The host team, Jhapa-11 Football Club, has secured a place in the semi-finals of the 7th Jhapa Gold Cup, which is being held in Birtamod, Jhapa. In the first quarter-final, Jhapa defeated Sikkim's Singling Sporting Club 4-3 in a tiebreaker to secure a place in the semi-finals.

After a goalless draw in the scheduled 90 minutes, the match was decided directly through a tiebreaker. Jhapa defeated Sikkim in the tiebreaker and entered the next round.

In the tiebreaker, Jhapa's Roman Bhujel, Saurabh Dhimal, Rajesh Dahal and Vivek Magar managed to score goals, while Singling's Sonuhang Subba, Helmet Subba and Suraj Tamang scored. Singling's Sujan Subba's shot was saved by Jhapa's goalkeeper Vivek Magar, while Dipesh Chhetri's shot was blocked.

Throughout the match, Jhapa kept the opposing Singling Sporting Club under pressure. Half a dozen shots from Jhapa were wasted. Jhapa started to create pressure on the opponent from the 28th minute of the game. Jhapa's foreign player Olawale Afiz's powerful shot from the box was thwarted by Singling goalkeeper Wilson Sherpa.

In the 38th minute, Jhapa's Samir Tamang's shot was saved by the Singling goalkeeper. In the 49th minute, Samir failed to score after the goalkeeper was beaten. His header went wide. Towards the end of the scheduled 90 minutes, Mausam Subba's shot from the box was saved by the goalkeeper.

In the 59th minute of the game, Singling captain Uttam Rai could not score a goal in a one-on-one situation with the Jhapa goalkeeper. Singling could not create much of a chance at the opposing post.

The player of the match was Vivek Magar, the goalkeeper of the winning team Jhapa-11. He received a cash prize of Rs 25,000. Tomorrow, Tuesday, the second quarter-final match will be played between Tribhuvan Army Football Club and Laligurans Association Nepal Pokhara.