Friday, January 31, 2014

Himalyan Sherpa and Sankata registered big win

2014-01-31
Himalayan Sherpa Club (HSC) beat Jawalakhel Youth Club by 4-1 goals. A suicide goal from JYC gave an early lead for mountaineers in the 9th minute when Noor Raj Kalfe scored in an own post. After the suicide goal JYC played some attacking football to level the score and they did it in the 41st minute when their captain Pradeep Maharjan leveled the score through free kick.  In the second half HSC played attacking football and they had dominant zoo keepers in maximum time. Mountaineers African recruit Segun Akinade doubled their tally through super free kick in the 50th minute to make score 2-1. Akinande again scored for mountaineers in the 63rd minute when he scored lovely goal from 30 yard distance to make score 3-1. Laxman Ruchal scored the fourth goal for HSC in the 76th minute when he punished zoo keepers goalie Bikesh Kuthu for his poor goalkeeping to make score 4-1. This match was so important for Zoo keepers and they lost this match which means they are now in relegation threat with 10 points from ten matches and only Ranipokhari Corner Team (RCT) and Boys Union Club (BUC) are the team behind zoo keepers. RCT is in 12th position with 4 points and they have two matches on hand meanwhile BUC is in 13th position with 4 points and they also have two matches on hand. The winning team HSC is in 7th position with 15 points from ten matches.

NPC hold MMC, Saraswoti Club beat Boys Union

2014-01-30
League leader Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC) was held to 1-1 draw by Nepal Police Club (NPC) in A Division League 2070 played on Thursday. First half was belongs to MMC and they have created lot of chances to score. Forward Deepak Rai gave MMC the lead in the 31st minute; Bharat Shah leveled the score for NPC in the 68th minute. The first good attempt came from NPC in the 1st minute when Ajit Bhandari’s low kick was smartly cleared by MMC defender. MMC got free kick in the 3rd minute but Sujal Shrestha’s free kick was easily cleared by NPC defender. MMC got good chance in the 13th minute when Rupesh gave good pass to Anil Gurung in the counter move but NPC goalie Ritesh Thapa came forward to clear the ball. Goalie Thapa made another saved in the 17th minute when he denied Sujal Shrestha’s free kick. Bholanath Silwal took a free kick in the 23rd minute but his free kick was easily saved by MMC goalie Bishal Shrestha. Bharat Shah and Dipen Shrestha were playing as the forward for NPC in the absent of Jumanu Rai, Rai was not in playing xi for cops in this match and we saw his absent in this match. In the 31st minute Deepak Rai scored for MMC when he utilized Sujal Shrestha’s pass. In the second half MMC played attacking game in the first 10 minute but after the arrival of star forward Jumanu Rai in the 60th minute cops had played the game in good note and tried to give pressure to MMC. Bharat Shah leveled the score for NPC in the 68th minute when he utilized Bholanath Silwal’s free kick. After this goal NPC played more attacking football to take lead but failed to do so. With this draw MMC is constant in the top of the table with 23 points from ten matches; meanwhile NPC is in fifth position with 16 points.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Army held out for draw, Easy win for Three Star

2014-01-29
Nepal Army Club (NAC) and Machhindra Football Club (MFC) played 1-1 draw in the A Division Leauge 2070 played at Dasarath Stadium. Army men took a lead in the 11th minute through Tek Bahadur Budathoki but his lead was canceled by Uttam Gurung in the 42nd minute through superb free kick outside the box. Army started the match in good note and played very aggressive football to dominant Machhindra Club but their forwards are so blunt to utilize the chances. Ram Kumar Biswas found the header in the 7th minute but his header was not in proper direction. Army men took an early lead when Tek Bahadur Buthathoki scored from inside 10 yard box to take 1- lead. Ajay BK’s kick was easily caught by Army goalie Maheshowr Shrestha in the 23rd minute. Uttam Gurung leveled the score of Machhindra in the 42nd minute through superb free kick to beat Army defense. In the second half Army played more attacking football first Raju Tamang failed to convert the free kick in the 48th minute. Second Bharat Khawas brilliant kick from outside the box was well saved by goalie Dinesh Thapa in the 52nd minute. Machhindra lost the good chance to take a lead in counter move but Sushil KC failed to direct the ball inside the box. Goalie Thapa easily denied Tek Bahadur Budthathoki’s shot and Bharat Khawas’s right volley in the 60th minute and 63rd minute respectively. In the final 10 minutes, Army men gave more pressure but were not enough to beat goalie Dinesh Thapa. Army men were so unlucky team in A Division League 2070 they held out for 6 occasions though they took an early lead. With this draw NAC is in 7th position with 12 points from eleven matches. MFC is in 4th position with 16 points from eleven matches.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Sankata put agony to Boys Union, APF beat Jawalakhel

