Morang XI defeated second string of Nepal Army 4-2 on penalties to enter semifinals of Ruslan 9th Falgunanda gold cup in Phidim.

Both teams played 1-1 draw in regulation time before inviting a spot kick battle.

Sushil Rai from Morang was declared the man of the match. He received Rs 10,000 cash.

Rupandehi XI will play against Sunsari XI in the first semifinal match on Thursday.

Phidim sporting club is organizing the championship, which has a winning purse of Rs 3 lakh.

This is how the match went on:

1' Peeep

10' Both teams are goalless. You can send SMS goal to 35001 to get match updates

20' Still goalless.

30' Both teams are locking horns..

35' GOALLLL! Santosh Neupane scores for Morang XI.

HALF TIME

46' Second half starts..

58' GOALLL! Aashish Shakya levels score for Army men.

Regulation time ends. Now spot kick battle.

Morang XI wins the match 4-2. Sushil Rai is declared the man of the match.