Kathmandu, January 14:

Manang Marsyangdi Club (MMC) demolished Brigade Boys Club (BBC) 7-1 and Mahendra Police Club (MPC) blanked Boys’ Union Club (BUC) 3-1 in the Martyrs’ Memorial San Miguel ‘A’ Division League Football Tournament here today. Machhindra Club and Bouddha Football Club (BFC) played a 1-1 draw in a clash for survival.

At Dasharath Stadium, MMC took an early lead through Kendra Limbu’s own goal in the 10th minute. Limbu ended up putting the ball into his own nets in an attempt to clear Khum Gurung’s attempt. MMC went into the break with two goals up after Salau added another in the 18th on Nabin Neupane’s cross.

MMC added five more goals after the break, the first one coming in the 62nd through Basnata Gauchan’s spectacular goal from the tight angle. BBC pulled one back in the 78th minute through Akash Chhantyal’s penalty which BBC earned when Pankaj Lama brought down Raju Rai inside the area.

The 66th minute substitute Ritesh Khadka scored his first goal for MMC in the 80th capitalising on a defensive error. Sandip Rai joined the party in the 82nd minute scoring the fifth one before Khum Gurung made it 6-1 in the 89th minute. Gurung’s powerful strike deflected into the nets off BBC’s defender Kumar Sunuwar. Nabin Neupane completed the rout in the injury time.

In the other match, MPC took lead in the fifth minute through Dipak Poudel’s header on Jumanu Rai’s cross. Jumanu doubled the tally in the 22nd when he scored a superb goal after taking a pass from Rajendra Shrestha. Jumanu ensured MPC’s win in the 41st minute after he beat goalie Bishnu Tamang before simply putting the ball behind the bars.

At Halchowk, AM Michael put Machhindra ahead in the 12th minute with a powerful strike on Gudiya Rai’s pass. Bouddha skipper Gopal Thapa levelled the scores in the 61st minute through a header on Ranjit Lama’s corner kick.

Boys’ Union protest against Policemen

KATHMANDU: Struggling Boys’ Union Club filed an official protest against MPC for sending in the 19th player during their match on Saturday. Kunjan Shrestha (jersey no 17), who was not listed in the 18-member line-up provided to the media and opponent team, substituted stand-in skipper Rajendra Shrestha in the 60th minute. BUC president said that ANFA should take an immediate action. “As per the league rule, we are the winners. So we demand three points from the match,” he said. Fourth official Surendra Sikhrakar, however, said that MPC had included Shrestha’s name in place of Ananta Thapa before the start of the game. In a similar situation in the first-leg match, the ANFA had suspended fourth official Bal Gopal Maharjan for two matches after the opponents did not file protest. — HNS

Today’s matches

At Dasharath Stadium

• Army vs NRT @ 12:30pm

• Three Star vs RCT @ 2:30pm

At APF Ground, Halchowk

• APF vs Sankata @ 12:30pm