Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 08:
A keenly contested final match of the 11th Dr Shajanglung Memorial Trophy football tournament culminated with IX Semester team bagging the title on a 5-4 scoreline via the tie breaker against II Semester team at RIMS Mini stadium today.
After normal time ended with both locked at 2-2, penalty shoot-out was applied to decide the winner with the IX Semester eventually emerging champions as Jumge, Irgang and Jimmy scored from the spot compared to only Anthony and Stephen of II Semester managing to beat the rival keeper.
Earlier, Irgang scored his third of the competition to restore parity within four minutes of his team-mate Jumge conceding the lead to II Semester deflecting the ball into his own goal in the 25th minute.
The II Semester team regained the lead on Lalruatfela's 32nd minute goal which was neutralised again by the eventual champions through Samte 57 minutes into the game.
Some individual prize winners of the tournament are as follows: Lalruatfela (2nd Semester) - best defender; Stephen (2nd) best player; Dr Eric (HOIA) - best goalkeeper; Irgang (IX Semester) - top scorer/3 goals; and Jumge (IX Semester) - man of the final match.