Kuchi Rangkau with officials and others at the 1st Peren District Football League at Jalukie B village ground on October 4.
Peren, October 5 (MExN): The first edition of the Peren District Football League (PDFL) organised by Peren District Football Association (PDFA) kick started on October 4 (Tuesday) at Jalukie B village ground. The opening ceremony of the month-long tournament was graced by entrepreneur & co-founder YouthNet Nagaland, Kuchi Rangkau as the special guest.
Kuchi impressed upon the PDFA to continue and uphold this tradition so that the grassroot level would grow. He also urged the PDFA to keep the consistency even in the future to progress in the field of football, stated a press release received here.
Emphasizing on the district football, Kuchi expressed excitement that Jalukie is coming up with standard size astro turf football field which is expected to be completed anytime soon, while on state level, he also hoped that the standard size football field with galleries is coming up in Kohima.
He also hoped that the Nagaland Premier League (NPL) be revived to promote football in the state n further wished the District football to grow to higher heights.
Altogether, eight clubs are participating in the tournament namely, Barak Football Academy, Puiteng FC, Native Feathers, Benreu FC, Lekie Mtei FC, Prime FC, Nsong Area Sports Association and Northern Zeme Sports Association.
The opening match was played between Puiteng FC and Barak FA where Puiteng FC defeated Barak FA 3-1. The opening goal came from the boot of Wibonzibo (16) in the 3rd minutes of the game and 62nd minutes for Puiteng FC, the third goal was scored by Kajiwi (17) in the 65th minutes. Puiteng FC dominated the game and took a comfortable win. The lone goal for Barak came from the boot of Kenumdi (17) in the 82nd minutes.
In the second match, Native Feathers beat Lekie Mtei FC 3-2. Few minutes into the game, Native Feathers found the back of the net in the 9th minutes by Lungmedau (9). The second and third goal for Native Feathers and the second and third goals were scored by Khangkinwi in the 31st and 37th minutes.
The first half was dominated by Native Feathers while Lekie Mtei FC was not in form till the breather. After the breather, Lekie Mtei FC came back stronger and fought back. The first goal for Lekie Mtei FC was scored by Isizaibe (30) in the the 67th minutes and second goal by Haileuyibe in the 78th minutes. The match was a highly contested game as Lekie Mtei FC fought hard. In a thrilling match, Lekie Mtei FC got several chances for equaliser but failed to make a breakthrough as the referee blew the last whistle.
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