Motbung Youth Club Keep Manipur Flag Flying In Kolkata Cup
December 28, 2013 :
Motbung Youth Club players with their AFC C License coach Dhiren Meitei
Motbung Youth Club Keep Manipur Flag Flying In Kolkata Cup
MYC defeated DSA Akola in the semi to set up final clash against Pune FC.
Motbung Youth Club U-12 defeated DSA Akola U-12 4-1 via a penalty shootout in the Kolkata Cup 2013 to set up a final clash against Pune FC U-12. The match played at the Tarun Dall Club ground in Kolkata on Friday match ended 1-1 in the regulation time.
However there was a setback for another Manipur team, Birachandra Academy, who went down 0-3 against Indian Cultural League (Mumbai), a team that comprises Maharashtra Santosh Trophy players.
Against the run of play, DSA Akola took the lead in the 14th minute of the game before Jangougin equalised the proceedings in the 20th minute for the Manipur side.
Birachandra Football Academy players with their coach prior to their match against Indian Cultural League
DSA Akola started the match with a bang, pushing the Manipur team on the back foot. But the MYC boys, who were playing out of Manipur soil for the first time, slowly gained composure and matched the Maharashtra side on equal footings.
Soon, the Motbung team took over the proceedings as the boys' confidence grew and the attacked began. Jangougin, who was also awarded the Man of the Match, was the livewire of the team and initiated many attacks from the left, which the strikers somehow failed to convert.
DSA Akola goalkeeper however had to be attributed for keeping the match alive till the final whistle.
In the shootout, all the four MYC players converted their shots successfully while only 1 DSA Akola player managed to beat the Motbung goalkeeper, Paogoulen.
Motbung YC will now face India's most professional club, Pune FC, in the final to be played on 29th December evening under floodlights.
Motbung Youth Club comprises of boys who have been training at the FeverPitch academy in Motbung since July this year.
FeverPitch.in is the official Media Partner of the Kolkata Cup 2013, organised by Tarun Dall Club.
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This Press Release was posted on December 29, 2013
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