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.
In the second match, Sankata Club (SC) and Friends Club (FC) netted after the break to share points. Barshat Gurung scored for SC in the 66th minute of the match and FC canceled the lead a minute later when Raju Ale Mager beat SC defender and chipped just ahead of goalie Pierre and Martins  level the score. First attempt came from Friends Club in the 7th minute of the match when Buddha Lama’s shot edge above the bar. Sankata Rajeev Gurung’s shot went above the bar in the 19th minute of the match. Krishna Shakya’s free kick was well punched by Friends goalie Ajit Prajapati in the 27th minute of the match. Sankata pressed hard for goal and Ramesh Dangal’s super header went above the bar in the 34th minute of the match, goalie Prajapti nicely punched Ibrahim long ranger in the 40th minute of the match. In the second half Barsat Gurung took a lead for Sankata through long ranger in the 66th minute of the match. Friends equalized the score in the 68th minute of the match when African recruit Martins punished Sankata’s poor defense and poor goalkeeping. After the equal goals both engaged in midfield battle. With this draw FC have 11 points from seven matches and SC have 10 points from equal matches.