Kathmandu, Dec 25: Dhangadhi Football Club has entered the finals of Nepal Super League (NSL) football tournament.
Dhangadhi FC defeated Pokhara Thunders by 4-3 in a tiebreaker to book a place in the second edition of the NSL. The match held at Dasharath Stadium in Tripureshwar today ended in a 1-1 draw at end of the 90 minutes. Pokhara scored the first goal in the 5th minute of the game through Ayush Ghalan. However, captain Devendra Tamang of Dhangadi scored in the 54th minute to bring the score to 1-1.
In extra time, Stefan Kozo Enor scored for Pokhara and Ahmed Hijaji scored for Dhangadhi to bring the match to a close at 2-2, leading to the penalty shootout.
Kathmandu will play Lalitpur in the eliminator match on Tuesday. Pokhara will play the winner of this match to decide the second finalist of the NSL
Source: National News Agency Nepal