Nepal Police Club Advances to Final of Kohalpur Gold Cup Football Tournament
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- Nepal Police Club defeated Royal Football Club Karnali 5-3 on penalties in the semifinal of the Kohalpur Gold Cup football to advance to the final.
- Kohalpur Racing Sahara Club secured their final spot by defeating Laligurans Association Club Pokhara in the first semifinal.
- The final between Kohalpur Racing Sahara Club and Nepal Police Club will be held on Baisakh 26, with the winner receiving NPR 800,000 as prize money.
April 7 (Baisakh 24), Banke – The departmental team Nepal Police Club has secured a place in the final of the fourth Kohalpur Gold Cup football tournament. On Thursday, Nepal Police Club defeated Royal Football Club Karnali 5-3 on penalties in the second semifinal match to reach the final.
The match, played with great enthusiasm, ended goalless in regular time. This was the first match in the current edition of the Kohalpur Gold Cup where the result was decided by penalty shootout, as no previous matches had used penalties to determine the winner.
Having won the penalty shootout, Nepal Police Club confirmed their place in the final, where they will face the host team Kohalpur Racing Sahara Club.
All five Nepal Police Club players successfully converted their penalties. The goal scorers for Police Club were captain Ram Bagale, Anil Tamata, Sanjiv Lama, Hemant Shrestha, and Sujan Magar.
For Karnali, Karan Shahi, Divash Bisi, and Bikram Ali scored, while captain Sudan Bishwakarma was unsuccessful in his attempt.
In the first semifinal held on Wednesday, the host Kohalpur Racing Sahara Club defeated Laligurans Association Club Pokhara to secure their spot in the Kohalpur Gold Cup final.
The final match to decide the champion will be played between Kohalpur Racing Sahara Club and Nepal Police Club on Baisakh 26 (April 9).
The tournament features eight teams, with the champion receiving a prize of NPR 800,000 and the runner-up awarded NPR 400,000.
The Most Valuable Player of the tournament will receive a prize of NPR 51,000.