AIM beats MPSC by solitary goal, ESU wins 7th Manipur State League
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 25 2012:
AIM Khabam Lamkhai beat a tough opponent MPSC by a solitary goal in a keenly contested match of the ongoing 7th Manipur State League organised by the All Manipur Football Association (AMFA) at Mapal Kangjeibung, Imphal.
Both teams played the match with the true spirits of sportsmanship and played the match with the determination to win.
However the 48th minute straight of AIM scored by N Jimmy proved to be lethal for MPSC players since they could not get a nice shot against the strong defence of AIM.
K Naoton, Th Vandana & L Ratan of AIM and Nilakumar of MPSC issued yellow cards.
Later in the second match, ESU, Wangkhei beat SSU, Singjamei 3-2 in after tough fight.
Y Somendro of SSU drew the first blood in the 10th minute while the second goal was a volley from L Gogocha in the 26th minute.
On the other hand, all the three goals of ESU were scored by Lalminthang Touthang in the 37th, 77th and 80th minutes of the match and earned hat-trick by taking full advantage of the weary players of SSU.
Lalminthang Touthang, S Ratan and L Boynao of ESU, Y Somendro, Suresh Rai and L Dewan of SSU were issued a yellow cards each.