Kohima | November 21 : AIM FC Imphal comfortably defeated Betul Oil FA of Madhya Pradesh by four goals in the ongoing Royal Cup tournament in Kohima. They will meet TT Aizawl FC in the quarterfinals on the 25th of November.
Imphal made a very confident start and created a number of scoring opportunities early in the first half. They could have taken the lead as early as the 9th minute when Pitler (9) put the ball in the opposition’s net. But his goal was disallowed because the assistant referee on the line flagged him for off-side. The opening goal eventually came in the 17th minute when Herojit (11) headed the ball into the net from a very well taken corner kick by AIM captain, Manitombi (25). Madhya Pradesh could not settle and struggled to construct any meaningful play. AIM continued to control the game and created many more chances. AIM almost doubled their lead in the 32nd minute when Manitombi’s shot from a set piece just outside the box was well saved by the Betul FA keeper.
A very critical error by Betul’s keeper, Deban singh (31) early in the second half allowed AIM to double their lead. He allowed the ball to slip off his hands and allowed Gouro (7) to score the second goal for AIM. Bitul continued to play very poorly and failed to produce any chances. This allowed Manipur to enjoy the majority of ball possession. Inevitably, Manipur scored their third goal in the 80th minute through Robinson (15). AIM put the match beyond the reach on Betul when Robinson scored his second goal from a pass sent in by Herojit from the left on the 86th minute.
Today’s match:
Peren Dist. Sports Assn
Vs
NEROCA, Imphal
Kick-off: 1:00 pm
Imphal made a very confident start and created a number of scoring opportunities early in the first half. They could have taken the lead as early as the 9th minute when Pitler (9) put the ball in the opposition’s net. But his goal was disallowed because the assistant referee on the line flagged him for off-side. The opening goal eventually came in the 17th minute when Herojit (11) headed the ball into the net from a very well taken corner kick by AIM captain, Manitombi (25). Madhya Pradesh could not settle and struggled to construct any meaningful play. AIM continued to control the game and created many more chances. AIM almost doubled their lead in the 32nd minute when Manitombi’s shot from a set piece just outside the box was well saved by the Betul FA keeper.
A very critical error by Betul’s keeper, Deban singh (31) early in the second half allowed AIM to double their lead. He allowed the ball to slip off his hands and allowed Gouro (7) to score the second goal for AIM. Bitul continued to play very poorly and failed to produce any chances. This allowed Manipur to enjoy the majority of ball possession. Inevitably, Manipur scored their third goal in the 80th minute through Robinson (15). AIM put the match beyond the reach on Betul when Robinson scored his second goal from a pass sent in by Herojit from the left on the 86th minute.
Today’s match:
Peren Dist. Sports Assn
Vs
NEROCA, Imphal
Kick-off: 1:00 pm
