KMVFA hold SHDVFA in 3rd Sangai Trophy
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 15 2019:
Today's matches of the 3rd Sangai Trophy Veteran Football Championship 2019 organised by United Veteran Football Association at Mapal Kangjeibung Imphal were marked by draws.
SIRTI FC, Chandel and TBSFA, Taobungkhok played out a 1-1 draw in a Group B league match while KMVFA, Keirak rallied back to hold SHDVFA in a 2-2 draw in the second match (Group A).
In the first match of the day, N Shingkham Monsang of SIRTI FC scored the opener in the 30th minute to give his team a 1-0 lead in the first half L Surjit of TBSFA, Taobungkhok hit the equalizer in 47' to share the spoils.
Meanwhile in the second match, K Sanjit handed KMVFA the lead in the opening minute itself.
KMVFA lose ground to the hard-working Sadar Hills' side in the latter part of the first half and the latter had the equaliser in the 29th minute with RN Benjamin finding the net.
N Benjamin struck another in the 48th minute to give SHDVFA the lead but Y Priyo scored a fine goal in the 48th minute to pull KMVFA back into the game.
The two sides however could not find the breakthrough in the latter part of the game and eventually the game ended in a 2-2 draw.
ATVFA, Thangmeiband will meet FLAM, Yaiskul in the next match at 12 pm in a Group B league match while FVFA, Uyumpok will take on IEVFA, Salanthong in a Group C league match and VSAI, Thangmeiband will play VSAC, Churachandpur in a Group D league match latter at 3.30 pm .