MPSC enter quarters of DSA Trophy
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 05 2015:
Manipur Police Sports Club overcame IYA, Kakching 3-2 on Thursday to enter the quarterfinal of the DSA Trophy Naorem Bhubon Memorial State Level Invitation Football Tournament being organised by DSA Kakching at its ground.
In the other match of the day, NEROCA defeated MTFT two-nil.
Both MPSC and IYA showed equal aggression from the very beginning and carried out a numbers of raids towards each other goalmouths.
However, the formidable police team which boasted of several experienced state players began to wrest domination as the minutes pass on.
Though the IYA defense managed to thwart the policemen for some time, Kiran of MPSC broke the deadlock in the 12th minute of the match.
MPSC's striker Golmei consolidated the lead further with the team's second goal in the 31st minute and the first half whistle was blown with MPSC leading 2-0 .
The policemen carried on their attacking game into the second half culminating in their third goal, which came through Priyokumar in the 55th minute.
The IYA players ensured a tantalizing finish after Piyabung struck twice in the 70th and 76th minutes reducing the margin to just one goal.
However, MPSC played with grittiness and held on to the scoreline, paving a way to the quarterfinals.
Meanwhile, in the other match, NEROCA striker Kh Satish gave the lead for his team in the 47th minute against MTFT while teammate Ng Rahul made it two-nil in the 81st minute.