Shame on Pokhara

Lalitpur 3-2 Pokhara

Chaitra 21, 2081

Himesh

Shame on Pokhara

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Did Navyug Shrestha's shot in the 81st minute cross the goal line or not? No one will ever be able to answer this question. That shot may have scored a goal. Maybe not.

There would be controversy even when the goal was awarded. There was a controversy rather than the goal not being scored. Navayug's shot was blocked by Lalitpur City FC goalkeeper Jeffrey Wiley. Pokhara Thunders claimed, Bell had already crossed the goal line before Willy's defense. 

There have been thousands of such disputes in world football before, and they will continue to happen. Due to the lack of technology, the referee and his assistant will never be able to answer that in such a situation. So whatever decision the referee Navindra Maharjan and Assistant Referee Kisan Kanhaiya took in that situation was right.

The problem is that the way Pokhara protested for that decision and the situation that happened after that, it will always be sad for football. Especially how Sundar Thapa, who did not own Pokhara's line, remained in the team's box and how he created a tense situation on the field was unforgivable. He openly fought All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) tournament director Sanjeev Mishra in Ghamsa Ghamsi.

Therefore, he should be a part of the action, Pokhara should also be ashamed of the entire course of events. The game was stopped for at least six minutes amid the tension. The question will also arise for the organizers, how anyone can sit in the player box. With the second consecutive defeat and zero points, Pokhara's chances of the top four have become extremely weak. On the other hand, this win will bring a lot of relief for defending champions Lalitpur. He now has four points from two games. 

Eduardo's two goals

Jonathan Eduardo scored two goals in Lalitpur's victory. He scored the first goal in the 11th minute. His corner kick was deflected to Pokhara's goalkeeper Priso and turned into a goal. Sameer Tamang equalized for Pokhara in the 42nd minute. Sameer scored after the initial shot of Navayug rebounded. The status of equality did not last long.

In the second minute of injury time of the first half, Imoh Ezekiel scored the second goal for Lalitpur. In the 75th minute of the game, Eduardo scored the third goal through Sanish Shrestha's pass. Joey Aidoo scored the second goal for Pokhara in the 11th minute of injury time of the second half, but it did not leave a decisive impact on the game. It was only a consolation goal. After the

game, Lalitpur's Simon Grayson responded that he was relieved to get all three points in the second game. His captain Anant Tamang asserted that his team's goal is to win in every match and said that if it is not achieved, they will play for a draw. He said, "The performance of the team needs to be improved, because we scored four goals in two games." He said, 'I did not see what happened on the goal line. It was difficult for the referee to give a decision. If it was a goal decision, we would also have appealed. 'VAR' technology itself is very expensive and even if it is only for a long tournament, using this technology means half of ANFA's own budget is poured into it. In the

post-match conference, Pokhara coach Suman Shrestha did not forget to criticize the referee. He said, "There was no referee according to the competition. Even a small mistake by the referee will waste the investment of 1-2 crore rupees. We clearly saw that the goal was scored. That's why we appealed. It can also be said that he blamed the referee when he lost the game. Coach Shrestha admitted one fact, Pokhara's performance was not as expected. Even when the team was positive, the situation was not good.

Himesh

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