Machhindra wins 1-0 in National League match at Dasharath Stadium
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If Machindra Club is to be considered a strong contender for the National League Football title, then Friday's victory will be a win that will benefit the team until the end. Machindra had to struggle to beat NRT in the match at the Dasharath Stadium, but the 3 points they got will mean a lot.
Therefore, coach Pravesh Katuwal also tried to give great importance to this victory. He said, ‘Today’s game was difficult. NRT is an opponent that practices regularly. Now we have defeated such a team.’
The only goal of the game was scored by Alik Shrestha and he scored it in the 63rd minute. It was also an excellent goal in itself. He powerfully hit the ball just outside the penalty area and directed it towards the post. NRT goalkeeper Vishal Sunar had no chance to stop his ‘left-footed’ shot.
Coach Katuwal also praised the goal. He said, ‘This is definitely an excellent goal. He should be praised. Moreover, this goal came from a player who is only 17 years old.’ Alik is a player of Nepal’s age group team. With this goal, he also gave confidence that there can be more hope in the future. Coach Katuwal believes that the current team is probably not as equal as the previous Machhindra.
The first half of the match was not very exciting for most of the time. Both teams failed to create a precise attack. Towards the end of the first half, the match gained momentum and remained so until the end. NRT's match itself was not bad, but the problem was the failure to score goals. NRT coach Jeevan Sinkeman said that he did not have much to complain about the team's performance.
He said, 'This is the first match of the competition, the team's performance was okay, only the goal was not scored.' He said that the team will work hard to score goals in the next match. Especially in the second half of the match, both teams created goal opportunities at regular intervals, but both teams failed to take advantage of them. This was the most disappointing aspect of the match. At a time when the Nepali national team itself was going through a goal problem, this match was saying the reason for it.
Not only that, after the first five matches of this tournament, it has indicated that all teams will probably have to struggle for goals. Only 8 goals have been scored in these five matches. Four of those goals came in the first match between Friends and Kantre Bihar. If the current national league can produce a player who can score goals, it will be a great asset to Nepali football.
