Intra Pathri Football Club defeated the host Panchthar Club by 2-0 in the opening match of the Panchthar Invitational Gold Cup football tournament on Saturday.

Pathari's Sanam Dhimal scored a goal in the fifth minute of the match for the team that reached the semi-finals. Vivek Rai scored the second goal in extra time. The Panchthar club, which entered the home field with foreign players, lost many times. Pathari's Sameer Chhetri was the best player. He got 7,500.

8 teams from Nepal and India are participating in the competition held at the Fidim Mavi ground at the headquarters. On Sunday, there will be a competition between Church Boys Club and Hills Academy India. Mayor Mitraprasad Kafle inaugurated the Gold Cup in Fidim municipality. The winner will receive a prize of Rs 11 lakh 1 thousand 111 and the runner-up will receive a prize of Rs 5 lakh 55 thousand 555