 goal thriller match.
Team champion Manipur were awarded a cash prize of Rs 7 lakh along with a rolling trophy.
Manipur's N Pritam and Thangtingpao Khongsai bagged the best scorer and the best goalkeeper title respectively and were awarded a cash prize of Rs 20,000 each.
State team manager and coach also received a cash prize of Rs 20,000 each.