Tek Bahadur Budhathoki scored a brace as Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC) advanced to the semi-finals of the Ganesh Man Singh Gold Cup football tournament with a 3-1 victory over Sunachu Club of Sikkim on Monday.
TAC will now take on the winner of the match between African United and Simrik Saraswoti in the semi-finals. TAC dominated right from the kick off before taking a 21st minute lead. National team forward Bharat Khawas missed three clear chances but made up of the misses by setting up all three goals for the departmental team.
Khawas fed Budhathoki inside the area, who made no mistake in scoring the goal. Four minutes later Khawas assisted Navayug Shrestha from the area and midfielder slotted home with a tap in effort.
In the only chance for Sunachu in the first half, captain Sajan Chhetri had the perfect opportunity to get his team back into the game. But he lost his footing after beating the last TAC defense.
Sunachu were still at the receiving end in the second half with the Armymen quickly getting their third goal. Man-of-the-match Budhathoki completed his brace just five minutes after resumption and Khawas was once again the provider. Inpunghang Subba pulled back a goal back for the visitors but by then it was too late for the visitors.
TAC’s coach Megh Raj KC said his players were not able to play their natural game due to extreme heat. “It was too hot in the middle making my boys difficult to perform up to their potential. We had a weaker opponent and that made the match easier for us,” said KC. Nepal Police Club will take on CFC Bhutan on Tuesday.
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