Governor of Assam-Meghalaya will be the Chief Guest for AR Invitational Cup final

Shillong, March 13: After six days of thrilling action on the pitch, the Assam Rifles Invitational Football Cup will culminate in a final of grand proportions on Tuesday at 2:00pm at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Polo, when worthy finalists Lawsohtun SC and Assam Rifles Laitkor will battle it out for the coveted trophy.

The knock-out tournament, which began on March 6, began with 20 teams from around Meghalaya eager to get their hands on the title. Interestingly, both of the finalists have scored 15 goals leading up to tomorrow’s fixture, which promises to be an exciting contest.

Lawsohtun had an extra match to play on their road to the final, but they began in style by defeating Mawpdang SC 4-2 on the opening day. They got off to a bad start in their second match against Nongrah SC, going two goals down early on in the contest, but bounced back in style to win 5-2. Their quarterfinal performance was much more assured as they took down 7Wasa SC 5-0 before going up against defending champions Smit SC and winning 1-0. Incidentally, Lawsohtun were last year’s runners-up and have once against qualified for the title match.

Meanwhile Assam Rifles got off to a rollicking start by outplaying Mawkhar SC 10-1, but they had to settle for fewer goals in their next two matches, first coming from a goal down to beat Lawmali SC 2-1 in a gripping encounter and then easing past Eastern Pirates 3-0 in the semis.

Lawsohtun’s goalkeeper Banshanlang Sten was instrumental in keeping Smit at bay in the last-four stage, but Assam Rifles also have a danger player in the form of lead scorer Mani Chetry, who has scored eight goals in the tournament so far.

As an additional attraction to the football, halftime will see an Assam Rifles’ massed band display to entertain the spectators. The Honourable Governor of Assam and Meghalaya, Shri Banwarilal Purohit has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest on the occasion of the final.

 

 

 

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