2nd Division S-League kicks off

GANGTOK, 10 June: The 2nd Division S-League 2012 organised by Sikkim Football Association [SFA] kicked off today at Paljor Statium. Thirty two teams will be playing the qualifying round with only 08 making it to the last round matches.
The 32 teams have been divided into 04 clusters consisting of 08 teams each and only two from each cluster will qualify to play the last round matches, informed SFA president, BK Roka. Daily two matches will be played, the first at 1 p.m. and the second at 3 p.m., he added.
The theme for this tournament is ‘Talent meets Opportunity’.  “Since this year there are many teams from remote areas as well, so we thought that each and everybody should get an opportunity to showcase their talent”, said Mr Roka.
Today’s first match was played between Howlers SC Singtam and Palace FC XI, where Howlers SC Singtam won the match by 3-0. The goal scorers for Howlers SC Singtam were Robin Pradhan [22 minutes], Karan Subba [35 minutes] and Kewal Pradhan [51 minutes], Robin Pradhan was also shown the Yellow Card in the 46th minute.
The second match was played between Lingding FC and Zenith Spear United FC, where Lingding FC won the match 7-0. Lakpa Pradhan [11 and 42 minutes], Amrit Gurung [39 minutes], Birbal Limbu [17 and 63 minutes], Pawan Rai [30 minutes] and Siwas Tamang [69 minutes] scored the goals for Lingding FC.
Tomorrow’s first match will be played between Ball Buster FC and Friends FC NHPC, Singtam, while the second match will be played between United Brother, Arithang and Tibetan Youth Clubs.
Member, State Planning Commission, R Ongmu was the chief guest for today’s first football match, while President SFA, BK Roka was the chief guest for the second match and officials of SFA were also present. The qualifying rounds will continue till 17 June.