2014-01-28
Sankata Club (SC) put agony to Boys Union Club (BUC) by beating 3 goals. Rajiv Gurung, Salyan Khadgi and Anjan Lakhaju scored for Sankata in 45+1 minute, 81st minute and 90+1 minute respectively. Sankata started the game in good note and Rajiv Gurung’s tight angle shot went above the pole in the 4th minute of the match. SC missed the good opportunity in the 7th minute when Barsat Gurung’s beautiful free kick hit the crossbar. Sankata played very aggressive football and created three chances in the gap of 5 minute and in the 9th minute Olawale failed to direct the ball so BUC goalie made easy saved. Olwale scored for Sankata in the 16th minute of the match but his goal caught offside. Sankata dominant Boys Union in the first half but formal failed to utilize the chances. But finally Sankata took a lead in the injury time of 45+1 minute when Rajeev Gurung’s close range shot kissed the net. In the second half also Sankata played aggressive football and dominant maximum time to Boys Union Club. Boys Union Club young star Ashim Jung Karki and African recruit Akeem Babatunde failed to give penetration so Sankata doubled their lead in the 81st minute when Salyan Khadgi scored utilizing the good pass from Olawale. In the 90+1 minute Anjan Lakhaju tripled the lead. With this win Sankata moved to the sixth position with 13 points from nine matches and Boys Union is in the bottom of the table with 4 points with 3 matches to play. Boys Union is the same team which we had observed in Ncell Cup 2013 and they are the giant killers as they beat Three Star, Nepal Army to reach final of the Ncell Cup but narrowly lost from Manang Marshyagdi Club by a solitary goal. We did not expect such performance from them and we think they have slim chances to avoid relegation because coming matches they are playing won’t be the easy for them and they should win all three matches and have to depend upon other teams.

Monday, January 27, 2014

RCT stun Army, MMC took 5 points lead

2014-01-27
Ranipokhari Corner Team (RCT) beats Nepal Army Club (NAC) by 2-1 goals and with this win RCT got some relief to avoid relegation zone however they have to win all coming matches. Dona Thapa and Subin Shrestha was the hero for RCT to score in the 64th minute and 75th minute of the match respectively. Jitendra Karki cut the deficit for Army men in the 79th minute of the match but was not enough for them to level the score. RCT started the game in good note and they gave pressure to opponents from the beginning and Shekhar Limbu’s shot from 25 yard distance was easily saved by Army goalie Gangaram Deuja in the 5th minute of the match. Limbu took the free kick from 25 yard distance but his free kick went above the bar in the 13th minute of the match. The first good attack for NAC came in the 18th minute when Naresh Meche tried his luck from outside the box was saved by goalie Prem Tamang. Suman Lama beat Army defense but his poor shot was easily saved by goalie Deuja in the 28th minute of the match. Army men slowly improved their performance and made several attempt after 30 plus minute. Army men got good opportunity in the 32nd minute when Raju Tamang’s superb free kick was superbly saved by goalie Tamang. Tanka Basnet’s kick was well cleared by Suman Lama in the 34th minute of the match. Dona Thapa’s brilliant free kick was brilliantly headed by Subin Shrestha but goalie Deuja was alert enough to deny it in the 37th minute of the match. Amrit Basnet flick in one vs one ball was well saved by RCT goalie Prem Tamang in the 42nd minute of the match. In the second half Army men started with charm and confident and wasted two good opportunity in the early minute of the second half when Pradip Tamang’s half volley went out of the post in the 46th minute and Ram Kumar Biswas’s kick from outside the box went inch above the bar in the 48th minute of the match. RCT scored when Dona Thapa utilized a good pass from the flank to give a lead in the 64th minute. Army men looked confident and healthy in second half but they concede the goal. Subin Shrestha doubled the tally for RCT in the 75th minute when he got superb pass from Shekhar Limbu to punish Ram Kumar Biswas and goalie Gangaram Deuja for their low effort. Army men cut the deficit in the 79th minute of the match when Jitendra Karki scored through spot kick to make score line 2-1. RCT labored hard to beat Army in this match and got 3 valuable points to make 4 points from ten matches and if they have to stay in A Division League they should beat Jawalakhel Youth Club (JYC) and Sankata Club (SC) and should pray for unfavorable result for JYC, SC in their matches. With this loss Army men has 11 points from ten matches and super six is quite difficult for them with this result.

