Home team Baneshwor Recreational Centre defeated Imperial Futsal 7-4 in an 11-goal-glut under the Red Bull National Futsal League tournament on Thursday.

Sanjay Shrestha struck a hat-trick to hand the hosts victory, while Dipu Lama added a brace. Mansajan Rajbhandari and Curfew Rasaili also scored a goal each for Baneshwor. Sandesh Silwal scored twice, while Kishan Adhikari and Niraj Gaire replied with one goal each for the away team. Adhikari was named the man-of-the-match.

Following the result, Baneshwor stay third in Group ‘A’ table with seven points from four matches. Kickoff Futsal lead the table with 12 points from as many games, while White Horse (seven points) are second on goal difference. Imperial have three points from four games.

In another match, Kirtipur and Kumari Futsal played a 3-3 draw in Group ‘B’. Yaman Maharjan netted two goals for Kirtipur and John Maharjan added the other. Ashish Tamang scored twice for Kumari and Rajeev Lopsang scored one for the home team. Kumari are third in the group with seven points and Kirtipur are seventh with four points after four matches. Tahachal Futsal are currently leading the Group ‘B’ table with nine points.