APF Club of the Armed Police Force has reached the finals of the 2nd Invitational Women's Gold Cup Football Tournament held in Ilam. Defeated the divisional rival Nepal Police Club by 1-0 and became the contender for the APF title.
Rashmikumari Ghising's goal in the semi-final on Thursday in the big game of Elam Bazar was decisive in APF's victory. She scored in the 35th minute of the game.
After that, despite having many opportunities, the team's journey ended when the police failed to return the goal. APF's Anita Basnet, who performed well, was named Player of the Match. She got 5 thousand prize.
The previous day, Tribhuvan Army Club has reached the final after defeating the host Oasis Club.
The final between APF and Army will be held on Saturday. The winner will win a trophy with Rs 4 lakh and runner-up Rs 2 lakh.
Crowd of people taking photos with Preeti and Anita
There was a crowd of spectators taking pictures with Preeti Rai who came to Ilam to play the Women's Gold Cup on Thursday. Before the game and during the intermission, the waiting supporters entered the field and took pictures. Volunteers were scrambled to manage the crowd of selfie takers.
There was an equally thick crowd to take pictures with Preeti and APF captain Anita Basnet.
The audience was excited to see them on their home ground who had performed well in international competitions. Jamuna Rai of Eelam-5 said, "I ran for an hour to watch the game between Preeti and Anita, whom I had only seen on the television screen, and came to Tudikhel. After waiting for two hours, I finally got a chance to take a selfie." He said that even though he had to wait for the
, he managed to take pictures with them in turn.
