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Kathmandu Sunday January 13, 2002 Paush 29, 2058.
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Rayamajhi, Maharjan notch hat-tricks
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: Nepal international Nirajan Rayamajhi struck 5 goals in
the Friends’ Club’s massive 8-1 victory over Boys’ Sports Club while Sahila
Maharjan’s hat-trick saw Tribhuvan Club thrash Jawalakhel Youth Club (JYC) 5-0 in two
different matches of the Birendra Memorial Invitational football tournament on Saturday.
In tournament’s high scoring matches, the day produced 14 goals to the
spectators’ excitement. Rayamajhi, in a superb form following his outing in the
Inter-VDC Cup recently, got through the opposition defence as early as in the 3rd minute.
He took Friends’ Club 1-0 up unleashing a powerful shot into the Boys’ Sports
Club net. Sukra Tamang executed a brilliant left cross to provide Rayamajhi a chance in
the early minutes of the game.
Rayamajhi found his next goal in the 35th minute, 11 minutes after Rabin
Byanjankar header had doubled the score for the Friends’ Club. Rayamajhi, using
sublime skills up front, dribbled past two of the opponents’ defenders and goalie
before implementing a chip shot.
Merely one minute had passed since his second goal that Rayamajhi found his
third. He completed his hat-trick through a well-executed shot, almost a replay of his
previous goal. This time he took the ball all alone from the centre and rounded it off the
opposition goalie. It passed from just under the bar as the Boys’ Spots Club
‘keeper simply helped it inside the net.
He completed his fourth and fifth in the 52nd and 68th minute. With the two
goals scored in the second half, Rayamajhi became the first player to score five goals in
a match. Also to register their name among the goal scorers’ list were Kailash Dangol
and Chandra Tamanag from Friends’ Club.
Friends’ Club’s captain and Nepali national goalkeeper Upendra Man
Singh, although not conceding many against his name, however, was far from remaining
errorless. A lot of credit goes to the Friends’ Club defenders who hardly let the
opposition scorers go past them.
Rajiv Shrestha scored Boys’ Sports consolation in the later part of the
match. Shrestha took a Binod Gurung pass inside the 18-yard box and unleashed a mighty
shot in the 88th minute to get a huge applause from crowd. Singh, who was tested twice in
the match including the goal of Shrestha fumbled on both occasion.
After the first Boys’ Sports goal, they got another opportunity to help
their score when Sagar Thapa raced under the bar to save Manoj Maharjan’s shot roll
inside Friends’ Club net in the 73rd minute, as Singh was nowhere near the scene.
Earlier, Royal Nepal Army’s Tribhuvan Club humiliated JYC 5-0, through
the tournaments’ first hat-trick from Saila Maharjan. He scored the first goal for
the Army in the 21st minute followed by Biswa Biraj Samal’s in the 25th minute. In
the 35th minute, Manoj Thapa trebled the score for the Army team. In the second half
Maharjan netted twice in the 49th and 71st minute to complete his hat-trick.
Three Star Club will meet Sankata Sports Club on Sunday while Galaxian Club
will face off visiting Darjeeling-11 in the last pre-quarterfinal of the tournament later
in the day.
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