TUC beat 9-sector AR in thriller
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 14 2015 :
TUC, Thongjao came back from the brink of defeat to overcome 9-Sector AR in the sudden death to enter the last four stage of the DSA Trophy N Bhubhon Singh Memorial Football Tournament on Saturday.
The AR team led with two half goals until three minutes before the final whistle when TUC fought back with two late strikes to force the match into the tiebreaker.
Both sides were tied 4-4 after the tiebreak but TUC scraped through in the sudden death in the third attempt.
TUC were pushed into the back foot early after they trailed from goals scored by Bulu (7th minute) and AN Konyak (39th).After several unsuccessful raids, TUC pulled one back in the 87th minute through Haridas.
The next minute Henary beat the goalkeeper to draw level.
Both sides scored thrice from five attempts in the tie breaker necessitating the sudden death rule to decide the fate of the match.
After the two teams were leveled with two successful attempts each in the sudden death Konyak spurned his chance while Kumarjit found the target.