ANFA: All Nepal Football Association

2022-03-16

Birgunj hold leaders Church Boys to draw, Khumaltar defeat Jhamsikhel

Birgunj United held leaders Church Boys United to a 1-1 draw while Khumaltar Youth Club defeated Jhamsikhel Youth Club 2-0 in the Martyr's Memorial 'B' Division League 2078 on Wednesday.

In the first match played at ANFA Complex, Church Boys had taken the lead against Birgunj in the 77th minute with Yogesh Gurung's strike but Birgunj bounced back with five minutes to go through Anish Chaudhary.

Despite the draw, Church Boys moved back to the top of the standing with 11 points but by virtue of better goal difference against second-placed Saraswoti Youth Club. Birgunj are eighth with six points.

In the second match, Sabin KC and Anish Shrestha's goals gave Khumaltar the victory against Jhamsikhel. KC scored in the seventh minute while Shrestha found the net in the 56th. This was Khumaltar's third victory of the league taking them to fourth in the table with nine points while Jhamiskhel lie in ninth with six points.

Nayabasti Youth Club will play against Samajik Youth Club in the first match on Friday. Tushal Youth Club face Madhyapur Youth Association in the second match at 12:45 pm while the third match at 4 pm will be played between Boys Union Club and Ranipokhari Corner Team.

2022-03-15

Nepal fall to India in SAFF U-18 Women's Championship opener

Nepal lost 7-0 to India as curtains came off the SAFF U-18 Women's Championship in Jamshedpur, India, on Tuesday.

It was a chastening defeat for the Nepali side against the home side who dominated the game from the start at JRD Tata Complex in Jamshedpur.

Cheered by the home crowd, India took the lead through Sujeesh Pottekkat who pounced on after Sabitri Kishan's punch fell straight on her path in the 14th minute. Lynda Kom Serto doubled the lead in the 27th minute when she was fed by Anita Kumari for a simple finish. India made it 3-0 before the break when Lynda added another in the 34th minute meeting on a cross by Ritu Devi from the right.

Nepal's chances of a comeback soon began to diminish when Apurna Narzary made it 4-0 with a cool left-footed finish in the 69th minute. Purnima Kumari, who had represented Biratnagar Metropolitan City in the National Women's League 2077 campaign, then headed in the fifth in the 76th minute on a free-kick. Ten minutes later Sunita Munda capitalized on failure by Nepali defender to clear the ball to make it 6-0.

India thought they had scored the seventh when the ball was put in the net by Anita Kumari but was correctly flagged for offside. They, however, atoned for that and scored the seventh through Nitu Linda in the seventh minute of added time of the game.

Nepal will now face Bangladesh in their second match on March 17.

Three teams―Nepal, India and Bangladesh―are playing in the championship. The championship will be played in a double-round robin format with the team with highest point become the champion.

(Photo courtesy: SAFF)

2022-03-15

Saraswoti go top with win over Madhyapur, RCT defeat Shree Bhagawati

Saraswoti Youth Club climbed to the top of the Martyr's Memorial 'B' Division League 2078 table after a 2-1 win over Madhyapur Youth Association on Tuesday.

Kumar Dong's strike in the first added minute of the game gave Saraswoti the victory at ANFA Complex. Saraswoti had taken the lead in the added minute of the first half through Sanam Dhimal but Madhyapur levelled through Sajin Thapa Magar in the 51st. Just when the game looked like to head for a draw, substitute Dong scored in the dying minutes to seal the points for Saraswoti.

In the second match of the day, RCT defeated Shree Bhagawati Club 3-0 with a brace from Prajwal Gurung and another one from Sahil KC. Gurung scored the team's first in the 26th minute which was doubled by KC in the 40th. Gurung then added his second in the sixth minute of added time to give RCT a comfortable victory.

The third match between ATH Bansbari Club and Shree Kumari Club ended in a 1-1 draw with Bansbari's Pradip Bogati first minute strike cancelled out by Om Prakash Singh in the added minutes.

Birgunj United will play Church Boys United in the first match at 12:45 pm on Wednesday. The second match between Khumaltar Youth Club and Jhamsikhel Youth Club will be played at 4 pm.

2022-03-14

Samajik Youth climb out of bottom two after victory over Boys Union

Samajik Youth Club came from behind to defeat Boys Union Club 3-1 and moved out of the bottom zone in the Martyr's Memorial 'B' Division League 2078 on Monday.

In the third match of the day, Bibek Rai had given Boys Union the lead in the fourth minute but Suresh Khatri's double and another from Basanta Bahadur Rana gave Samajik Youth their first win the campaign.

Khatri scored in the 21st minute and added another in the added minute of first half after Basanta Bahadur Rana had made it 2-1 in the 26th minute.

The first match between Jhamsikhel Youth Club and Nayabasti Youth Club ended in 1-1 draw. Suman Yongya's opener for Nayabasti in the 15th minute was cancelled out by Sanjay Ramtel three minutes later.

Tushal Youth Club also defeated Khumaltar Youth Club 3-0 with goals from Gillespye Jung Karki and Dip Kumar Lama. Tushal had taken the lead through an own goal by Ramesh Thapa in the 36th minute. After Lama added a second in the 83rd, Karki finished it off in the 89th minute.

Saraswoti Youth Club will play Madhyapur Youth Association in the first match at 9:30 on Tuesday. The second match at 12:45 will be played between Shree Bhagawati Club and Ranipokhari Corner Team while the third match will be between Bansbari Club and Shree Kumari Club at 4 pm.