NE Veterans’ Football
Imphal veterans top points tally:
Imphal, Dec. 21: Veteran Sports Association, Imphal, defeated All Thangmeiband Veteran Football Association by a solitary goal to top Group A with six points in the Northeast Veterans’ Football Cup at Thangmeiband Athletic Union ground.
Good defending by the Imphal team throughout the match kept the Thangmeiband players at bay.
The lone goal that clinched the match for Veteran Sports came in the 50th minute when G. Dhanakumar gave a clean pass to M. Shyamjai, who converted it into a goal.
The referee gave Thangmeiband player Ng. Ajit the marching order for a foul and later showed yellow cards to two of his teammates and a Veteran Sports Association player. In another match, Southern Union Veteran Football Association defeated Chingoi Baruni Veteran Trust 4-0.
The injury-hit Chingoi Baruni team took the field with nine players only.
The match began on an exciting note for Southern Union when Subhaschandra took a corner kick and scored a goal in the seventh minute.
A little later, Southern Union got a penalty when Chingoi Baruni player L. Brojen handled the ball within the box. Subhaschandra made no mistake in converting the penalty.
N. Tuleshwar and S. Budha added two more goals to wrap up the match.
Posted On: The Telegraph
Imphal, Dec. 21: Veteran Sports Association, Imphal, defeated All Thangmeiband Veteran Football Association by a solitary goal to top Group A with six points in the Northeast Veterans’ Football Cup at Thangmeiband Athletic Union ground.
Good defending by the Imphal team throughout the match kept the Thangmeiband players at bay.
The lone goal that clinched the match for Veteran Sports came in the 50th minute when G. Dhanakumar gave a clean pass to M. Shyamjai, who converted it into a goal.
The referee gave Thangmeiband player Ng. Ajit the marching order for a foul and later showed yellow cards to two of his teammates and a Veteran Sports Association player. In another match, Southern Union Veteran Football Association defeated Chingoi Baruni Veteran Trust 4-0.
The injury-hit Chingoi Baruni team took the field with nine players only.
The match began on an exciting note for Southern Union when Subhaschandra took a corner kick and scored a goal in the seventh minute.
A little later, Southern Union got a penalty when Chingoi Baruni player L. Brojen handled the ball within the box. Subhaschandra made no mistake in converting the penalty.
N. Tuleshwar and S. Budha added two more goals to wrap up the match.
Posted On: The Telegraph