NACO wins Birendra league title
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 02 2013 :
NACO, Nambul Mapal emerged as the champions of the 14th S Birendra Singh Memorial Super Division (IW) Football League Tournament with an unblemished record in the seven team competition.
NACO were held to a 1-1 draw by PHLYO, Thangmei-band but the result was enough for the former to wrest the title with a league tally of 16 points from five wins and a draw.
Md Amir Khan put NACO on track towards the title triumph with a 10th minute goal.
Even though Sanakhomba restored parity for the Thangmeiband side in the 48th minute the match ending in a draw had no adverse affect on NACO bagging the title.
In the day's other match, YDO, Konjeng Lamdong crushed YPhU, Lalambung 4-0 with A Nanao being the star of the YDO victory completing a brilliant hat-trick.
After N Joykumar opened the team score only four minutes into the match, Nanao put the game beyond YPhU's grasp with goals in the 18th, 46th and 65th minutes.
Ibobi league: matches of the Moirangthem Ibobi Memorial Division I (IE) Football League Tournament played today at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium ended in identical 1-1 draws between UPSA, Pukhao and SSC, sekta and ESU, Wangkhei versus XI Star SU, Akampat.
The UPSA and SSC clash had Ph Hengou heading in the latter's goal in the 47th minute and Laishomak neutralising the advantage in the 59th, while Y Jiteshwor's 20th minute goal for ESU in the day's other match was nullified by Akampat's N Romesh in the 50th minute.
Inter district: L Rikma (42nd), H Daya (72nd) and Rabiya (76th) scored one apiece as DSA, kakching humbled IEDFA 3-0 in a second leg match of the 11th Sub Junior Girls Inter District Football League Tourna- ment played today at Khuman Lampak Artificial Turf.
The next match of the league competition on August 4 will be between IWDFA and IEDFA.