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Friends ,Machhindra came from behind to play settlement with Cops and Three star

2014-01-26
We have observed two best entertaining and competitive matches today in A Division League 2070 at Dasarath Stadium. Both matches ended in 2-2 late dramatically draw. Nepal Police Club and Three Star Club both failed to hold their lead in the second half to play the settlement with Friends Club and Machhindra Club respectively. In the first match Nepal Police Club took a lead in the 29th minute of the match when their young forward Bharat Shah scored for cops utilizing the superb pass from Dipen Shrestha. African recruit Martins canceled their lead in the 42nd minute of the match for Friends Club to punish cops defense Suman Subedi and Dipen Shrestha. Cops took another lead in the 86th minute of the match when Bhola Silwal doubled the tally. But in the 90+1 minute Martins again leveled for Friends to share a point. Friends started the game in good note and they gave pressure to cops. In the 14th minute of the match Jumanu Rai tried his ambitious right footed shot but it was well saved by Friends goalie Ajit Prajapati. Arjun Subbha took a free kick for Friends in the 21st minute of the match but his free kick was well cleared by Dipen Shrestha. In the second half of the match Jumanu Rai almost scored for cops but his shot was well cleared by Raju from goal line. Cops played better game in the second half. This match was very competitive and entertaining. Cops lost the opportunity to close their gap with Manang Marshyagdi and Three Star and with this draw cops have 15 points from nine matches and is 4 points behind Manang on the other hand Friends have 12 points from equal matches.

Saturday, January 25, 2014

MMC beat Sankata, relegation threat for Boys Union

2014-01-25
Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC) took three points lead in A Division League 2070  beating Sankata Club (SC) by 2 goals. Yona Elias and Anil Gurung were on target for MMC in the 66th and 88th minute respectively. First attack came from MMC in the 7th minute of the match when Nabin Nepupane’s pass was good cross by Sulav Maskey but Sankata goalie Pierre was smart enough to deny the kick. Pierre made another good save of Shiva Shrestha. Sujal Shrestha’s ball was superbly saved by goalie Pierre in the 18th minute of the match.  Sankata got good chance in the 24th minute of the match when Rajeev Gurung’s low drive was easily saved by goalie Bishal Shrestha. Goalie Shrestha made another good saved in the 35th minute when he denied Barsat Gurung’s kick. Sankata defended nicely in the first half.

Friday, January 24, 2014

Saraswoti stun Friends, Yet another draw for Army

2014-01-24
Saraswoti Youth Club (SYC) labored hard to beat Friends Club (FC) in A Division League 2070 played on Friday at Dasarath Stadium.  In the first match, SYC beat FC by a solitary goal and it was scored by African recruit Rius in the 32nd minute of the match. The first attack came from Friends Club in opening minute when Lawal’s right footed volley from outside the box was well saved by SYC goalie Lucky Karki in the 1st minute of the match. Lawal again missed the good chance in the 5th minute of the match when he failed to direct the ball into the post. Friends continually gave pressure to Saraswoti but Anil Ojha’s corner kick was also well saved by goalie Karki in the 7th minute of the match. Saraswoti’s first target came in the 10th minute of the match when their skipper Raj Kumar Ghising kick was well saved by goalie Ajit Prajapati. Bobby’s pushy’s shot from 35 yard distance was well saved by goalie Ajit in the 12th minute of the match. Both teams tried to score a goal but both teams goalie was smart enough to deny the chances. Rius scored for Saraswoti in the 32nd minute when he punished Friends for their poor defense line. Friends started the game in very good note but they have slumped down their performance in the recent matches. Formal Three Star defender Sanjeev Budthathoki blocked Lawal’s attempt from the outside the box in the 38th minute of the match. In the second half of the match SYC started a game in good note and Ganesh BK’s header went for another corner kick in the 48th minute of the match. Goddess (SYC) wasted a brilliant goal scoring chance in 53rd minute when Bonny’s attempt went inch wide from the pole. Friends missed the good chance in the 55th minute when Anil Ojha’s kick went inch wide from the pole. Friends goalie Prajapati saved easily Saral Lopchan’s shot in the 67th minute of the match. Deepak Gurung missed fantastic chance when his left footed volley was finely saved by goalie Lucky Karki in the 83rd minute of the match. With this win SYC is in 10th position with 10 points from eight matches and FC is in 8th position with 11 points from eight matches.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Three Star beat Police, RCT in relegation zone

