Jhapa's sensational victory

Falgun 9, 2081

Kantipur Reporter

Jhapa's sensational victory

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Jhapa 11 FC continued their strong performance and secured a place in the quarterfinals of the Saurya Air, Omsai Pathivara Hospital Gambhir Rai Smriti Bhadrapur Jhapa Gold Cup. In an exciting match at the Mechi Stadium in Bhadrapur, Jhapa avenged their defeat in the Itahari Gold Cup by defeating the A Division League runner-up Machindra Football Club 1-0.

In the 29th minute of the game, Babin Bohra scored the decisive goal and gave Jhapa the victory. Bobin scored with one touch from Aaron Thapa's cross pass. Which became the deciding goal of the game. Jhapa will face Church Boys United in the quarter-finals.

Both Jhapa and Machindra teams failed to score even though they scored more than a dozen shots throughout the scheduled 90 minutes. Bobin squandered a golden opportunity in the 21st minute. In the 62nd minute, Jhapa's Hari Bahadur Ale Magar's powerful shot was saved by Machindra's goalkeeper Vishal Shrestha. Jhapa missed to double the lead when Alan Thapa failed to score in the 80th minute. Machindra also had to accept defeat after missing the best chance.

came back in the 20th minute when Sunish Shrestha's corner hit foreign player Omolaja Karim's header. Machindra was disappointed when Aditya Shakya's next chance hit the bar in the 86th minute. Jhapa's goalkeeper Sandeep Limbu won the player of the match title with his excellent performance. He got 21 thousand rupees. The hosts Bhadrapur Blazers and Nepal Police Club will meet in the first quarter-final on Friday. 

Kantipur

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