APF, Friends draw

LALITPUR: Nepal APF Club and Friends Club played a 3-3 draw in the Lalit Memorial U-18 Football Championship here at the ANFA Complex grounds on Wednesday.

Niraj Chaudhary completed the hattrick with goals in the 22nd, 39th and 48th minutes for APF, while Nisen Subba scored a brace for Friends and Rajiv Lopchan netted one. In another match, Himalayan Sherpa Club defeated Machhindra Football Club 1-0. Abhishek Shrestha scored the solitary goal of the match in the 69th minute.