Nepal Army coach Nabin Neupane said his boys took Dharan FC as an easy opponent.

They did take the lead in the match but conceded goal in the second half. The match was decided through spot kick battle in which Dharan FC became victorious 5-4.

George Prince Karki wasted his kick in the battle.

Coach Neupane said, "We took Dharan FC as an easy opponent. We could have scored goals in the regulation time. It was our bad luck in spot kick battle".

Dharan FC coach Arjun Rai was delighted with the win.

He said, "Our target was to push the match to spot kick battle and we were successful".

Ruslan Three Star Club will meet Nepal APF in third quarterfinal match on Monday.