2014-01-23
Machhindra Football Club (MFC) labored hard to beat Ranipokhari Corner Team (RCT) played on Thursday at Dasarath Stadium. Karna Limbu scored for Machhindra in the 27th minute of the match. RCT started this game in good note and first corner kick of Pradip Malla went ouside the box in the 10th minute of the match. In the 13th minute of the match MFC African recruit ZaZa wasted the good chance inside the box. RCT took second corner in the 14th minute of the match but Subham Shrestha fouled Machhindra player Niko. Machhindra took a lead in the 27th minute of the match when Rajin Dhimal’s superb free kick was well headed by Karna Limbu to score for MFC. RCT looked dumb after this goal and MFC played dominant football in maximum time in the first half. In the 44th minute of the match Bhim Darlami’s free kick was brilliantly saved by Machhindra goalie Dinesh Thapa. In the second half of the match RCT looked confident and they have dominated the field for maximum time. Bhim Darlami’s lovely free kick was hardly punched by goalie Dinesh Thapa in the 53rd minute of the match. RCT tried their best to equalize the score but they failed to beat opponent’s defense. With this win MFC moved to third positions with 14 points from nine matches and RCT is in bottom- place with a single point from nine matches.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

MMC move top, APF and Army draw

2014-01-22
In the first match both departmental teams Nepal Army Club (NAC) and Armed Police Force (APF) played draw in A Division League 2070 played on today at Dasarath Stadium. This match was delayed by 10 minutes due to technical reasons. Army men took an early lead in the 15th minute of the match, Padam Tamang scored for NAC. Rajendra Rawal canceled their lead in the 62nd minute of the match for APF. Army men started a match in good note and Tanka Basnet’s kick was well blocked by APF goalie Amrit Choudhary in the 6th minute of the match. APF inform forward Ranjan Bista was not in today’s match due to ankle injury and his absent looked APF weak. Army men missed an early opportunity to take a lead in the 12th minute when Bharat Khawas’s header went above the bar. Army took a lead in the 15th minute of the match when Padam Tamang’s powerful low drive kissed the net and goalie Choudhary’s full stretch dive went in vain. NAC dominated APF in the first half and their goalie Choudhary was the busy man in the first half to deny Bharat Khawas, Tanka Basnet and Raju Tamang in many occasions. The first good attempt for APF came in the 30th minute when Niraj Shrestha’s header was well saved by NAC goalie Full Bahadur Lama.  Army played good football in second half too but APF equalized the score in the 62nd minute of the match when Rajendra Rawal’s superb strike from 25 yard distance kissed the net to level the score. After leveling the score APF looked confident but both teams failed to crack the defense of each others. With this draw APF is in third position with 14 points from eight matches and NAC is in eight positions with 10 points from equal matches.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Jumanu fire Police top, Sankata and Friends play settlement

2014-01-21
National and Nepal Police Club (NPC) star Jumanu Rai scored through spot kick to beat Saraswoti Youth Club (SYC) by a solitary goal in A Division League played on Tuesday. The first attack came from cops in the 4th minute of the match but Suman Subedi’s ball was well disrobed by SYC defender Tanku Lama. SYC looked confident against cops. Ganesh Khadka’s free kick   went too wide in the 9th minute of the match. Dipen Shreshta wasted a brilliant chance in the 28th minute of the match and failed to beat SYC goalie Ashok Baral. Cops are injury marred team this season their star players Robin Shrestha, Yugal Kishwor Rai are injured and Parbat Panday is in Haiti for United Mission. Cops was about to take a lead in the 36th minute of the match when Jumanu Rai’s shot was well saved by goalie Baral to frustrate cops. Cops found the breakthrough in the 39th minute when Ganesh Khadka was brought down to the box by Surendra Thapa. Skipper Jumanu Rai converted the penalty, which proved enough for NPC to earn three valuable points and claim the top spot in the league for first time this season. In the second half of the match Dilip Rai’s cross was easily saved by goalie Baral in the 57th minute of the match. Raj Kumar Ghising’s kick was brilliantly saved by NPC goalie Ritesh Thapa in the 65th minute of the match. SYC got the golden chance to level the score in the 70th minute of the match but Tanku Lama hit the side pole. SYC played aggressive game in remaining last 5 minute but failed to beat goalie Thapa. With this win NPC go on the top of the league with 14 points from seven matches and Manang Marshyagdi Club have 13 points from six matches.

