MEIRAA wins champion's trophy
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 19 2009:
As the 15th State Level Women's Hockey Championship, 2009 organised by the Women's Hockey Association of Manipur, concluded today at the Hockey Stadium, Khuman Lampak, Imphal after playing the final match, MEIRAA won the champion's trophy after defeating its rival SAI RC.
The final match was played between MEIRAA and SAI RC.
Both teams played the match in a very competitive way.
They tried hard to dominate over one another.
However, lack of team coordination can be seen among the players of SAI RC in the first few minutes of the match.
MEIRAA players took full advantage of the situation and registered three goals against SAI RC in that situation.
The first three goals of MEIRAA were scored in the 4th, 12th and 13th minutes of the match.
The first goal was scored by Th Kiranmala from a ball passed by Ch Sunibala.
K Aruna scored the second goal while Kiranmala again scored her second and her team's third goal from a ball passed by her teammate B Memtombi.
With three goals ahead of them, players of SAI RC began to play the match substantially and tried their best to equalise the score position.
With high spirits they played the match.
On the other hand, players of MEIRAA too played the match with all their might and tried more and more to scored more goals against their rival team SAI RC to win the champion's title.
MEIRAA players have high spirits with the thought of winning the champion's title as they were leading the match by three goals.
On the other hand SAI RC's players played the match with anxiety and fear of losing the match.
It was their first goal in the 48th minute of the match that brings a ray of hope among the players of SAI RC.
The goal was scored by I Robita from a ball passed by W Mandakini.
B Memtombi of MEIRAA striked one goal against the m from a ball passed by MC Roji in the 59th minute of the match.
They did not lose their hearts completely and strike back one more goal against MEIRAA in the 60th minute.
L Premila scored the goal from a ball passed by I Robita.
However they lose the match as they could not strike any further goal against MEIRAA and finished winning the runners up's title.
While MEIRAA and SAI RC won the winner's and runners up's title, SLO, Bishnupur won the best discipline team's title.
I Robita of SAI RC was honoured with the title of best player.
She was awarded a cash prize of Rs 300 along with a memento.
MEIRAA was awarded a cash prize of Rs 5,000 alongwith the trophy while SAI RC was awarded a cash prize of Rs 3,000 along with the trophy.
MLA, Sapam Kunjakeshwor, Director IC, SAI NERC, Imphal, Francis Marwein, OC, Manipur Police Commando, Imphal West, Thokchim Krishnatombi graced the closing ceremony as chief guest and guests of honour respectively.
President, Manipur Women's Hockey Association, N Momon was the preseident of the function.