Red Bull A Division League 2070 BS summary

2014-03-01
Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC) clinched seventh league title of Red Bull A Division League on Saturday after 8 years. MMC ended the league with a losing note but they were already secured the first spot with on match in hand. The winner MMC received Rs 75 Lakhs and also get chance to represent Nepal in AFC President’s Cup qualifiers. Meanwhile the surprise packages of A Division, Machhindra Football Club (MFC) secured the second spot and received Rs 45 Lakhs. Defending champions Three Star Club, Nepal Police Club, Sankata Club and Armed Police Force received Rs 25 lakhs, Rs 15 Lakhs, Rs 7 Lakhs and Rs 5 Lakhs respectively.

SN	Name of Club	Cash Prize	Position
1	Manang Marshagdi Club	Rs 75 Lakhs	Winner
2	Machhindra FC Club	Rs 45 Lakhs	Runner Up
3	Three Star Club	Rs 25 Lakhs	Third Position
4	Nepal Police Club	Rs 15 Lakhs	Fourth Position
5	CMG Sankata Club	Rs 7 Lakhs	Fifth Position
6	Armed Police Force	Rs 5 Lakhs	Sixth Position

Three Star beat Manang Marshyangdi Club

2014-03-01
Defending champions Three Star Club (TSC) beat league champions Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC) by 2-1 goals in the very competitive match played on Saturday at Dasarath Stadium. Santosh Shahukhala scored the both goals for winning team through spot kick in the 10th minute and 43rd minute of the match and Anil Gurung was the goal scorer for MMC in the 32nd minute.

APF beat Nepal Police Club

2014-02-28
Armed Police Force (APF) Club registered the first win in the Super Six League of A Division League 2070 BS. APF beat its departmental rival Nepal Police Club (NPC) by 2 goals on Friday. APF veteran forward Ganesh Lawati and Rajendra Rawal were on target for APF to stun NPC to restore some pride in the Martyrs Memorial A Division League.

Machhindra Football Club secured second place

2014-02-27
Machhindra Football Club (MFC) confirmed their second spot in the A Division League 2070 BS beating CMG Sankata Club (SC) by a solitary goal, which was superbly scored by leading goal scorer of A Division League 2070 BS, Karna Limbu in the 59th minute of the match. Limbu scored his 11th goal of the tournament to lead his team to this glory.

Manang Marshyangdi Club lifts Red Bull A Division League 2070 BS for 7th times

2014-02-25
Six times League Champions Manang Marshyagdi Club (MMC) crown ‘’A Division League 2070 BS’’ beating Nepal Police Club (NPC) by 2-0 goals in the Super Six League at Dasarath Stadium today with one match in spare.  Yona Elias and Sujal Shrestha scored for league champions in the 53rd minute and 67th minute respectively. With this win, MMC became A Division League champions for seventh times and MMC now becomes the most successful A Division Team of Nepal.  MMC and NPC played a goalless draw in the first half but formal one played very attacking match to take a lead in the 53rd minute of the match.

Three Star and Sankata played frustrating 0-0 draw

2014-02-24
Defending champion Three Star Club (TSC) rued several missed chances as they failed to take advantage of their dominance in a 0-0 draw with CMG Sankata Club (SC) at Dasarath Stadium on Monday in Super Six League of A Division League 2070 BS.

Machhindra Club in title race

2014-02-23
The leading goal scorer of the A Division League 2070 BS, Karna Limbu struck on the 77th minute to down departmental team Armed Police Force (APF) and maintain giant killer Machhindra Football Club (MFC)’s unbeaten run in Super Six League of A Division League. The giant killer, who beat defending champion Three Star Club, league leader Manang Marshaygdi Club and Nepal Police Club in previous matches, however labored hard to beat APF by a solitary goal.

MMC win away from title

2014-02-21
League leader Manang Marshyagdi Club (MMC) beat Sankata Club (SC) by 2-0 goals, which took them 4 points lead in Super Six League of A Division League 2070 BS. Anil Gurung and Yona Elias scored for MMC in the 48th and 50th minute respectively.  MMC played a very confident game today as their rock solid defender Mbile Stephen was back again in the squad and they earned a free kick in the 5th minute but Shiva Shrestha took the free kick  out of target.

Machhindra Club came from behind to beat Nepal Police Club

2014-02-20
Machhindra Football Club (MFC) stun Nepal Police Club (NPC) by 2-1 goals, which continued MFC winning streak in Super Six League of A Division League 2070 BS on Thursday. Machhindra was the same club which beat defending champion Three Star Club and league leader Manang Marshyagdi Club by 2-1 and 4-0 respectively in previous matches.