Monday, January 20, 2014

Three Star, Machhindra record big wins

2014-01-20
Three Star Club (TSC) beats Ranipokhari Corner Team (RCT) to move second of the table in A Division League 2070 played on Monday by 3 goals to put more pressure on latter one to avoid relegation. Jagjeet Shrestha, African recruit Dodoz and star forward Santosh Sahukhala scored in the 15th, 29th and 59th minute respectively. Three Star have started the game in a good note and Dodoz’s shot went over the bar in the 7th minute of the match. RCT midfielder Shekhar Limbu’s powerful strike was well saved by goalie Kiran Chemjong in the 12th minute of the match. Jagjeet Shrestha utilizes a good pass from Santosh Sahukhala to score a brilliant goal in the 15th minute of the match. In the 18th minute RCT wasted a good chance when forward Amar Dongol failed to touch the ball inside the box in a free position. TSC doubled their lead in the 29th minute of the match when African recruit Dodoz scored through his left footed shot to punish goalie Dilip Chhetri for his poor goalkeeping. In the second half also TSC played attacking game and Jagjeet Shrestha’s free kick was hardly saved by goalie Dillip Chhetri in the 57th minute of the match. Santosh Sahukhala scored the third goal for TSC who utilized a good pass of Dodoz in the 59th minute of the match. Winning team played good football in this match to earn valuable 3 points to move second position with the 13 points from the seven matches and RCT in the bottom of the table with a point from eight matches.

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Army played draw

2014-01-19
We observed both the matches of the Martyrs Memorial A Division Football League on Sunday (2014-01-19) produced surprises with second-bottom Boys Union Club (BUC) holding Nepal Army Club (NAC) to a 1-1 draw and Samsung Jawalakhel Youth Club (JYC) defeating NIBL Friends Club (FC) 2-1 at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu.

Police and Sankata settlement

2014-01-18
Machhindra FC (MFC) pulled off a dramatic equalizer deep into extra time to hold Armed Police Force (APF) to a 2-2 draw in their Martyrs Memorial Red Bull A Division League match at Dashrath Stadium on 2014-01-18

Three Star won, RCT continue to battle for relegation

2014-01-17
Defending champions Three Star Club (TSC) struggled to a narrow 1-0 win over Saraswoti Youth Club (SYC) to close in on leaders in the Martyrs Memorial Red Bull A Division League here at the Dashrath Stadium on 2014-01-17.
In the first match, a lonely goal from Santosh Sahukhala in the 42nd minute helped defending champions to earn valuable 3 points. TSC played an attacking football from the beginning and Jagjeet Shrestha’s corner kick was wide in the 3rd minute of the match. Three Star previously played 2-2 against Himalayan Sherpa and had 2 loss from Jawalakhel Club and Sankata Club by 2-0 and 1-0 respectively. Santosh Sahukhala’s perfect head was well saved by SYC goalie Ashok Baral in the 13th minute of the match, Sahukhala’s powerful kick was again well saved by goalie Baral in the 22nd minute of the match. Goalie was again an obstacle for TSC in the 25th minute of the match when Yogesh Gurung’s right flank was saved by him.SYC had a good chance in 29th minute of the match when Sajeev Budathoki’s free kick was superbly saved by goalie Kiran Chemjong. Goalie Ashok again saved Sahukhala’s header in the 33rd minute of the match. Finally in the 42nd minute TSC broke the dead lock of SYC defenders Santosh Sahukhala scored an easy goal who utilized a good pass of Dodoz. Raj Kumar Ghising’s corner kick was well saved by goalie Chemjong in the 45th minute of the match. In the second half too, Three Star played attacking football but could not score another goal due to brilliant performance of goalie Ashok Baral. With this narrow win defending champions have 10 points from six matches and SYC have 7 points from equal matches.  

MMC, Army share point

2014-01-16
Manang Marsyangdi Club (MMC) and Nepal Army Club (NAC) shared points after playing a competitive 1-1 draw in their Martyrs Memorial Red Bull ‘A’ Division League 2070 match here at the Dasharath Stadium on 2014-01-16.

