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2021-10-07

Sankhamul defeat Rising Club Dharan to enter final

Sankhamul Futsal will play Sports Castle in the final of 'A' Division National Futsal League after defeating The Rising Club Dharan 4-3 in extra time on Thursday.

In the second qualifier match at the Multipurpose Covered Hall in Pokhara, Mani Lama scored in the third minute of extra time to secure the winner for Sankhamul after the regular time ended on 3-3.

Lama had scored a hat-trick for Sankhamul in the regular time. Bishan Shrestha had scored a brace and Hemanta Thapa Magar scored the other goal for Rising Club.

Rising Club had lost the first qualifier against finalists Sports Castle on Wednesday. The final will be played on Friday.

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2021-10-06

Sports Castle reach Futsal final; Rising Club Dharan, Sankhamul to vie for final berth

Sports Castle Pokhara reached the final of 'A' Division National Futsal League defeating Rising Club Dharan 8-6 in the first qualifier on Wednesday.

Rising Club will have another shot for a place in the final when they take on Sankhamul Futsal, which overcame Sabin Memorial FC 3-2 in the eliminator.

In the qualifier played at the multipurpose hall in Pokhara, hat-tricks from Kishor Gurung and Sumit Shrestha and goals from Suraj Gurung and Bijay Gurung helped Sports Castle to the final. Sudip Gurung, Hemanta Thapar and Milan Rai all scored twice in Rising Club's defeat.

In the eliminator match, Krijal Khadka scored a brace and Jenish Prajapati scored another as Sankhamul edged past Sabin Memorial. Saroj Gurung and Manoj Gurung scored for Sabin Memorial.

Sankhamul will now play against Rising Club in another qualifier on Thursday for a place in the final. The final will be played on Friday.

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2021-10-05

TAFC's U13 academy inaugurated

The U-13 youth football academy of Tribhuban Army Football Club (TAFC) has been officially inaugurated on Tuesday.

Chief of Army Staff Prabhuram Sharma, President of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) Karma Tsering Sherpa and General Secretary of the Nepal Olympic Committee Nilendra Raj Shrestha inaugurated the event at a function held at the Army Headquarters.

TAFC had earlier reached an agreement with the ANFA to run a youth football academy.

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2021-10-05

Sabin Memorial secure final playoffs spot as group stage concludes

Sabin Memorial FC became the final team to secure their place in the playoffs as group stage of 'A' Division National Futsal League concluded on Tuesday.

Sabin Memorial defeated Sankhamul Futsal 3-1 with goals from Sunil BK, Manish Chhetri and Samir Pradhan. Susaan Shrestha was the goalscorer for Sankhamul.

Sabin Memorial's berth was also confirmed after Futsal 5 Dharan, also in contention, lost to Prabhatpheri Youth Club. Doubles from Dhiraj Joshi and Dona Thapa and goals from Santa Lal Gurung and Bibek Saru Magar condemned Futsal 5 to a 6-2 loss.

Sandip Karki and Nayal Shrestha scored for Futsal 5.

Dhuku Futsal Hub defeated relegated Jharna Sports Club 5-3 in another dead rubber match.

Suman Lama, Dawa Dukpa Sherpa, Amit Lama, Prasiddha Magar and Urken Sherpa scored for Dhuku, who were already out of playoffs race. Ganga Gurung, Prabesh Khanal Chhetri and Amit Gurung scored for Jharna Sports, who finished the league without a point.

Sports Castle Pokhara will play against The Rising Club Dharan in the first playoffs on Wednesday with the winner going to the final. The second playoffs will be between Sankhamul Futsal and Sabin Memorial FC with the winner playing against the loser of the first playoff for a place in the final.

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