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Khumaltar climb to seventh with win
Khumaltar Youth Club climbed to seventh position in the Martyrs Memorial ‘B’ Division League after their 4-2 success over Mahabir Youth Club at the Anfa Complex in Satdobato on Friday.Khumaltar Youth Club climbed to seventh position in the Martyrs Memorial ‘B’ Division League after their 4-2 success over Mahabir Youth Club at the Anfa Complex in Satdobato on Friday.
Khumatar, who was languishing at 11th, now have 15 points with 12 games with just one round remaining. Mahabir are doomed for relegation as they have only four points from 12 matches. Khumaltar went ahead early in the seventh minute through Saroj Raut goal before adding the second in the 36th minute. Niresh Dulal made it 3-0 in the 43rd minute but Bikash Gurung pulled one back for Mahabir from the penalty spot. However, Khumaltar extended the margin to 4-1 when Sabir Chaudhary slammed home the fourth goal. When Umesh Thapa struck late in the injury time it was too late for Mahabir.
Madhyapur Youth Association (MYA) recorded a narrow 2-1 win over Nayabasti in another game at Anfa Complex. Vizon Gurung scored the winner in the 4oth minute after Mohan Gurung had cancelled out Nishan Basnet’s fourth minute lead for MYA.
MYA lie 11th in the points table with 13 points from 12 games, while Nayabasti are one place up at 10th with 13 points. Both teams have just one game in hand.