Two departmental team won

2014-01-15
Nepal Police Club (NPC) ease to a 3-0 wins over Samsung Jawalakhel Youth Club (JYC) while Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) Club beat struggling Srinath Collection Ranipokhari Corner Team (RCT) 2-1 in the Martyrs Memorial Red Bull A Division League on 2014-01-15.
NPC climbed to fourth place with 10 points, behind NIBL Friends Club only on goal difference. With 12 points from six games, APF raised a place to second with only goal difference separating the departmental team. Among three departmental teams, Nepal Police, Nepal Army and Armed Police Force, APF have good note this season with the arrival of experience coach Krishna Thapa. This is the best performance of APF in A Division League.

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Three Star held, Sankata won

2014-01-14
Himalayan Sherpa Club (HSC) failed to protect the lead twice to play an exciting 2-2 draw against defending champions Three Star Club (TSC) during the Martyrs Memorial Red Bull A Division League here on 2014-01-14 at Dasarath Stadium.

MMC won, Army beaten

2014-01-13
Leaders Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC) edged Machhindra FC (MFC) 1-0 while Friends Club (FC) upset Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC) by the same score line during the Martyrs Memorial Red Bull A Division League on 2014-01-13.

Three Star stumbled, Boys Union register first win

2014-01-12
Defending champions Three Star Club (TSC) stumbled yet again, losing 1-0 against Sankata Club (SC) in the Martyrs Memorial Red Bull A Division League here at the Dashrath Stadium on 2014-01-12. This is the second defeat in four games after beaten by   Samsung Jawalakhel Youth Club (JYC) 2-0 meant the holders are at eighth position with six points while Sankata is in  11th position.

Sarawoti and APF won

2014-01-11
In the first match of A Division League 2070, Saraswoti Youth Club (SYC) beat Jawalakhel Youth Club (JYC) by 2-1. In the competitive match Ramesh  Ghising and Tanku Lama scored for SYC in the 18th minute and 44th minute respectively. Ram Thapa scored a consolation goal for JYC in the 68th minute of the match. Winning team started good football in the first half and they got an early free kick in the 2nd minute of the match but Raj Kumar Ghising failed to utilize the opportunity. SYC’s Surendra Thapa shot went little wide off the side pole in the 12th minute of the match, another good chance for SYC but Dinesh Karki’s flicked was saved by goalie Bikesh Kuthu in the 16th minute of the match. Ramesh Ghising scored for SYC utilizing a good pass of skipper Raj Kumar Ghising . JYC looked charged after they concede the goal and Pradeep Maharjan’s header went wide in the 20th minute of the match. Ajay Thapa’s and Sushil Sha’s shot were easily saved by SYC’s goalie Ashok Baral in the 26th minute and 27th minute of the match respectively.

Army and Cops share point, Friends won

2014-01-10
Two departmental teams Nepal Army Club (NAC) and Nepal Police Club (NPC) settle for 1-1 draw in A Division League 2070. Tek Bahadur Budhathoki scored for Army men in the 30th minute of the match and Ganesh Khadka equalized the score in 35th minute of the match. Both teams started good football and Ajit Bhandari’s shot was beautifully saved by Army goalie Ganga Ram Deuja in the first minute of the match. Cops goalie Ritesh Thapa easily saved Tek Bahadur’s shot in the 3rd minute of the match. Bhola Nath Silwal’s corner kick was cleared by Army men’s defender in the 8th minute of the match. Police was about to take a lead in the 14th minute but Parbat Panday’s free kick was cleared by Army’s defender. Cops goalie Ritesh Thapa beautifully saved Mahendra Khawas ball in the 18th minute of the match. A superb strike by Tek Bahadur Budhathoki kissed the net in 30th minute of the match but NPC equalized the score in the 35th minute of the match when Ganesh Khadka’s super strike kissed the net to level the score 1-1. In the second half, Parbat Pandey’s superb free kick was hardly punched by goalie Ganga Ram in the 53rd minute of the match. NAC’s forward Bharat Khawas wasted a golden chance in the 75th minute when he received a good pass from Tanka Basnet but Khawas failed to score. This game was competitive and we observed a good match. With this settlement, both have share 1 point and NPC have 7 points from four matches and NAC have also 7 points from equal matches.

