Former champions Threestar challenge Church Boys, who are looking to win their fourth title of the season
In the finals of the ninth edition of Rumpam Virat Gold Cup football tournament, Church Boys United and Three Star Club will battle it out for the title on Wednesday. Church Boys are aiming to win the Virat Gold Cup for the first time from the final at Shahid Stadium on Wednesday at 6 o'clock.
Three Star stopped Machindra and Tribhuvan Army and reached the title. Threestar beat Machindra 2-1 and Army 3-2 in the semi-finals. Church Boys, who reached the final of Virat Gold Cup for the first time, brushed aside NRT and Nepal Police. Church Boys beat NRT 2-0 and Police 1-0.
This season, Church Boys and Threestar are meeting for the first time in the final of the Virat Gold Cup. League winners Church Boys have defeated strong teams like Machindra and Police, so morale is high. Since
, Threestar is also in the stake of creating history by winning the title for the second time. Threestar is the fifth Virat Gold Cup title winner. At that time, Three Star defeated Army by 3-0 goals and won the title.
Church boys are aiming for their fourth title in the ongoing season. The Church Boys have won three titles in 9 competitions this season, reaching a total of 8 Gold Cups. It includes Phidim Phalgunand, Jhapa Cup and Bagmati Goal Cup.
In the pre-match conference at Sahid Rangshal on Tuesday, the coaches and captains of both teams said that they will play with determination to win the title. Suman Shrestha, the coach of Church Boys, said that Virat reached Filen for the first time in the Gold Cup and said that the team's only goal is the title. "This season we have won three Mofusal Gold Cup titles. We have reached the Virat Gold Cup final. Our goal is to create history by lifting the title," said coach Shrestha, "We are committed to the plan of winning the fourth title."
Church Boys captain Ekraj Budhathoki claimed to win the title with the support and encouragement of the home crowd. Reaching the finals for the first time is an achievement, he said, "Three Star is a good team." In Filan we play a technical game and our only goal is to capture the title.'
Ganesh Khadka, the coach of Three Star, said that they will perform well to win the prestigious Virat Gold Cup title in Mofusal. We will miss captain Yogesh Gurung a lot in Philan. He won't get a game because he got a double allo card, but we will make up for his lack by playing the best players," he said.
Yogesh Gurung, the captain of Three Star, said that even though he did not take the field in the final, he was confident of winning the title because of good teamwork. He argued that even if the competitive team is strong, if he plays according to the strategy, the team will win the title even if he is not. The
winner will receive a trophy prize of Rs 11 lakh and the runner-up Rs 5 lakh. The best in the category will get a prize of Rs 15,000.
