Shanishchar of Jhapa & Panchthar FC have entered the final of the ongoing 5th Phidim City Cup football tournament at Ranitar, Phidim.

Sanischare entered the final after defeating the host Swatantra FC with a 4-2 goal difference.

Pradip Budhathoki completed the first hat-trick for the contenders of the title, Shanishare, who participated for the first time. He scored the 12th, 36th and injury time goals of the first half. Similarly, Saurabh Limbu scored a goal in 6 minutes of the second half.

In the first half, he managed to score 2 goals when he was behind by 3-0 goals. For him, DK Gurung scored in the 14th minute of the second half and Anurag Jabegu scored in the 16th minute, but they did not reach the title race.

In the second semifinal match, Panchthar FC defeated Turkeni FC 5-3.

The winner of this competition will get 180,000 in cash.