Sikkim goes down 3-1 against Mizoram

Dr T. AO MEMORIAL FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

MANIPUR BEATS TRIPURA 1-0
GANGTOK, 04 March: Sikkim went down 3 goals to 01 against Mizoram in its second match at the ongoing Dr T Ao Memorial Football Tournament played here at Paljor Stadium today.
Although the host team played a good game, better coordination and teamwork by the Mizo players got the better of them.
A goal by Lalfakzaula in the 2nd minute itself gave an early advantage to Mizoram and another goal by Edenthara in the 44th minute helped Mizoram end the first half with a lead of 2-0.
Continuing their stellar performance in the second half, Rameng Mawia of Mizoram scored the third goal in the 67th minute. Just as the match seemed to be headed for a 3-0 score in favour of Mizoram, Sikkim skipper, Tenzing Tsephel, scored the face-saver in injury time.
Earlier in the match, the home team missed some good opportunities to come back into the game as they failed to take advantage of any of them. Now, Sikkim will face Assam in a very crucial match on Tuesday as they need to register a victory to remain in the tournament.
In the second well contested match of the day, defending champs Manipur beat Tripura by a solitary goal. As both teams played neck-to-neck from the very start, Manipur players made constant attacks but could not score any goal and the first half ended in a goalless draw.
Soon in the second half, the referee offered a penalty shot to Manipur for a handball by a Tripura player in the D-Box area, which was competently turned into the victory goal by L Gouro Singh of Manipur in the 56th minute. Tripura players tried their best to come back into the game but could not do so.
On Saturday, Assam defeated Mizoram 3-1 in the first match, while in the next match Tripura defeated Meghalaya by the same score of 3-1.
Now, Arunachal Pradesh will take on Assam in the first match on Monday, which will be followed by a clash between Nagaland and Meghalaya.