19th Meghalaya Invitation Football Championship

Combine United to lock horns with Langsning in final:

Shillong, Dec 1: Combine United (Delhi) entered the final of the 19th Meghalaya Invitation Football Championship by defeating Bangalore District Football Association (BDFA) by a solitary goal in the semi-final here on Saturday.

Combine United will take on local favourite Langsning SC in the final to be played on Monday.

Though Friday's semi-final was a close contest, BDFA had better ball possession than the Combine United in the first half.

In the 35th minute of the first half, BDFA almost scored had Khalender not failed to convert a pass from skipper Karthigayan.

Three minutes later, Karthigayan was again in the peak of action but his strong right footer went pass inches away from the goal.

The first half ended in a goalless draw.

The second half started in an electrifying manner with both the teams trying to outplay each other.

In the 57th minute, Kingsley Jonathan's effort to score for Combine United went in vain as BDFA goalkeeper Ravindran brilliantly saved the powerful hit.

Ten minutes later, as Kingsley tried to score with the ball which was a misdirected pass from a BDFA defender, the BDFA goalkeeper once again showed his worth by saving his team but Kingsley made no mistake score the solitary goal in the second attempt.

In the 83rd minute, Karthigayan missed a chance to equalize for BDFA as United goalkeeper Uche Onyegbule obstructed the ball's way into the net.

Source: The Shillong Times