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| Kathmandu, Saturday March 01, 2003 Falgun 17, 2059. |
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Big guns continue to hold sway
in Khukuri Cup
Post Report
POKHARA, Feb 28: Capital’s ‘A’
division clubs continued their dominance in Khukuri Cup second round as New Road Team
(NRT) and Boys Sports Club recorded convincing wins on Friday.
In the second round match held at Pokhara
Stadium, NRT thrashed Panchthar 4-1 to enter the quarterfinals. Kailash Khadki showed his
class after striking as early as in the eighth minute of the match. But minnow Panchthar
did well to stop the flurry of goals till the half time.
In the second half, NRT added three goals
demonstrating their superiority. Little Hari Thakuri scored in the 50th minute followed by
a goal from Sundar Nepal in the 60th minute. Jiban Sinkaman completed the final rites in
the 82nd minute giving his team a comfortable win in their first appearance. Panchthar
Raju Tamang came up with injury time consolation.
In the second match, Boys Sports bounced back
from a goal down to beat Dhanusa’s Mithila Club 4-1. Mithila took the lead through
Jitendra Singh’s strike but Uddab Gautam erased the lead three minutes later. Khadga
Aale made it 2-1 in the 37th minute. Boys’ Sports added two more in the second half
through the double strike of Raju Maharjan in the 57th and 76th minute.
In Nepalgunj, Rani Pokhari Corner Team (RCT)
thrashed Friendship Club of Surkhet. RCT veteran Ramesh Gyawali netted two goals in the
match while Suk Bahadur Gurung and Aita Singh Tamang added one each for the winners. The
other goal was the own goal from Shyam Thapa. Friendship club’s striker Pralad BC
netted both the goals scored by the local club in the second half.
In the second match of the day, United Club of
Birtamode, Jhapa stormed back in the match from a goal down to pull a 3-1 win over FC
Internet, Makwanpur. Birendra Rai of FC Internet scored in the 23rd minute but a double
blow from Prem Subba and a goal from Kumar Subba saw Jhapa winning the match comfortably.
In Biratnagar, mighty Mahendra Police Club (MPC)
registered a biggest score win in the tournament so far over The Sprout Group,
Sindhupalchowk as they defeated the minnows 12-0. MPC striker duo Hari Khadka and Ramesh
Budhathoki recorded hattricks in their first match of the tournament. Likewise, youngster
Jumanu Rai netted two goals while Raju Katuwal, Rakesh Shrestha, Ananta Thapa and Raju
Pulami scored a goal apiece for MPC.
Likewise, in the second closely contested match
of the day, Three Star Club had to toil hard to earn a 3-1 victory over Dhankutta’s
SD Club. Prabesh Katuwal opened Three Star’s account in the 24th minuet and Narendra
Limbu doubled the lead in the 31st minute. Dhankutta reduced the deficit in the 66th
minute when Prem Lamsal directed the ball inside Three Star’s net. But Surendra
Tamang confirmed there would not be any surprise after scoring in the 69th minute to seal
the match 3-1. Samrat Sporting Club of Morang will take on Kathmandu Club while Lumbini
Sports Club meets Boudha Football Club on Saturday.
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