SIMARA: Tribhuvan Army Club advanced to the semi-finals of the Ruslan eighth Simara Gold Cup here on Tuesday.

TAC defeated Birgunj United 3-0 riding on goals from Bal Krishna Shrestha, Santosh Tamang and Deepak Gurung. Shrestha put TAC ahead in the match 16th minute and Tamang doubled the tally in the injury time of first half. Gurung found the back of the nets in the 55th minute. TAC’s Santosh Tamang was named the man-of-the-match and got Rs 5,000.