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2022-04-05

Machhindra crash out after Blue Star defeat

Machhindra Football Club (MFC) crashed out from the preliminary stage of the AFC Cup Qualifiers after losing 2-1 at home to Sri Lanka's Blue Star SC.

Mohammadu Naizer Mohamad Fasal and Shenal Sandesh scored for the Sri Lankan league champions at Dasharath Stadium.

MFC had numerous chances to make a comeback to the game but lacked the finishing touch.

Nurlan Novruzov missed a glorious opportunity in the ninth minute when his shot sailed inches off the bar. Blue Star failed to take the lead through a penalty in the 15th minute when Bishal Shrestha punched away Arepade Ombebe's shot. The penalty was awarded when Devendra Tamang brought down Shenal Sandesh inside the box.

Blue Star took the lead in the 24th minute with Fasal capitalizing through a quickly taken free-kick. Fasal averted the rushing Bishal Shrestha and scored.

Blue Star doubled the lead four minutes later when Sandesh put the ball behind the net after Ranjit Dhimal failed to clear the ball.

MFC missed the chance to halve the deficit when Bimal Gharti Magar's header in the 67th minute came off the bar. They pulled one back in the added minute of the game through Sujal Shrestha but any chances of comeback was quelled by the final whistle from the referee.

Blue Star's head coach Bandara Samarakoon said they executed the plan to stop MFC in today's match. "We were more concentrated on combination play. We also missed our chances but we have to acknowledge the opponent team. They played well and tried hard especially in the second half," the coach said.

MFC's head coach Prabesh Katuwal said they played well and played an attacking game but ended up losing. "I had even warned my players to mark their number nine. That cost us dearly. But we should have scored our chances," said Katuwal.

Blue Star will now face India's Mohun Bagan in the next round.

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2022-04-05

ANFA bids farewell to national futsal team

All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) bid farewell to the national futsal team which is flying to Kyrgyzstan for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers.

The farewell was organized at ANFA Complex in Satdobato.

ANFA President Karma Tsering Sherpa, Vice President Shixit Parajuli, General Secretary Indraman Tuladhar, Futsal Committee Coordinator Ratna Kumar Shrestha, Ex Co member Madhusudan Upadhyay Head of Futsal Binod Gurung were present in the farewell ceremony.

Nepal will play its first match against Uzbekistan on April 10 followed by against Tajikistan on April 11. The final game will be played against Afghanistan on April 12. All the matches will be played at Gazprom Sports Complex in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Players: Anish Shrestha (GK), Biswas Poudel (GK), Aadil Hamid, Bijay Shrestha, Hemanta Gurung, Khim Raj Gurung, Kishor Gurung, Krijal Khadka, Mani Kumar Lama, Roshan Chhantyal, Saroj Tamang, Sumit Shrestha, Suraj Gurung, Urken Jangbu Sherpa

Officials: Gaurav Basnet (Head coach), Adarsha Kumar Singh (Team doctor), Mahesh Kumar Shrestha (Team official), Prakash Pangeni (Team official), Ramesh Karki (Team Official), Milan Gurung (Team Official), Mukunda Ghimire (Journalist), Binaya Jyoti Sapkota (Journalist)

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2022-04-03

Nepal Police, Biratnagar register win

Nepal Police Club defeated Waling Municipality Syangja 3-1 and Biratnagar Metropolitan City overcame Lalitpur Metropolitan City 5-1 in the National Women's League 2078 matches on Sunday.

In the first match of the day, doubled from Niramala BK and another one from Amrita Jaisi helped Nepal Police to the comfortable victory.

BK gave the lead to Nepal Police in just the second minute and added the second in the 33rd. Waling pulled one back through Susma GT in the 67th but Jaisi scored seven minutes from time to ensure the victory.

Nepal Police are third in the table with Waling lying at the bottom of the table without a point.

In the other match, Biratnagar cruised to a 5-1 victory over Lalitpur. Ema Rai gave Biratnagar the lead in the eighth minute. Manisha Thapa Magar scored in the 35th minute to make it 2-0 before the break. After Srijana Singh halved the deficit for Lalitpur, but Sadipa Bholan, Asmita Chaudhary and Mina Khatun scored in the 56th 79th and 87th minute respectively for Biratnagar.

Biratnagar are fourth in the table with Lalitpur sixth.

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2022-04-02

Dhangadhi lose first match, Bhandari's hat-trick sinks Chandrapur

Rashmi Ghising scored a hat-trick as Tribhuvan Army Football Club condemned Dhangadhi sub-metropolitan city to their first defeat of the National Women's League 2078 in Chitwan on Saturday.

Ghising scored in the 35th, 48th and 58th minute to complete her hat-trick. The other three goals were scored by Bimala Chaudhary in the 45th minute, Amisha Karki in the 82nd and Kusum Khatiwada in the 88th minute.

In the first game of the day, Sabitra Bhandari scored a hat-trick as APF defeated Chandrapur Municipality Rautahat 8-0. Bhandari scored in the 23rd, 50th and 90th minute. Anita KC had given APF the lead in the fourth minute. Manjali Kumari Yonjan scored the team's second in the 15th and Anita Basnet put APF three up a minute later.

Yonjan also scored in the 31st minute to complete her brace. Anu Lama also got into the scoresheet in the 71st. The consolation for Chandrapur was scored by Sumitra Singh Pakhrin in the 86th minute.

APF also moved to the summit after the comfortable victory.

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