Sankata Club has won the title of the 22nd edition of Aha Rara Pokhara Gold Cup. Sankata won the title by defeating Bhutanese Youth Sports of America 3-2 in the match at Pokhara Rangshal.
After the scheduled 90-minute match ended in a 2-2 draw, the match went into extra time. After Sunil Ball scored in the 117th minute of extra time, Sankata won the title.
In the eighth minute, Suraj Jyu Thakuri scored and gave Sankata the lead. Mesuke Olumou scored a goal in the 35th minute to give Sankata a 2-0 lead. But in the 37th minute of Bhutanese, René Santillon and Willis Griffith scored in the injury time of the first half to tie the game 2-2.
Since there was no goal in regular time, the game went to extra time. Sankat, the winner of the competition, received Rs. 12 lakhs and Bhutanese Youth Sports, who came second, received Rs. 6 lakhs.
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