Nepal Army toiled hard to beat Far Western XI FC 3-0 on penalties to enter semifinals of Mechi Netralaya 3rd Kakarvitta gold cup.

Both teams played 1-1 draw in regulation time of 80 minutes.

Dinesh Henjan became the man of the match. He received Rs 10,000 cash.

Far Western XI: Amanat (GK), Chetan Tharu, Narendra Chaudhary, Rakesh Hamal, Krishna, Bishnu Gurung, Rajendra Thagunna, Abu Banka, Philip Tamang, Binod KC, Ram Singh Rana

Nepal Army: Bikesh Kuthu (GK), Jitendra Karki, Bimal Pandey, Dipak Gurung, Suman Aryal, Santosh Tamang, Padam Tamang, Bibek Basnet, Dinesh Henjan, George Prince Karki, Bharat Khawas (C)

Kakarvitta football training centre is organizing the championship, which has a winning purse of Rs 8 lakhs.