TAC celebrate Army Day in style

Butwal, February 24

Tribhuvan Army Club hammered Sikkim United 8-0 in the 19th Tilottama Gold Cup here at the ANFA Technical Centre grounds in Devi Nagar today.

In the match played on the Army Day and Mahashivaratri festival, Amrit Basnet completed a hat-trick and Dip Lama scored a brace for the departmental side, while Bibek Basnet, Tanka Basnet and Santosh Tamang netted one each. Amrit Basnet was named the man-of-the-match.

Bibek Basnet opened the scoring in the 11th minute of the match before Tanka Basnet doubled the tally in the 22nd minute as the Armymen went into the break with a comfortable lead. After the break, the TAC slammed home six goals in an one-sided affair.

Santosh Tamang made it 3-0 in the 52nd minute, while Amrit Basnet scored his first and team’s fourth goal in the 61st minute. Dip Lama got his first goal of the match in the 69th minute to make it 5-0, while Amrit struck twice in the 81st and 90th minutes to complete his hat-trick. Lama completed the rout with his second and team's eighth goal in the second minute of the injury time.

The Armymen will play against Nepal Police Club in the departmental derby for a place in the semi-finals on February 28.

On Saturday, Rumpum Jhapa-XI will play against Harvest Moon Himalayan Sherpa Club.