Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 07 2010:
MEIRAA, Bashikhong outplayed YCCIC, Kontha Ahallup in today's first match of the 12th Dr Kanti Mukherjee Memorial Invitation Hockey Tournament, 2009-10 organised by the Manipur Hockey Association (MHA) at Hockey Stadium, Khuman Lampak Sports Complex, Imphal.
MEIRAA players dominated the players of YCCIC throughout the match right from the beginning.
They did not gave much chance to players of YCCIC to strike back against them.
The first goal of MEIRAA was scored in the 11th minute of the match.
Th Tompok scored the first goal of MEIRAA from a corner shot.
The second goal was scored in the 18th minute of the match by OK Tolen from a penalty stroke.
Tompok scored the third goal of MEIRAA in the 19th minute of the match.
On the other hand players of YCCIC tried their best to equalise the score.
As a result of their great effort, they managed to strike back a goal against MEIRAA in the 33rd minute of the match.
It was the only goal of YCCIC against MEIRAA in the match.
W Jiban scored the solitary goal of YCCIC.
In the meantime, Tompok scored his third and his team's fourth goal in the 46th minute.
W Roshan scored one goal in the 62nd minute while the sixth goal was scored by Tompok again in the 68th minute of the match.
The match concluded with MEIRAA winning by six goals to one of YCCIC.
B Inaomacha of MEIRAA was issued a yellow card for his unsporting behaviour during the match.
Meanwhile, Hockey Union, Lairikyengbam Leikai and UYAC, Kongba Uchekkon played a tie with scores 1-1 in the second match today.
Both teams displayed a real tough fight throughout the match giving little chance for each other to strike goals against one another.
UYAC took the first lead with a goal of Kh Rabikanta in the 7th minute of the match.
With one goal ahead of them, HU players tried their best to equalise the score.
As a result of their efforts, they succeeded into equalising the score in the 18th minute of the match.
M Amarjit scored the equaliser goal of HU.
Kh Rabikanta, M Mirple, W Dinesh, K Debeshwor of UYAC and M David, Kh Dhananjoy of H were issued a yellow card each for their unsporting behaviour during the match.