Three Star labored hard to beat APF

2014-02-19
Defending champion Three Star Club (TSC) labored hard to beat departmental team Armed Police Force (APF), latter was beaten by 2-1 goals in the competitive match played on Wednesday in super six league match of  A Division League 2070. The first attack came from TSC in the very first minute but Prakash Budathoki failed to collect a good pass from Santosh Sahukhala. In the 2nd minute Yogesh Gurung tried his luck from 25 yard distance but APF custodian Amrit Choudhary was smart enough to deny him. The first attack of APF came in the 3rd minute, when Ranjan Bista tried to cross the ball in to the box but Three Star defender Smart cleared the ball from the box. Smart again headed the ball out from the box in the 4th minute when Top Bahadur Bista of APF took good free kick. APF dominated the field and Shyam Nepali’s shot went inch wide from the pole and his powerful shot was brilliantly saved by TSC custodian Kiran Chemjong in the 4th and 5th minute respectively. TSC almost took a lead in the counter move but APF custodian Amrit Choudhary saved the ball in the 6th minute.

Machhindra beat MMC by 4 goals

2014-02-17
League leader Manang Marshygdi Club (MMC) was thrashed by Machhindra Football Club (MFC) by 4 goals. An own goal from MMC player, Karna Limbu and Sushil KC was on target for MFC in the 27th minute , 52nd minute, 55th minute and 71st minute respectively. MFC started the match in good note and they created a good chance in the 2nd minute of the match but Captain Sagar Thapa blocked Uttam Gurung’s shot. But from the 5th minute, MMC tried to give immense pressure to MFC but African recruit Yona Elias and Deepak Rai failed to head the ball in proper direction in the 5th minute and 6th minute respectively. In the competitive match in  first half, MFC almost took a lead but Karna Limbu who was succeed to beat Sagar Thapa in the 11th minute caught offside.

Sankata and APF play draw

2014-02-16
Sankata Club (SC) twice surrendered the lead in an entertaining 2-2 draw with departmental team Armed Police Force (APF) at Dasarath Stadium on Sunday in A Division League 2070, Super Six Match.
Goals from African recruit Olawale and Barshat Gurung put Sankata ahead, but they were pegged back on each occasion through APF veteran forward Ganesh Lawati and Shyam Nepali.

NPC wasted a chance to close gap

2014-02-15
Nepal Police Club (NPC) and Three Star Club (TSC) played out a 0-0 draw on Saturday, a result that did more to aid Manang Marshyagdi Club (MMC) hopes of leading the lead in A Division League 2070 super six match. A 2-1 loss from Machhindra FC on Wednesday was compounded by another lackluster display from Three Star Club on today match.

MMC took 4 points lead

2014-02-13
League leader Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC) took four points lead with the hard win against Armed Police Force (APF), MMC beat APF by 3-2 goals in the very completive match played at Dasarath Stadium in Super Six match of A Division League 2070. Yona Elias and Deepak Rai scored for MMC in the 8th & 61st minute and 18th minute while Rajendra Rawal cut the deficit for APF in 36th minute and another goal was an own goal from MMC in the 84th minute of the match. The first good move came from APF in the 4th minute when Rajendra Rawal’s good header went little wide from the post, Top Bahadur Bista of APF failed to get Nabin Lama’s free kick in the 5th minute of the match.

Ten men Machhindra beat Three Star Club

2014-02-12
In the controversial match between Three Star Club (TSC) and Machhindra FC (MFC) played on today, Three Star Club beaten by ten men Machhindra Club by 2-1. Machhindra dominated the show and piled Three Star from the beginning. The first attempt came from Machhindra in the very first minute when Nico’s long ranger shot went wide from the target. In the 2nd minute Three Star’s Jagjeet Shrestha took corner kick but his corner was too wide from the target. Custodian Dinesh Thapa denied Shrestha in the 9th minute. Prakash Budahthoki gave a lead in the 11th minute when he utilized Sandip Rai’s pass in counter move to make 1-0 up.

Nepal Police Club beat Sankata in Super Six League

2014-02-11
Nepal Police Club (NPC) beat CMG Sankata Club by 2 goals in the first match of super six league played today at Dasarth Stadium.  Jumanu Rai and Bharat Shah scored a piece of goal for cops in 64th minute and 90+5 minute respectively. NPC dominated the show and piled up consistent pressure on Sankata but had to wait second half to achieve the target. Both sides ended a goalless draw in the first league.

Super Six begins from today

2014-02-11
After the completion of first league, super six league is going to start from today.  13 A Division clubs had participated in the first league which started from December 3 2013 and ended in February 8 2014. From the first league 2 clubs was relegated namely, Ranipokhari Corner Team (RCT) and Boys Union Club. Manang Marshyagdi Club tops the table with 26 points from twelve matches followed by Three Star Club, Nepal Police Club, Sankata Club, Machhindra Club and Armed Police Force with 24 points, 22 points, 22 points, 19 points and 18 points respectively. Top six teams are eligible to participate in super six league.

