Police defeated Jawalakhel Youth Club 1-0 in a match played at Dasharath Stadium in Tripureshwor on Sunday. Suman scored in the second half. Earlier, the police had drawn 1-1 with the departmental Tribhuvan Army Football Club in the first match of the league.
In the 10th minute of the match, Amir Shrestha's shot from outside the penalty box was touched by Shatrughan Kumar Chaudhary but Jawalakhel missed the lead. Jawalakhel goalkeeper Tekendra Singh Thapa saved the police effort in the 35th minute.
Goalkeeper Shatrughan Kumar Chaudhary easily controlled Rup Bahadur Lama's free kick in the 39th minute. In the 40 th minute, Tej Tamang's shot from Ravi Paswan's cross was saved by goalkeeper Tekendra Singh Thapa. In the 60 th minute, Deepak Raj Singh's cross was saved by Sant Bahadur Gurung's header by goalkeeper Chaudhary.
Goalkeeper Tekendra Singh Thapa saved Paswan's shot in the 61st minute. Goalkeeper Tekendra Singh Thapa took the lead in the 65th minute when Ravi Paswan's free header came out of the post.
In the 67 th minute, Onguna Jugiar's shot was saved by the goalkeeper Shatrughan Chaudhary.
Substitute Suman Lama scored in the 70th minute to give the Police a 1-0 lead. Suman scored the best goal from inside the penalty box on the ball dropped by Tej Tamang in Ravi Paswan's pass. Goalkeeper Tekendra saved Bharat Sah's shot in the 89th minute.
Attempts by the police in the 90th minute were unsuccessful. With the first victory, Police has added 4 points from two games. Jawalakhel, which suffered its second defeat in a row, has not been able to open a points account.
There will be two games in the league today. The first match will be between New Road Team NR and Brigade Boys Club (BBC) at 1 pm and the second match will be between Machhindra Football Club and Divisional Tribhuvan Army Football Club at 4:45 pm.
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