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By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Tribhuvan Army Football Club has shared points with Satdobato Youth Club in Martyr's Memorial 'A' Division League after failing to maintain the lead 3 times. The match ended in a 3-3 draw at Dasharath Stadium on Sunday. Gillespye Jung Karki scored two goals for Army in the first half, and Satdobato scored a piece in between through Dipak Singh Thakuri. Army took an early lead, thanks to the Gillespye Jung Karki, who headed the ball home following Jagjit Shrestha's cross from the right wing in the fourth minute of the match. Satdobato's Deepak Raj Singh Thakuri then beat three Army defenders and leveled the match in the 25th minute of the game. 18 minutes later, Gillespye scored his second goal and gave the Army the lead before going i...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Santosh Saukhala, the all-time top goal scorer of the Martyr's Memorial 'A' Division League, has returned to the Three Star Club after 7-years. Santosh, who arrived in Nepal last week, penned down an agreement with Three Star on Friday. However, neither party disclosed the financial terms of the agreement. The 35-year-old forward last played for the club during the National League in 2015 before moving to Japan mid-season. In 2018, Santosh came back to Nepal and played in Nepal's top-tier league from Chyasal Youth Club, where he completed the 100-goal milestone and became the first player to complete 100 goals in the league. Since then, he has been living in Japan until returning to Nepal in 2018 to play for Chyasal Youth Club, where he b...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Three Star Club defeated Tribhuvan Army Football Club 1-0 in an ongoing Martyr's Memorial 'A' Division League at the Chyasal Stadium on Thursday. The Nigerian forward, Ajayi Martins Kayode, scored the only goal of the match in the 17th minute which was enough for Three Star to secure the victory. Martins beat the offside trap, received Skipper Bikram Lama's through pass and beautifully placed the ball into the back of the net in a one-on-one situation. With this goal, Martins now has four goals in the league, putting him in second place in the league's goal scorer list, just behind Satdobato's Dipak Raj Singh Thakuri who has scored five goals. This victory was Three Star's third win in the league, allowing them to climb to sixth place with t...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Machhindra FC and Himalayan Sherpa Club shared a spoil as both the side scored once in the Martyr's Memorial 'A' Division League at ANFA Complex on Thursday. In a closely contested battle, forward Bimal Gharti Magar scored his first goal of the league in the dying minutes, rescuing defending champions Machhindra from defeat. The match saw both teams struggle to score, with the goals coming in late. Himalayan Sherpa Club was awarded a penalty after Chhiring Gurung of Machhindra handled the ball inside the box. Satyam Sharma then sent Machhindra's goalkeeper Bishal Shrestha the opposite direction and converted the penalty, giving Himalayan Sherpa the lead in the 86th minute of the match. However, Bimal Gharti Magar of Machhindra FC found the b...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Jawalakhel Youth Club has surged to the top of the points table by defeating Satdobato Youth Club 2-1 in an ongoing Martyr's Memorial 'A' Division League at ANFA Complex on Tuesday. In the closely contested match, Fode Fofana of Jawalakhel opened the scoring just before halftime. He converted a spot-kick in the 43rd minute, giving his team a lead. Jawalakhel's foreign recruit Nkoto Synous Masoabi then extended their lead five minutes after the interval. However, Dipak Raj Singh Thakuri of Satdobato pulled one back for his team, which was not enough for Satdobato. With this victory, Jawalakhel has taken the lead in the points table with 13 points, leaving Satdobato at third position with 12 points.

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Church Boys United Football Club and New Road Team - NRT played a thrilling stalemate in the ongoing Martyr's Memorial 'A' Division League at Chyasal Stadium on Tuesday. The match ended in a draw after Church Boys failed to maintain their 2-0 lead. Ashish Chaudhary and Skipper Ananta Tamang scored for Church Boys while Rohan Khadgi and Saroj Tamang scored for NRT. Church Boys opened the scoring in the 20th minute, with Aasish Chaudhary scoring after receiving a through pass from Aasish Chapagain and beating NRT's goalkeeper Pujan Hona in a one-on-one situation. Ananta Tamang extended Church Boys' lead in the 62nd minute by scoring a spectacular freekick. However, NRT fought back and opened their account through substitute Rohan Kh...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal APF Club and Sankata Club emerged victorious in their respective matches, kicking off the 6th round of Martyr's Memorial 'A' Division League. Sankata Club secured a narrow 1-0 win over FC Khumaltar in a match played at ANFA Complex, with Junior Onguene scoring the winning goal in the 27th minute for Salyan Khadgi's side. Meanwhile, at Chyasal Stadium, Nepal APF Club defeated Nepal Police Club 2-0 in a departmental derby. The first half was goalless, but Hari Karki broke the deadlock for APF in the 57th minute. In the 5th minute of injury time, Sabin Gurung scored for APF, sealing the win and leaving no chance for the Police to make a comeback. With this victory, Nepal APF Club moved up to the 5th spot in the points table, while S...