Smart Village Gold Cup: Bensi Sahar Youth and Laligurans Bhujung in semi-finals

Bensisahar Youth Society and Laligurans Youth Club Bhujung entered the semi-finals after defeating teams from outside the district. In the first match at Swargbhoomi Rangshala, the defending champion Benisahar Youth Society defeated Bharatpur Football Club Chitwan by a wide margin of 5-1. In the next match, Laligurans Bhujung defeated Pipley Yuva Club Hetaunda Makwanpur by 2-0 goals.

In the first match, Jai Gurung opened the scoring in the 27th minute of the first half. Vijay Singh scored in the 39th minute of the second half. In the 40th minute of the first half, foreign player Glory scored a goal.

In the opening time of the second half, Glory scored a goal in 3 minutes. After that, in the 45th minute, Glory scored another goal and scored a hat trick in the game. On behalf of Bharatpur Football Club, in the 38th minute of the second half, Sudeep KC scored a consolation goal and saved the team from zero. In the first match, he was declared the glory man of the match of Benisihar Youth Society.

In the second match, foreign player Afiz Olawa opened the scoring in the 20th minute of the first half by making use of a corner kick for Laligurans Bhujung. In the 31st minute of the second half, Santosh Khatri made use of a corner kick and scored with a header to ensure Bhujung's trip to the semi-finals. Bhujung player Sushil Yadav was declared man of the match in the tournament.

Earlier, Bhunikhel Football Club Kathmandu and Friendship Yuva Club Tanahun have entered the semi-finals from Monday's match. On Wednesday, Bhunikhel Football Club Kathmandu and defending champion Benisahar Youth Society Lamjung, as well as Friendship Youth Club Tanahun and Triveni Cup champion Laligurans Youth Club Bhujung, who won the prize money of 8 lakh rupees in the region, will meet on Wednesday. According to the organizers, the first match will be between Bhunikhel and Bensi Sahar at 11 am. The final match will be held on Thursday. In the

competition, the first prize is 550,555 rupees, a gold cup and a medal, and the second prize is 350,355 rupees, a cup and a medal. Prem Ghale, chairman of the organizing tourism management committee, Smart Village Ghalegaon, said that Rs 10,000/10,000 cash and medals will be awarded to the top scorers and best players.