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Farwest fight back to stun Manang 4-2
Farwest FC rallied twice to earn their first win with a 4-2 success over Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC) in their Group ‘D’ match of the Lalit Memorial U-18 Football Championship at the Anfa Complex in Satdobato on Monday.Farwest FC rallied twice to earn their first win with a 4-2 success over Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC) in their Group ‘D’ match of the Lalit Memorial U-18 Football Championship at the Anfa Complex in Satdobato on Monday.
The late match of the day saw Himalayan Sherpa Club hammer Three Star Club 6-2 to taste first victory in the five-team group, which also consists of Friends Club. Following the outcomes, four teams in the group—Himalayan Sherpa, Three Star, Farwest and Friends—have four points each while MMC are yet to open accounts. Himalayan Sherpa, Friends and MMC have played two matches each while Three Star and Farwest have a game more.
In the early kick off, Karlosh Barkhariya put MMC ahead in the 18th minute but Rajiv Chaudhary levelled the scores just a minute later. MMC retained their the lead two minutes before interval with a goal from Bijay Karki. But Farwest turned the match in their favour scoring three more goals after resumption. Kiran Bohara restored the parity for Farwest in the 78th minute before Bijay Chhetri made it 3-2 in the 80th. Nabin Bhattarai sealed the victory with fourth goal for Farwest in the 86th minute.
Himalayan Sherpa rode of a five-goal haul from Sanjay Dhimal in their comprehensive win over Three Star. Sanjay struck in the fifth, 50th, 52nd, 64th, and 68th minutes. Anil Ale Magar was also on target for the Sherpas in the 74th minute. Nirajan Maharjan netted in the 18th and Jenish Prajapati in the 46th minute for Three Star. Himalayan Sherpa assistant coach Bijendra Pudasaini said that their offensive approach paid rich dividend, especially after the interval.