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| Kathmandu, Tuesday March 04, 2003 Falgun 20, 2059. |
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Dharan hammer Boys Sports to
enter semis
Post Report
POKHARA, March 3 : Dharan Football Club stunned
capital’s ‘A’ division side Boys Sports Club 5-0 to advance into the
semifinals of the second phase Khukuri Cup Football tournament held at the Pokhara Stadium
on Monday.
The match was goalless in the first half but the
50th minute spot-kick from Sachin Rai opened the floodgates as Dharan netted all five
goals of the match in the second half. Kendra Limbu made it 2-0 just three minutes later
and the first goal scorer Rai was the provider of Dharan’s second goal.
Dharan netted remaining three goals in last five
minutes of the match as BSC pressed hard to score in the final minutes and left their
defense slack. Kendra Limbu found his second and team’s third in the 85th minute and
in the 89th minute Rai also doubled his personal tally. Kamal Basnet found one more in the
injury time to hammer the ‘A’ division outfit. It is for the first time in the
tournament any district team have beaten ‘A’ division club with 5-0 margin.
ANFA Academy will take on Siraha Youth Club to
join other three teams for the final four spot. New Road Team and Tribhuvan Club are other
two teams qualifying for the finals.
In Nepalgunj
United Club, Jhapa secured their place for the
finals of the tournament to be held in Kathmandu as they recorded a 9-8 penalty shoot-out
win over Youth Sports Club, Parsa in the quarterfinal on Monday.
Both the teams failed to break the 1-1 deadlock
in the regulation as well as extra time. Rani Pokhari Corner Team are the other team
securing the berth of the semifinals at Nepalgunj Centre.
In Biratnagar
Three Star Club will appear at the finals in
Kathmandu as they convincingly beat Rupandehi 4-0 to enter the semifinals on Monday.
Umesh Lama gave a precious lead just a minute
before the half-time to Three Star Club. Surendra Tamang was the provider of the first
goal. Three Star doubled their lead one minute into the second half after Nagendra Limbu
struck brilliantly at Rupandehi goal. Umesh Lama scored in the 50 th minute and Deepak
Thapa netted an own goal in the 56 th minute as Three Star won the match 4-0.
The last quarterfinal of the Biratnagar centre
is scheduled between Madhyapur Thimi Youth Club and Friends Club on Tuesday. |
