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Kathmandu Thursday January 04, 2001 Paush 20, 2057.
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Galaxian Club,
Kathmandu Club advance
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Jan 3-
The Birthday Cup football tournament oragnized by All Nepal Football Association (ANFA)
resumed today amid bright sunny afternoon after a two-day bandh.
Galaxian Club crushed Western
region team 6-0 today in the first match.
Galaxian Club took an early
lead through Kamal Basnet ‘s goal two minutes into the game while Sunder Nepal struck
another goal in the 10th minute from a close range to dominate the game right from the
word go.
Kamal Basnet struck his
second goal in the 21st minute to make it 3-0 while Galaxian ace striker, Rishi Rai scored
hat trick in a succession to make the total score 6-0 before the end of the first half.
The western team failed to
counter the Galaxian who overwhelmed the Western team with their easy pushover commanding
superb sides and excellent attack throughout the game.
Ganesh Thapa of Western team
missed a chance in the 16th minute of the first half, when his shot from a few yards
failed to translate into goal. Similarly, Vishan Auchan also missed a crucial shot when
his shot hit the keeper straight instead of hiting the net.
In the second match of the
day, Kathmandu Club beat Eastern Region team 3-1. Nima Lama of Kathmandu Club pulled off a
surprise scoring the first goal in the fifth minute followed by another goal in the 17th
minute as they dominated the match from the start.
Nabin Maharjan of Kathmandu
Club added one goal in the last minute of the first half to make the total score 3-0.
In the second half, East
Regional team started off strong with a number of attempts and increased attacks. In what
looked like a bad day for East Regional team, Rabin Raj Thapa missed a shot minutes after
the second half when he mistimed a shot from the box line.
Sixty Seven minutes into the
game, Rabin Raj Thapa of East Regional team blasted the ball into the net from a dozen
meters out after his team-mate passed him a long yarder off the box. The game that looked
one sided then picked up much speed and gave a watching pleasure to an estimated thousand
cheering spectators and fans.
Tribhuwan Club will clash
with NRT while Jawalakhel Youth Club will meet Sankata Boys Sports Club on Thursday.
Today's Matches
Jawalakhel Vs Sankata
(12:30)
Tribhuwan VS NRT (2:30)
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