Three Star beat MMC to close gap

2014-02-8
In the first match Friends Club (FC) beat relegated team Boys Union Club (BUC) by 4-1 goals. Martins, Deepak Gurung, Victor and Sushil Lama scored a piece of goal for winning team in 18th minute, 64th minute, 75th minute and 79th minute respectively. Young star forward Ashim Jung Karki cut the deficit for BUC in the 80th minute. Both teams started the slow match and the first good attempt came in the 13th minute when Ashim Jung Karki kicked the ball but his shot went inch above the bar. In the 18th minute Friends Club took a lead through African recruit Martins to utilize Ritesh Malla’s pass. After this goal BUC looked recharged to level the score. In the 23rd minute BUC regular goalie Raju Yogi enter the field as a forward. In the 25th minute Ashim Jung Karki beat Raju but Friends goalie Ajit Prajapati disturbed him. Karki’s superb free kick in the 30th minute was well saved by goalie Ajit Prajapati. BUC dominated the match to level the score but failed to do so. In the second half Susan Lama missed a golden chance to make the tally doubled in the 50th minute. BUC also squandered the golden chance in the 53rd minute when goalie Ajit Prajapati denied their chance. In the 64th minute Deepak Gurung scored for Friends to make 2-0 up, Victor scored in the 75th minute to punish BUC goalie Pratim to make 3- 0 up. In the 79th minute Sushil Lama scored fourth goal for his team to make 4-0 up. In the 80th minute Ashim Jung Karki scored a consolation goal for BUC to make 4-1. With this win Friends club climbed to the 8th position with 15 points from twelve matches but they failed to qualify for super six league while BUC is in the bottom of the table with 4 points.

Police moved to second spot, Machhindra in super six

2014-02-7
In the today’s clash between two departmental teams Nepal Police Club (NPC) and Armed Police Force (APF) latter was beaten by 2 goals. Bholanath Silwal and Jumanu Rai scored a piece of goal for cops in the 43rd minute and 76th minute respectively. It was the cops who started the match in the good note and in the 3rd minute Nir Kumar Rai easily beat APF defense but he failed to direct the ball in to the post. Bholanath Silwal’s free kick was easily saved by goalie Amrit Chaudhory in the 5th minute of the match. Goalie Chaudhory again denied Bholanath Silwal’s long ranger shot in the 21st minute. The first rare attack came from APF in the 25th minute when Ranjan Bista’s long range shot was superbly saved by goalie Ritesh Thapa. In the 26th minute Ganesh Khadka’s ambitious long ranger shot was well saved by goalie Amrit. Finally in the 41st minute Sachindra Dhimal of APF handled the ball and cops got spot kick and Bholanath Silwal easily converted the spot kick in the 43rd minute to make 1-0 up with this goal Silwal make his goal tally to 7 along with Karna Limbu of Machhindra Club.  In the second half APF looked recharged and in the 49th minute Nabin Lama’s shot was hardly punched by goalie Ritesh Thapa. In the 64th minute Jumanu Rai replaced Ramesh Katuwal to play more attacking football. In the 76th minute Jumanu Rai doubled the tally through header to make 2-0 up. In the 87th minute APF veteran forward Ganesh Lawati’s superb strike from the D Box was again hardly saved by goalie Ritesh Thapa. With this important win NPC moved to the second place with 22 points from twelve matches, meanwhile APF is in 6th place with 18 points from equal matches.

Saraswoti and Sherpa out from super six, Sankata is in second place

2014-02-6

After a day gap A Division League 2070 BS resumes today and in the first match Saraswoti Youth Club (SYC) and Himalayan Sherpa Club (HSC) played a goalless draw. Both teams started the match in slow pace and the first action came in the 14th minute when SYC player Dipesh Shrestha kick the ball from outside the box and his shot went inch above the bar. Shrestha gave a good pass to Pius but mountaineers defender kick out to make corner kick in the 15th minute. HSC’s first good attempt came in the 20th minute Skipper Man Bahadur’s free kick was smartly punched by goalie Ashok Baral. In the 27th minute Goddess got the good chance to open the score but this time free kick expert Pius Henry failed to give a lead for his team his free kick was well headed by HSC defender Sissokko. In the 38th minute SYC skipper Raj Kumar Ghising took a superb free kick but his kick went above the bar. In the second half Pius’s free kick was well saved by goalie Kishor Giri in the 50th minute. In the 53rd minute sad news for SYC players as their first choice goalie Ashok Baral rushed to the hospital and Lucky Karki replaced him in the 56th minute. In the remaining minute both failed to crack the dead lock of the each other and ended a goalless draw. With this draw both teams failed to qualify for super six league. HSC is in 7th place with 16 points from twelve matches and SYC is in 8th place with 15 points from equal matches.