KATHMANDU, Oct 25: White Horse Futsal emerged victorious in Group A match of the Red Bull Futsal League while Sankhamul and Harisiddhi Futsal shared points during the matches played in the capital on Tuesday.
Visiting White Horse stunned Dhuku Futsal Hub, Maharajgunj 3-2. Manoj Prajapati, Nitesh Maharjan and Ritesh Lama netted a goal each for the winning team. Abil Hamid netted twice for Dhuku but failed to prevent the defeat of the home team. Ritesh of White Horse was declared the man-of-the-match.
Following the win, White Horse has seven points from four matches. Dhuku, meanwhile, has six points after playing equal number of matches. Kick Off Futsal leads the standings in Group A with nine points from four matches.
Shankhamul Futsal and Harisiddhi Futsal shared the spoils after a 4-4 draw in Group B. In the match played at Sankhamul's home turf, Abhaya Rana netted twice for the home team while Sher Bahadur Thapa and Biplav Dhoj Shahi were also on target. Raifi Maharjan and Lal Bahadur Tamang netted twice for Harisiddhi. The visiting team's goalkeeper Niraj Maharjan, who made some heroic saves, was declared the man-of-the-match.
Both Sankhamul and Harisiddhi have seven points each in Group B after playing equal four matches. Sankhamul is ahead of Harisiddhi by the virtue of better goal difference. Tahachal leads the group with nine points after playing equal matches.
The tournament is the event with highest cash prize in domestic futsal. The winner and the runner-up teams will get richer by Rs 1 million and Rs 500,000 respectively. Sixteen teams from Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur are participating in the event.
W Horse, Dhuku settle for draw