Sherpa and MMC won

2014-01-09
Himalayan Sherpa Club (HSC) labored hard to beat Boys Union Club (BUC) in A Division League 2070 first match. A solitary goal by Suraj Hamal in the 55th minute of the match was enough to secure Sherpa a valuable 3 points. Sherpa started the game in good note and Heman Gurung’s free kick went outside the box in the 7th minute of the match. Boys Union goalie Raju Yogi looked busy to save Sherpa’s attack in this match and he denied Segun’s shot in the 16th minute of the match. BUC’s forward Ashim Jung Karki and Binod Lama were not creating chances in this match and their team had lost all three previous matches in this league. Sherpa had 65 percent of ball possession but did not create goal scoring chances. Sherpa’s goal was ruled out offside in the 35th minute of the match and this frustrated their players. Finally in the second half HSC broke BUC and Suraj Hamal scored for HSC in the 55th minute of the match who utilized a good pass of Segun. Mountaineers looked confident after that goal and constantly attacked to BUC’s post but goalie Raju Yogi was smart enough to deny their attack. With this result winner side have 4 points from three matches and another side have no point from four matches and they are in pressure to avoid relegation.

Three Star beat APF, Sankata and Jawalakhel draw

2014-01-08
Three Star Club (TSC) beat departmental team Armed Police Force (APF) by 2-1 score. First half ended goalless draw. The first move of the game came from Three Star when Jagjeet Shrestha’s crossed was beautifully saved by goalie Amrit in the 2nd minute of the match. APF’s Santosh Shresha’s right flank went too wide in the 4th minute of the match both team played good football in the first half of the match. Dodoz’s powerful strikes in the 5th, 7th minute and 14th minute were beautifully saved by APF goalie Amrit. APF goalie was alert enough to block Santosh Sahukhala’s shot in the 15th minute of the match and formal were too busy in the first half to deny Dodoz, Sahukhala and Jagjeet Shrestha . In the second half Jagjeet Shresha’s free kick was well saved by Amrit. Finally Three star broke APF in the 63rd minute of the match when Santosh Sahukhala utilized a pas of Jagjeet Shrestha. Goalie Amrit who looked marvelous in the first half looked confused in second half and he let Three Star African recruit Dodoz to score goal in the 68t minute when he utilized Prakash Budathoki’s pass. Sachindra Dhimal cut the deficit for APF in the 76th minute when his volley kissed the net to make score 2-1. After they cut the deficit they looked aggressive to level the score and Three Star was busy in defense and killing time. Both teams failed to score next goal and Three Star beat APF by 2-1 goals. With this result TSC have 6 points from three matches and APF have 6 points from four matches.

Friday, January 17, 2014

Friends and Cops won

2014-01-07
In A Division League 2070 Friends Club (FC) beat Ranipokhari Corner Team (RCT) by 3 goals. Peter Segun, Susan Lama and Victor on target for Friends Club in the 37th minute, 56th minute and 89th minute respectively. RCT stared an attacking football and Sagar Lama’s free kick was beautifully cleared by Peter Segun in the 6th minute of the match. Friends Club’s skipper Deepak Gurung was beautifully blocked by goalie Prem Tamang in the 18th minute of the match. Sagar Lama’s superb free kick was beautifully punched by Friends goalie Ajit Prajapati in the 29th minute of the match. RCT played attacking football in this match but failed to utilize the chances they got. Friends played too many fouls in the first half of the match. Friends Club scored a goal in the 37th minute when Peter Segun scored from 40 yard in a counter move after they scored a goal they are in charge and Ajay’s shot was saved by RCT’s goalie Prem Tamang in the 41st minute of the match. In the second match Friends Club looked confident and they kept maximum ball possession and Prem Tamang of Friends doubled the tally in the 56th minute of the match to give more pressure to RCT. African recruit of Friends Lawas’s shot was beautifully saved by goalie Prem Thapa in the 63rd minute of the match. In the dying minute Friends tripled the lead and this time Victor scored who utilized a good cross from Budha Lama in the 89th minute of the match. Friends Club played good football in the second half and they deserved this win. With this win FC have 4 points from three matches and RCT have 1 point though they won last match against Police due to 3 points slapped by ANFA for not participating in Ncell Cup.

MMC and Army Men beaten

2014-01-06
In A Division League 2070 two title contenders team Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC) and Nepal Army Club (NAC) were beaten by middle table teams Himalayan Sherpa Club (HSC) and Saraswoti Youth Club (SYC) by 2-1 and 1-0 respectively. After this result ongoing league becomes competitive and interesting. We observed Nepal Police and Three Star were also beaten in previous matches.

