After beating Machindra Football Club 4-2 in a tiebreaker, Three Star Club reached the semi-finals of the ongoing 24th Aha-Rara Pokhara Gold Cup Football in Pokhara. Goalkeeper Sarin GC became the hero when five-time title winners and former runners-up Three Star beat Machindra in the quarterfinals on Sunday.

Coach Ganesh Khadka brought him into the field as a substitute for Abhishek Baral at the last minute of the match. His same decision helped Threestar reach the semi-finals. 

After the scheduled 90 and extra 30 minutes ended in a goalless draw, the match went to a tiebreaker. Dipesh Ghale, Fofana, Viraj Maharjan and Laxman Ruchal scored for Three Star. Machindra's Vishal Ghalan hit the bar and bounced back. Another player Aditya Shakya's penalty was saved by three star's young goalkeeper Sarin GC. Diwakar Chaudhary and Sanish Shrestha scored goals for Machindra. Threestar's Dipesh Ghale became the player of the match. 

The match between Three Star, which is full of experienced players, and Machindra, which has about half a dozen players who have played in the national team, was expected to be competitive. As a result, both attempts to score for 120 minutes failed.

Both of them could not use the opportunity they got. Manish Dangi of Machindra hit the ball that was not cleared by the defender of Three Star in the second minute of the game, but it did not hit the target. In the 12th minute of the game, Machindra missed another opportunity to take the lead. Stephen Kamaha missed the goal because he could not control the ball in the box.  In the 19th minute of the

game, Threestar missed out on taking the lead. Dipesh Ghale's shot from the right side hit the bar. Kamal Shrestha's shot from the corner in the 24th minute was saved by Machindra goalkeeper Vishal Shrestha. In the 78th minute of the game, Machindra's Sanish Shrestha's free kick was cleared by the Three Star players.