Pursunep’s lone goal send Dimapur to final
Dimapur 1: 0 Peren
Mokokchung Times News
Arenjungla Kichu
A stunning cross from Kakhevi helped Pursunep net the goal with a header in the 40th minute for Dimapur making them the first team to book a berth in the final. Yes! Dimapur is in the final!
Peren did not give up till the last minute but struggled to penetrate through Dimapur’s back four.
Supported by a strong defense, Dimapur goalkeeper Homuka is yet to concede a goal as he continues with his decent performance throughout the tournament, making him one the best goalkeepers in the tournament. However, Dimapur’s greatest strength lies in their wingers who just display phenomenal game match after match.
Khiuwangbo Kaurintah carried the Peren side and created some decent chances but his excellence was not enough against a deft and smart Kakhevi-Pursunep duo whose combination has been at their finest since the start of this tournament.
Zhimo and Toka did not have their best game today and fans expect that they will deliver better in the final.
Unstoppable Mon reach maiden inter-district final
Tseminyu 1(4) – Mon 1(5)
After 90 minutes of an intense and an aggressive semi final match, in presence of a roaring crowd, Mon made it to the final for the first time in the championship after a nerve-wrecking penalty shootout against Tseminyu.
In one of the most thrilling matches the tournament has witnessed, with jam-packed crowds and 22 thousand live online viewers, Mon and Tseminyu battled out an aggressive, intense match leaving no time for the supporters to sigh.
In a game that witnessed 34 fouls in total, Mon played with their strength, their heart and soul as they displayed a fast-paced game by tightly pressing their opponent and not allowing spaces for Tseminyu to make a run or to even play their usual football.
Mon were fast, strong and did everything they possibly could to win the game.
The extreme battle between the two spectacular teams played out scoreless for 20 minutes until Laiwang for Mon struck the back of the net in the 20th minute.
Tseminyu had one of the toughest games against Mon in the tournament as Mon tested them every second of the match and made them so nervous that for the first time, Tseminyu’s defense fell all over the place.
But Tseminyu is known for coming back into the game no matter what. 60 minutes into the game, Sinenlo Kath found the equalizer with a stunning goal and the 90 minutes of the game ended with the scoreline reading 1-1.
This was then followed by a nerve-wrecking penalty shootout where the first tiebreaker of 5 shots each ended with 4-4 as goalkeeper Eshong Konyak made a decent save from Zeaneikho and Honan Konyak kicked it wide.
In the final deciding shootout, Sinenlo Kent of Tseminyu ended up hitting the goal post while Pangteih Konyak scored the winning goal giving Mon the victory they so thirsted for.
