Nagaland beat Manipur; enters in U-17 Subroto Cup final

Our Correspondent
Kohima, Oct. 11 (EMN): Nagaland finally set the record straight with their impressive performance at the Under-17 Subroto Cup semis defeating Manipur 3-1 in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Exactly four weeks ago on Tuesday, it was the Manipur team that upset Nagaland in the semi-final of the Under-14 Subroto Cup 2022. The senior team will clash with Chandigarh in the final on October 13.

Representing team Nagaland is Pilgrim Higher Secondary School, Dimapur, which defeated CT Higher Secondary School Mayang, Imphal, in the semi-final encounter.

A hat-trick from Nagaland’s Thulunso sealed the fate for the Manipur boys who managed to score a face-saver goal.

The team is led by state football coach Mughato Aye and Akihito Zhimo as the manager.

Nagaland team on Sunday edged past Meghalaya team 3-2 via a tie-breaker after the match ended 2-2 in regulation time.

It may be recalled that Nagaland team won its first match against Bihar by 3-1, scored 16 goals against Gujarat and defeated Assam 2-0 in the third match.