NEROCA capture 11th Loktak Trophy title
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 30 2019:
NEROCA FC, Sangakpham which clinched the 12th MSL League and 61st CC Meet titles this month are on a roll as they team clinched the title of the 11th Loktak Trophy-2019 today at Moirang Multipurpose ground.
NEROCA FC got the better of Sagolband United by 6-5 goals on penalty after a goalless draw during regulation to win the title of the tournament organised by All Moirang Football Association under the aegis of All Manipur Football Association.
It was an intense clash as both teams made all possible effort to take the lead during the normal time before the game was decided via penalty as their effort did not yield any positive result.
Bright, Samuel, Angousana, Dangmei and Patrick scored for the Sagolband United during the shoot-out while Denechandra, Abdul Salam, Rojen, Saran, Johnson and B Paite scored to hand NEROCA FC the third title of the year.
Samuel (25'), Sanu (50') and Rahul (80'+1') of SU and NEROCA's Denechandra (40'+1') and Sebastian (79') were yellow carded for their unsportsmanlike behaviours.
Winners NEROCA FC walked away Rs 50,000 richer while runners up Sagolband United were awarded Rs 30,000 along with a trophy.
S Subash of NEROCA FC bagged the best player award worth Rs 3,000 while NEROCA's Lalita Thaba bagged the best goalkeeper prize of Rs 3,000.Bright Middleton of Sagolband United on the other hand claimed the highest scorer prize of Rs 3,000 .
The tournament sponsored by Loktak Power Station featured a total of 6 teams clubbed into two groups.