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Kathmandu Thursday September 27, 2001 Ashwin 11, 2058.
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Depot teams set up derby semifinal
Post Report
LALITPUR, Sept 26 - Depot ‘B’ won 2-1 against
Laboratory ‘A’ while Depot ‘A’ and Gyanodaya ‘A’ played a
3-3 draw in the last match of the preliminary round of ongoing ANFA Cup Inter-academy
football tournament.
The result forced Depot ‘A’ to take on their
colleagues Depot ‘B’, while Gyanodaya ‘A’ will meet Laboratory
‘A’ in the semifinals berth on Thursday.
In a closely contested group ‘B’ match played
today, Depot ‘B’ came from behind to secure their second straight win with two
second half goals. They conceded an early lead, when Uttam Gurung of Laboratory
‘A’ scored in the 2nd minute.
Gurung, taking the advantage of a blunder of Depot goalie
Sabin Regmi - attempting to clear the ball failed to connect properly - buried a
full-blooded shot to give his side a 1-0 lead.
The change of side brought fortunes for Depot as Pukar
Gahatraj took the right cross off Krishna Sharma. Gahatraj wasted no time to unleash a
cracking shot, which kissed the opposition’s net to leave Laboratory goal keeper
Sanjiv Shrestha stand still. The equaliser came two minutes into the second half.
In the 48th minute, Roshan Karki of Depot brought on the
decisive blow header to give a 2-1 lead, which remained unchanged till the final whistle.
Earlier, Gyanodaya ‘A’ played a 3-3 draw with Depot ‘A’ side in one of
the most sensational matches of the tournament. It was Depot’s Bikash Chettri, who
found the net in the opening minute.
The lead remained only for a while, though, as
Gyanodaya’s Suraj Kharbhuja restored parity in the 14th minute. The see-saw battle
continued as Depot’s Bishal Shrestha made it 2-1 in the 36th minute but Sandeep Rai
found the answer in the 40th minute to bring the score at 2-2.
Depot went to lead 3-2 through Shishir Adhikari’s goal
in the 41st minute. But, Gyanodaya’s Gyanendra Ale ensured a point with a goal seven
minutes from time.
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