North Eastern win

North Imphal miss penalty opportunities, go down 2-4
Imphal, Feb 16 : The North Eastern Re-Organising and Cultural Association defeated North Imphal Sporting Association 4-2 in a thrilling encounter of the 3rd Manipur State League played at Eastern Sporting Union ground at Wangkhei.
North Eastern started off with some brilliant moves to take the upper hand initially, but North Imphal soon caught up with them and a neck-and-neck run ensued. The latter, however, took the lead in the 22nd minute when a North Eastern defender T. Ajitkumar sliced the ball into the net while trying to clear.
North Eastern regrouped and stepped up the heat to score the equaliser in the 28th minute through Ksh. Malemnganba. He struck again in the 34th minute to consolidate the lead.
In the second half, North Eastern took a cool and calculated approach, relying on quick counter attacks to gain the upper hand. In the 59th minute of the game, North Eastern were awarded a corner and Ksh.
Malemnganba took a near-perfect shot sending the ball to the goalmouth, where medio L. Nabachandra made good use of it by netting the third goal for the team.
H. Amarjit made it 4-1 with a header in 64th minute. A desperate North Imphal made some last-minute moves toreduce the margin to 2-4 through S. Manimohan Singh.
However, most of their moves were thwarted by the brilliance of the North Eastern goalkeeper Romesh Singh.
North Imphal missed two penalties, first by captain N. Jimmy Singh and then by S. Herojit Singh
In other matches, All Moirang Football Association blanked Tiddim Road Athletic Union 2-0 at ESU Wangkhei ground earlier in the day. N. Herojit Singh and M. Nobin Singh scored in the second half.
At Thangmeiband Athletic Union ground, Southern Sporting Union thrashed Phoudel Youth Club 3-0. All the three goals were scored by striker L. Tiken Singh in the second half. On the other hand, Manipur Police Sports Club held Eastern Sporting Union to a goalless draw at Thangmeiband ground.