Minerva Academy FC tumbled Mizo Champions Electric Veng to go to the top of the table

In AIFF Futsal Club Championship the winning spree continues for the defending champions as they beat Electric Veng FC in their third game on the trot. The game went neck to neck till the last minute but the defending champions prevailed with a 7-5 scoreline. Electric Veng started the game fiercely and took a 2-0 lead in the opening 12 minutes which gave a big early scare to Minerva. Thapa (14’) and Naoba (15’) led the comeback for Minerva as they put the score to a stalemate with two quick goals in consecutive minutes. Haokip (18’) completed the comeback for Minerva as they got a goal lead going into the break.

The second half proved to be goal-friendly from both ends with Lalremtulunga’s (23’, 27’) brace giving an early lead to Electric Veng. The defending champions came late but dismantled Electric Veng in the last 10 minutes with goals from Naoba (32’), Chanpreet (30’), Samson (33’) and Himanshu (34’) to register a comfortable 7-5 victory. Minerva Academy FC now scored nineteen goals in three games and conceded seven goals, as they sit on the top of the points table with nine points from three matches.