Nepal Police Club and Church Boys United will meet in the semi-finals on Wednesday, this is the 250th match of the tournament
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The Indian team beat Thunderbolt North United 3-0 and another visiting team Black Bulls Football Club Uzbekistan reached the semi-finals of the 24th Aha-Rara Pokhara Gold Cup. The Black Bulls confirmed the meeting with the Three Star Club after defeating the Sikkimese team at the Pokhara Stadium on Tuesday.
The Black Bulls, who played in the Asian Champions League for the first time among the two visiting teams, have taken a step forward in the journey of Aha-Rara by performing an excellent game. In the 38th minute of the game, Islamjon Abdukodirov scored a goal and took the lead. A pass provided by Savkatzon Satorov on the left side of the field was converted into a goal by Islamzon who cracked the second bar with his left foot.
Thunderbolt skipper Sonam Zangpa Bhutia was beaten by Islamzone forward and goalkeeper Lakpa D Bhutia had no chance. After scoring the goal, Islamjon became emotional and displayed a jersey with his daughter's picture on it. He dedicated the goal to his daughter. He lost his two-year-old daughter 5 months ago. In the 73rd minute of the
game, Saidzmol Davlatjonov doubled the lead. He entered the field as a replacement for Islamzon and midfielder Savkatzon collected a cross from the right side and scored an easy goal. Savkatjon, who had assisted in the previous two goals, scored a great goal in the 75th minute of the game to ensure a trip to the semi-finals.
His shot from outside the box was converted directly into the goal and the opposition goalkeeper had no chance. In the 11th minute of the game, Thunderbolt missed an opportunity to take the lead. Fofana's shot from outside the box hit the crossbar. In the 71st minute of the match, Franklin Kwete Tala could not put the head pass from Fofana's free kick into the frame by Mark Harrison. In the 85th minute, Black Bulls goalkeeper Jasurbek Rajabov saved Ongda Lepcha's header from Fofana's cross. Alizon Alizonov of the Black Bulls was named player of the match in the
game. He is a player who plays for the senior team of Navbahor FC, a top-ranked club in Uzbekistan. The Black Bulls are a team made up of mostly second-choice players from the same navbahor. The first scorer Islomzov Abdukodirov has also played in the Bangladesh League.
Abdulaziz Nisonbaev, who came to Nepal and played in the 'A' Division League from Javalakhel Youth Club, has come as the coach of Black Bulls this time. In the match against Thunderbolt, he also kept Nepal's Randeep Paudel and Sudeep Sunar and Hong Kong's Sanjio Limbu as alternate players. In the 63rd minute of the match, Randeep entered the field in place of defender Abduslom Naruddinov. The Black Bulls will play the semi-final against Three Star on February 1. Five-time title winners Threestar defeated Machindra Club in a tiebreaker in the quarterfinals and made it to the last four. The Black Bulls got a bye and played directly in the quarterfinals.
On Wednesday, the first semi-final will be between the departmental team Nepal Police Club and Church Boys United. This match will be Aha-Rara's 250th match so far. Six-time title winners Police defeated host Sahara Club in the opening match and Brigade Boys Club UK in the quarterfinals. The 'A' Division League winners Church Boys defeated the previous winners Tribhuvan Army in the NRT and Quarterfinals to advance to the semi-finals.
