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Kathmandu,Sunday February 27, 2000 Fagun 15, 2056.
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MPC
lift Amatya Gold Cup with 3-1 win
By
a Post Reporter
BIRGUNJ,
Feb 26 - Mahendra Police Club (MPC) clinched their third Amatya Gold
Cup title, following a 3-1 win over NRT in the interesting final
played at the local Narayani stadium here Saturday.
In
the ninth appearances in the tournament since the restoration of
democracy, MPC had reached the final as many as seven times. On four
of the occasions, they had to settle for the second position.
NRT,
who made a good start in the match went in front in the 31st minute
through a stunning goal. But their joy was short lived as the police
outfit, studded with several national team players hit back
immediately.
New
recruit, Sal Bahadur Karki, taking advantage of porous NRT defence
levelled the score at 1-1 for MPC in the 34th minute.
Unlike
the first half, NRT rarely brought up the ball to the MPCterritory
while MPC dictated the pace and came up with repeated raids in the
session.
Just
three minutes into the second session, Hari Khadka added one more goal
to give MPC a 2-1 lead.
MPC’s
pressure on NRT paid off once again when Dev Narayan Chaudhary moved
up to find the net and wrapped up the match 3-1 in favour of MPC.
After
the match, NRT coach Maheshwor Mulmi, while giving his reaction to the
reporters, said that the defeat was largely due to his team’s lack
of co-ordination and poor defense.
Chaudhary,
who played superbly both at the back as well as up front was named
best player of the match while his skipper Anil Adhikari was declared
best played of the tournament.
Chief
guest of the occasion, Hashina Devi, wife of martyr Ganga Lal Shrestha,
gave away Rs15,000 to the winners and Rs6,000 to the runners-up amid a
function following the match.
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