Poloi FC, AIM eke out wins in 14th Shaheed Manoranjan Football Tournament
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, February 07 2024:
Poloi FC edged past NFA while AIM (Khabam) overcame SAI (Takyel) in a penalty shootout in the 14th Shaheed Manoranjan Singh Memorial CRPF Football Tournament 2023-24 at SAI Sports Complex here on Wednesday.
Poloi FC started the day with a 3-2 success against NFA as Md Nawaz starred in their win.
Md Nawaz struck in the opener in the 24th minute and teammate Chanam Akash Meitei doubled their lead in the 37th minute before Soibam Ayangba halved the deficit for NFA in the second minute of first-half added time.
Md Nawaz scored his second goal in the 71st minute to restore Poloi FC's two-goal cushion.
Thangjam Ibungo narrowed NFA's deficit with an 89th-minute effort, but it was too late as Poloi FC held on to emerge 3-2 winners.
The other the match between AIM and SAIRC was decided by spot kicks that went in favour of the former.
The game went into the penalty shootout after the squads failed to break a 1-1 deadlock.
In the shootout, AIM out-scored SAIRC 4-3 after W Olenjit, Kh Jacky, N Bishal and Kh Raj converted their shots for their side.
Earlier, SAIRC went ahead with a 3rd-minute goal from Bless Vashum, only to be cancelled out by L Mahesh's 30th-minute leveller for AIM, leading to the penalty shootout.