Wednesday, August 13, 2014

I-DAY KNOCK-OUT FOOTBALL TOURNEY IN NAMCHI

SAI-Namchi sweeps past NLA to enter finals
SOCCER STARS SANJU AND NIRMAL COME OVER AS SPECIAL GUESTS
NAMCHI, 12 Aug: Sports Authority of India (SAI), Namchi has become the first team to reach the finals of 68th Independence Day Knock-Out Football Tournament after thrashing New Light Academy 6-1 today here at Singithang ground Namchi, South Sikkim.
SLA Speaker KN Rai was present as the chief guest today along with Indian National Football Team players from Sikkim, Sanju Pradhan and Nirmal Chettri as special guests.
In the first semi-final match of the tourney today, NLA opened the score in the first half of the match but SAI Namchi equalized the score within 6 minutes of the NLA goal.  SAI scored the remaining five goals in the second half of the match to enter the finals.
The second semi final of the tournament will be played on Wednesday between Siniolchu FC and Darjeeling Teens FC.  
Earlier, the national footballers and the chief guest were presented with a souvenir by the members of SDFA who also thanked them for encouraging the players with their presence.

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