New Delhi, Dec 9 : A player of Thadou FC vies for the ball during their match against Hmar Fc at the Ambedkar Stadium on Wednesday.
Despite having found the net first, Thadou FC were taken to task by experienced campaigners Hmar FC as they clinched a 3-2 win in the 4th North East Tamchon football tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium on Wednesday.
With this win, Hmar have stormed in to the quarter-finals. More than the inexperience that was on display in their performance, some major goof ups in the penalty area among the defenders and goalkeeper proved costly to the Thadou team.
Thadou stepped on the gas from the word go and incessantly played an attacking game, targetting the Hmar FC goal early in the match. Their consistent penetrations meant that Hmar had to switch tactics to stop one of the Thadou strikers from being successful. The change in plan saw Hmar players indulge in some physical aggression on the field.
A slight nudge here, a steep push there started to gain prominence until referee warnings to various Hmar players awarded advantages to Thadou. The only way Hmar avoided conceding to the Thadou attack was thanks to the spectacular saves by Hmar custodian, Kenneth Malsawmthang.
But before Hmar could manage to initiate and work on a strategy, Thadou sneaked in through their defense without giving their opposition any more time to think, and upped the score in the 14th minute.
Thoudou striker Gouminlun Kipgen footed home an aerial ball that ricocheted off the Hmar defender. The goal raised the spirits of Thadou camp but perhaps their celebrations gave way to complacence, letting Hmar dominate them.
Waiting for their chances like wounded tigers after the first goal against them, Hmar produced a series of counters worth giving Thadou FC jitters.
Once Hmar gained some momentum, Thadou were pushed to the backfoot before Zawl Thanglien equalised in the 28th minute to bring some excitement back in the game. Thanglien had also been their saviour in the last match they played against Asud FC where he ended up scoring a brace.
And fortunately the match didn’t take a dull turn after the equaliser, rather both teams displayed some telling football that reflected their desperation to book a quarter-final spot. But in the battle of aggressions, Hmar strengthened their charge and ticked the second in the 50th minute through David Jonte who directed a cross to perfection.
They savoured their third just ten minutes later with Stephen seemed to make a mockery of the Thadou defence. He scored when the rival goalie along side a defender were fiddling with the ball rather than clearing it. Taking charge, he left footed the ball leaving both of them in a heated argument.
With 3-1, the goal difference made Hmar sit back and play a defensive game, giving Thadou a weak link to score in the 87 th minute to complete formalities, if nothing else.
The match between Sikkim FC and A’chik Thunder resolved to a 2-2 draw while Dimasa registered a 3-1 win over Tahamzam FC earlier in the day.
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