Rupandehi XI has moved to the quarterfinals following 2-0 win over Far West XI in the opener of 20th Tilottama Gold Cup at Butwal on Thursday.

Nishan Limbu scored both goals for the hosts.



Two-goal hero was declared the man of the match. He was awarded with Rs.11,000.

Lali Rupandehi XI: Sojit Gurung (GK,C), Aasish Gurung, Chiring Gurung, Amar Dangol, Nishan Limbu, Nitin Thapa, Ashok Thapa Magar, Jitesh Gurung, Gaurav Budhathoki, Purna Bahadur Shrestha.

Far West XI: Dilmani Chaudhary (GK), Rakesh Hamal, Maniram Chaudhary, Rangul Chaudhary, Vogendra Chaudhary, Binod KC, Ram Singh Rana, Krishna Chhetri, Ajay Tamang, Dhan Bahadur Thapa, Sumit Dube.Two-goal hero has been declared the man of the match. He is awarded with Rs.11,000.

Friends Club will take on Kaski XI in the second pre-quarterfinal match tomorrow.

Rupandehi DFA is organizing the championship, which has a winning purse of Rs 7,77,777.