Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 28 2010:
SIRTI and NEFSA won today's matches of the 12th Challenge Cup Veteran Football Tournament, 2010 organised by the Manipur Veteran Football Association at Mapal Kangjeibung, Imphal after defeating their respective opponents.
In the first match today, SIRTI, Chandel beat goalless ATVFA, Thangmeiband with a solitary goal to win the match.
Both teams displayed a real tough fight against one another throughout the match right from the beginning.
However lack of better coordination among the players of ATVFA in the first few minutes of the match resulted to their loss.
The solitary winning goal of the match was scored in the 10th minute of the match by Hongman Kohring.
On the other hand no players of ATVFA could equalised the score and lost the match.
The second match was played between NEFSA, Kshetrigao and IMVFA, Heingang.
After playing a keenly contested match, NEFSA beat IMVFA 2-1 to win.
Both teams displayed a tough fight against one another throughout the match.
Although they lost the match, IMVFA first lead the match with a goal of Muhindro in the 23rd minute of the match.
NEFSA soon equalise the score in the 38th minute of the match.
Azizur scored the equaliser of NEFSA.
Azizur scored another goal in the 54th minute of the match which took his team into the lead.
On the other hand IMVFA tried in vain to equalise the score and lost the match.