Three Star beaten, APF won

2014-01-05
Defending champion Three Star Club (TSC) was beaten by Samsung Jawalakhel Youth Club (JYC) in A Division League 2070. In the first match played at Dasarath Stadium, Subash Gurung and Ram Thapa scored a piece of single goal for JYC to beat defending champion.

RCT and Machhindra won

2014-01-04
Machhindra Football Club (MFC) and Ranipokhari Corner Team (RCT) registered their first win in A Division League 2070. Formal beat Saraswoti Youth Club (SYC) and latter beat Nepal Police Club (NPC) by 2 goals. In the first match, MFC was gifted a goal by SYC when their defender Bobby tried to clear the ball send to his own post in the 57th minute of the match, it was the first suicide goal of the league match. Priyas Gurung doubles the tally for Machhindra in the 76th minute to secure first victory in the league. Bishal Rai A of MFC’s shot was outside the target in the opening minute of the match.

Army won, Friends and Sherpa share point

2014-01-03
A solitary first half goal from Jitendra Karki helped Nepal Army Club (NAC) to upset Sankata Club (SC) 1-0 in A Division League 2070. In the 43rd minute goal scorer Karki score through spot kick which was awarded to Army after Bharat Khawas was fould inside the box in the 42th minute of the match.

Three Star and MMC won

2014-01-02
Three Stars from Three Star Club (TSC) scored a piece of goal each to upset Boys Union Club (BUC) 3-1 to earn valuable 3 points in A Division League 2070. Ace forward Santosh Shahukhala opened score sheet for TSC in the 45th minute of the match who utilized good pass from Prakash Budhathoki beating opponent goalie Raju Yogi.  TSC played attacking football in the first half of the match, Jagjeet Shrestha’s free kick in the 8th minute went above the bar Similarly, Santosh Shahukhala’s free kick was beautifully punched by goalie Raju Yogi in the 11th minute of the match. BUC goalie Raju Yogi was enough to save ball of Santosh Shahukhla,Jagjeet  Shrestha, Prakash Budhathoki, Bijaya Gurung in the first half. BUC’s only one chance came in first half in the 38th minute but forward Ashim Jung Karki was off target. BUC started second half quite better than first half and created a good chance in the 50th minute of the match but Akeem Baba Tunde’s shot was above the bar. Bijaya Gurung doubled the tally for Three Star in the 58th minute of the match who utilized a corner kick taken by Jagjeet Shrestha. Three Star made 2-0 to BUC who defeated Three Star by same score in Ncell Cup 2070. Jagjeet Shrestha triple the lead in the 84th minute to make score 3-0. Kamal Shrestha scored a consolation goal for BUC in the 87th minute of the match who utilized a superb free kick taken by Ashim Jung Karki to deficit score to 3-1. With this result defending champion TSC have 3 points from 1 match and BUC who was beaten by MMC in first match is pointless in two matches.

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Cops beat Sherpa

2014-01-01
In A Division League 2070, the third day of match was between Nepal Police Club (NPC) and Himalayan Sherpa Club (HSC) in the first match and the second match Ranipokhari Corner Team (RCT) and Saraswoti Youth Club (SYC) at 1 PM and 3 PM respectively.

APF won

2013-12-31
Armed Police Force (APF) beat Friends Club(FC) in ongoing A Division League 2070 BS  by a solitary goal thanks for Nabin Lama's Goal in 66 Minute. In the controversial   match Deepak Bhusal of Friends Club and Bishal Shrestha of APF were sent off in 83 Minute. Both were involved in fighting and both will miss upcoming each match.  APF begins with a win and this is the good start for APF in league.  FC has changed the captainship from Deepak Gurung to Deepak Bhusal and APF have better ball possession in starting time. Both teams are not playing good football we saw formal Sherpa and Jawalakhel player Sachindra Dhimal who joind APF this season. APF played good football after 20th minute and their ace forward Ganesh Lawati’s shot was edged the bar.

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

A Division League opening match

2013-12-30
A Division League 2070(2013/14) kick off on 2013/12/30 and 13 A Division Clubs are participating and it will held at Dasarath Stadium. Two matches will play each day and winner team will get Rs 7.5 Million. Top six teams from first round will play in the super six matches.