Nabil Three Star Club (NTSC) thrashed minnows Mahabir Club (MC) 7-0, Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC) thumped Brigade Boys Club (BBC) 4-0 and Armed Police Force (APF) defeated Friends Club (FC) 3-1 in the ongoing ANFA Martyrs Memorial “A” Division League football tournament matches played today.
In the NTSC versus MC match played at Dashrath stadium, ‘dumped star’ Shahukhala poured all his woes of being put on reserve for many matches and scored four goals to ensure an emphatic win for NTSC. Shahukhala was aggressive from the start and he fired home an early lead in the 3rd minute through an excellent header. Shahukhala found his second in the 6th minute taking advantage of the sleeping defense line of Mahabir Club and completed his hat trick in the 9th minute capitalizing on Surendra Tamang’s pass. Shahukhala continued his rampage and was rewarded in the 41st minute through his long range shot.
Three more goals were added for NTSC after the re-start through Surendra Tamang and Bijaya Gurung. Tamang struck twice in the 72nd and 75th minute respectively while Bijaya completed the rout in the 80th minute. “The boys played according to our game plan and they succeeded to improve the goal difference,” NTSC coach Mrigendra Mishra told reporters.
In the other match played at Dashrath stadium, Tribhuvan Army Club played to an impressive 4-0 win over Brigade Boys Club. TAC was unstoppable from the start as Bishow Bairag Samal fired home a quick goal in the 1st minute utilizing the cross off Shiva Chowdhary. Samal was lucky to find a free cross by Shiva Chowdhary, who netted the ball easily without hesitation.
National midfielder Raju Tamang doubled the tally in the 12th minute capitalizing on skipper Janamat Karki’s back pass. The Army team were again rewarded in the 19th minute through Chakra Tamang who utilized his speed to connect on the cross off Shiva Chowdhary. Tamang scored his second twelve minutes later on Raju Tamang’s pass.
The Army team seemed restive with a 4-0 lead after the re-start and the goal margin remained the same. “The boys played a splendid game and they were technically perfect today,” TAC coach Kishor KC told reporters. BBC coach Suman Yonzan was not happy with his boys’ performance. “Everything went down after conceding three goals within twenty minutes,” he said.
At the other game played at Halchowk Stadium, Armed Police Force (APF) defeated Friends Club 3-1 riding the crest on Jibesh Pandey and Mani Kumar Pundit. Pandey struck twice while Pundit added another to ensure a comprehensive win at their home ground. Dipen Limbu scored the lone consolation goal for Friends Club.