Pokhara Thunders will face former winners Lalitpur City in the finals of the Nepal Super League
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Pokhara Thunders fully deserved to enter the finals. The way Pokhara has entered the finals of the Nepal Super League (NSL) by consistently playing well from the position of exiting the competition, can be called a 'golden journey'.
The way Pokhara has reached the final is best, elegant, historic and sensational. After losing the first two games in the league stage, Pokhara is undefeated in 6 games. Meanwhile, only one goal has been scored.
Dhangadhi FC was completely disqualified from entering the finals. After all, how can a team that loses three games in a row move forward? The final equation has been decided after the results of the Qualifier-Two held at the Dasharath Stadium on Wednesday. Pokhara will now face the defending champion Lalitpur City FC in the title clash on Saturday. This is the first time Pokhara has reached the final in three seasons of NSL. The
qualifier-two game itself was not fun. This game did not give any kind of excitement. Such is the game, the result of which is given by a certain moment, which is not even superior in itself. Pokhara got a corner in the third minute of injury time when the competition was heading to extra time. Ayush Ghalan's corner was headed by Stephan Sameer Winong who was near Dhangadhi's post. It took a 'bounce' and took the direction of the post and the story of the whole game ended there.
'Our team has continuously improved its performance and we have reached the finals,' Pokhara's coach Suman Shrestha added once again, 'We should thank the team management for this.' His argument was, 'If the team plays well, luck will support it.' However, even this time Pokhara had to be limited to 10 players when they won the game.
On the second yellow card, Gaurav Shrestha was very disappointed and had to leave the field. The time was, 84th minute. However, Dhangadhi could not take advantage of this situation, on the contrary, it remained under pressure. "At the end of the game, it was as if we were playing with 10 players, while they were playing with 11 players," said Dhangadhi captain Devendra Tamang. He said that despite a good start in the tournament, one reason why Dhangadhi did not reach the finals was overconfidence. And it will be more than pride.
Spanish coach Hua Manuel Martinez lamented that all aspects of Dhangadhi were good, but this team was eliminated. His argument was, 'This is what happens in football. After Pokhara scored a goal, we had no chance to return to the game. He said that the time he spent as coach of Dhangadhi will always be memorable for him. He added, "Congratulations to Pokhara for reaching the finals." This team is really getting better and better. I am leaving with Nepal and Nepali football in my heart.'
Brazilian superstar Roberto Carlos, who came to Nepal as a guest of the NSL, filled the fans with excitement by hitting his trademark free kick in the middle of the game.
