Chitwan, Mar 1 : In seesaw battle Jhapa  edged past Chitwan 2-1 while Parsa   stunned Jawalakahel Youth Club 2-1 in the ongoing Khukuri club,  Wednesday.

Narendra Limbu  gave Jhapa a lead in the 18th minute, stunning the Chitwan boys. Self shocked Chitwan tried their best to level the score but their efforts went all in vain. Ridding high  on the lead, Jhapa boys made more aggressive moves   attacking from all sides of the ground.

In the 45th minute,  skipper Parbat Pandey consolidated the lead putting Jhapa on the safe. But after the lemon break, Jhapa boys failed to  keep up the same spirti as they had shown earlier.

On the other hand, Chitwon boys displayed more fire  after the lemon break but due to the lack of cohesion among the strikers their game fizzled in the middle.   Though till the end, the Chitwan boys  tried hard to curtail the lead but their efforts failed to materialize.

In the group B,  Jawalakhel Youth failed to play as expected while the Parsa  much better than crowds expectation. Both teams were locked horned in a first. From the beginning of the word go, Parsa boys displaying better game play managed to launch moves into the Jawalakhel’s  well guarded citadel.

After the lemon break, Jawolakhel boys  took the lead through Megraj KC in the 4th minute. Though the joy in the Jawalakhel camp was short lived as Bishal Rana level the score  in the 15th minute pushing the  game either way.

Both teams tried hard to extend the lead on their sides but displaying better game, Parsa took hold of the game and also seemed to score in  any time. Finally, Santalal Choudhary consolidated the lead in the 44th minute which  turned to be a match  later.

In  Nepalgunj, Sankata Boys Sports Club of Kathmandu outplayed Banke 4-2. Star studded Sankata  outfit had to come with one goal deficit in the first half to beat  Banke in the second half.

Banke took the lead in the 4th minute through Dipendra Shahi. On the other hand going down in a early goal, Sankata boys   failed to play an original game.   Balgopal, Naresh Shrestha and Sunil Tuladhar with international experiences failed   to play as it expected. All these players failed to click  when needed most.

Though after the second half,  Sankata  boys displayed a vastly improved game. And  launched more aggressive moves with the strikers  working tandems in pressing the attacks. Sunil Tuladhar restored the parity in the 5oth minute while Kalyan Khadgi consolidated the lead within a minute whereas Balgopal extended the lead  again in the 54th minute. Self shocked, Banke  boys went all out . And their hard works caved in as  Shyam Thapa lowered the margin in the 76th minute giving a needed moral boost but Balgopal again extended the lead in the dying minutes giving no chances Banke to fight back.