The 22nd Aaha Rara Pokhara Gold Cup is almost to its end on Saturday 6th of January. It will be the final of the competition where two of the strongest teams Sankata FC & Bhutanese Youth Sports are facing for the title race. Sankata who are already the winner of 20th edition looking up to double their victory. Meanwhile BYSC are scouting for their maiden title in their debut. The final match will kick off at 1:30 PM NST at Pokhara Stadium.
Sankata Vs Bhutense Youth SC Squad Details:
Bhutanese Youth Sports Club: Pujan Thapa Magar (C), Hector Orega, Deshwan Pattersom, Dialo Irakage, Miguel Parafox, Wills Griffith, Rojin Prajapati, Dhiraj Thajali, Rene Santillon, Thomas Sacker, Prabin Basnet, Dinesh Thapa Magar, Bishal Magar, Dhiraj Basnet, Sudeep Tamang, Saugat Rai, Anuj Bhattarai, Riley Urei, Amerin Neyene, Bikash Magar, Pema Dukpa, Roshan Gurung, John Rai
Coach: Pradeep Humagain
Sankata Squad: Tikendra Thapa (GK), Bishnu KC, Ajay Maharjhan, Gautam Shrestha, Nishan Khadka, Dipendra BK, Kuldip Karki, Saroj Dahal, Ravi Silwal, Biyuk, Suraj Jeu Thakuri, Ayush Ghalan, Roshan Pahari, Sunil Bal, Dipesh Ale Magar, Shirshak Tuladhar, Ganesh Hamal, Anuj Gaire
Coach: Salyan Khadgi
Sankata Vs Bhutenese YSC Match Preview:
New Road Team NRT are already the winner of 19th Aaha Rara Gold Cup 2021 where they beat African Roots Association, a Cameroonian team in the final by 4-3 on penalties.
BYSC journey to final
Bhutanese youth sports who had a direct slot in the quarterfinal played their first match against the most successful team in the tournament history Manang Marsyangdi Club by 1-0. In the quarterfinal . BYSC then met the newly promoted Church Boys United in the semifinal who knocked out the most successful team of the tournament history Nepal Police by 2-1 in the pre quarterfinal following the 3-1 win over the back two time A division league winner Machhindra in the quarterfinals. A narrow 1-0 defeat with the American Side get Bikram Lama’s coached emerging Church Boys United.
BYSC 1-0 Manang Marsyangdi Club, Quarterfinal
BYSC 1-0 Church Boys United, Semifinal
Note: BYSC are the only team not to concede any goals in the ongoing tournament.
Sankata Journey to Final
Sankata their 22nd Aaha Rara Pokhara Gold cup with a win over the departmental side Tribhuvan Army FC by 3-1 in the quarterfinals. After a huge 4-1 win over the defending champions APF club in the semifinal, the agressive Sankata are facing unbreakablle BYSC in the final.
Sankata 3-1 TAFC, Quarterfinal
Sankata 4-1 APF FC, Semifinal
Note: Sankata are the team to score most goals in the ongoing tournament.
Who will win the match?
Both BYSC & Sankata have displayed a strong presence in the competition. One who haven't conceded even a single goal and another with 7 goals scored in just 2 matches. It will be a tight competition and the match could go for the penalty shootout.
Fear of two forwards Messuke & Stephen Binong to BYSC
Two of the prime foreign players in Nepalese domestic league Messuke & Stephen Binong who are the key forwards in the team of Sankata could trouble the defense of BYSC. Messuke & Stephen Binong both with 3 goals in 2 matches are already in the golden boot race.
Sankata Vs Bhutnese YSC Live Details:
The match between Sankata & Bhutanese YC USA can be watched live on youtube via official channel of Public 4K tv. Game will kick off at 1;30 PM NST at Pokhara Stadium on Saturday 23rd of Mangsir. The 22nd edition of Aha Rara Gold cup happened 9 days from 14-23 Mangsir. Winner will be awarded with 12 lakhs while the runners up will get 6 lakhs Nepali rupees. The MVP of the tournament will get an electric scooter of TAILG.