Bansbari had lost to Army Club but stunned Three Star Club respectively in the first and second rounds of the league.[break]
Koilapani captain Saroj Kumar Koirala gifted the first goal to Bansbari in the 41st minute. Koirala scored an own goal while trying to clear Bhola Rai´s free-kick with a header.
Koilapani defender Nandalal Magar misread the position of his goalkeeper in the very first minute of the second half and gave a back pass to an advancing goalie, who could not judge the bouncing ball. Sujan Limbu grabbed the opportunity and guided the ball into an open net.
Dennis Ouko Ochiens scored the third for Bansbari on 58 minutes as he met a pass from Limbu in the box.
Substitute player Shyam Nepali scored the fourth goal in the 81st minute in a solo effort. Koilapani goalkeeper Bikas Kalakheti had no chance of stopping the shot from Nepali from just outside the box.
In the last minute of regulation time, Manoj Gurung scored a consolation goal for Koilapani. It was the first goal for Koilapani in the top flight tournament.
“They could not follow my game plan,” said Koilapani coach Raju Pulami. “I asked them to play ´man-to-man´ but they gave space to the opponents and played a too defensive game,” he added.
“It turned out to be an easy victory as they gifted us the first-half lead. Almost every newly-promoted club has the same standard and whoever takes the lead could win the match. They gifted us three points today (Sunday),” said Bansbari coach Hari Om Shrestha.
After the win Bansbari has six points from three games and lies sixth in the league table, while Koilapani is at the bottom with no points.
RCT, Machhindra share points
In the late kick-off of the day, Machhindra held RCT to a 1-1 draw.
Deepesh Thapa Magar scored in a pass off Bhim Darlami from the left flank of the box in the seventh minute of the match to give RCT a 1-0 lead.
RCT maintained the lead till the 74th minute when referee Sachin Amatya awarded a penalty to Machhindra for Alexis Likeng´s foul on Suraj Gurung inside the box. Bal Gopal Sahukhala coolly converted the spot-kick and leveled the match.
Ale goal controversy
In the stoppage time, Gurung provided a pass to Pukar Ale, who made a run with the ball into the box, but RCT custodian Prem Kumar Tamang made a save.
RCT officials protested from the box claiming Ale was offside. Referee Amatya sent off RCT official Changes Lal Shrestha for his unsporting behavior during the protest.
Following the referee´s decision, RCT officials indulged in a heated discussion with match officials after the completion of the game.
RCT coach Baiju Nath Kapali and Madhu Karki both boycotted the post-match conference after the incident.
After the draw, RCT occupies third position in the league table with seven points from three matches while Machhindra is in 11th spot with two points from three matches.
Machhindra to be fined
Machhindra Club will be fined Rs 5,000 as per the tournament regulation as six players of the club received bookings during the match. As per the regulation, a team that sees five or more bookings in a match is to be fined. The RCT-Machhindra match saw a total of eight bookings. Referee Amatya booked six players from Machhindra and two from RCT on Sunday.
“The team was formed just two weeks before the tournament and my players lack fitness. Meanwhile, the rain had made the ground slippery and the boys´ sliding attempts to interrupt opponents pulled bookings every time,” said Machhindra coach Chhiring Lopsang.
However, he praised his players for a better performance than in the previous game. “We are improving and we really deserved three points in today´s (Sunday´s) match,” claimed Lopsang.
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