The 2022 Bhutan’s highest championship league Bhutan Premier League (BPL) Champion Paro FC played against Nepal's Machhindra FC in the starter phase of the AFC Cup Qualifiers at Dasharath Rangasala Arena in Nepal. The club has won the BPL multiple times since its commencement in 2018.
Paro FC Squad in Nepal.
Credit: Paro FC Website.
Machhindra FC, the sprinter-up of
Nepal's 2023 Saints Remembrance A Division Association, is the third club from
Nepal to play against Paro FC. During the 2019 Gold Cup held in Phuentsholing,
Paro played against Nepal's Military and Three Star FC, overcoming them.
Machhindra FC got the chance to address Nepal after the Association champion
Church Young Men neglected to get the AFC Club Permit expected for investment.
Bhutan's Paro FC's lead trainer,
Puspalal Sharma, is certain about the game, which matches with the continuous
2023 BPL season. "Because of the ongoing BPL, preparing has been steady,
and we are completely ready to confront Machhindra FC," said Sharma. He
referenced that the adversary conveyed a large portion of their public players this
time, with just four global players, though, according to the AFC guidelines,
groups are permitted to have six worldwide players.
Paro FC likewise has four
unfamiliar volunteers, every one of whom will highlight in the match. The group
enrolled Kinga Wangchuk from Transport Joined FC and Karma Tsheltrim from Ugyen
Foundation FC, for forward and guard positions, separately.
Sharma recognized that Nepal
doesn't have competition as of now, giving Paro FC a benefit. Notwithstanding,
he called attention to that the home ground could be worthwhile for the
adversary, as their players are open to playing on regular grass, while Paro
FC's players are more familiar with fake turf. Furthermore, AFC has made it a
one-leg game rather than a home-and-away organization, as in the past seasons.
In the 2020 AFC match, Paro held
Safeguards FC of Sri Lanka to 2-2 and 3-3 draws. Be that as it may, the group
endured misfortunes of 1-0 and 9-1 against Bengaluru FC in 2021 and a 1-2 loss
against Valencia of the Maldives last year.
Machhindra Football Club crushed Paro Football Club 3-2 in the main fundamental round match of the AFC Cup here at the Dasharath Arena today. Bimal Gharti Magar, Ayush Ghalan, and Afeez Olawale Oladipo scored for Machhindra, while Evans Asante answered for Paro, who was gifted with an own objective from Machhindra goalkeeper and captain Bishal Shrestha. Machhindra will currently venture out to India to play against Mohun Bagan at the Salt Lake City Arena in Kolkata on August 16.
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| Paro FC's striker's lead goal. credit: Kantipur TV. |
Machhindra evened out the scores
four minutes after the fact. Bimal Gharti Magar scored the balancer with a looping
header following a cross from Arik Bista. Gharti Magar was the supplier in the
fifteenth moment when he set the ball for Ghalan, who covered the ball into the
nets with a left-footed volley to make it 2-1 for Machhindra.
Gharti Magar was distressingly
close in the 27th moment with the ball going inches wide off the post. Afeez
Olawale Oladipo headed home in the 39th moment to broaden the lead for
Machhindra on a cross from Andres Tchounke, who was taken care of by Ghalan
with an ideal pass. Evans Asante slices the shortfall to 3-2 in the 71st moment
with a cunning shot from inside the container.
Machhindra endure a late surge
from Paro and they had the option to move beyond the principal starter round
counterpart without precedent for their subsequent endeavor. Machhindra, who
lost to Sri Lankan association champions in their most memorable appearance in
the AFC Cup last season, got the valuable chance to play again this season despite
wrapping as sprinters up in the Saints Commemoration A Division Association.
Champions Church Young men Joined together - who won the A division association
in their presentation season - didn't have the AFC Club Permit expected to meet
all requirements for the AFC Cup.
Playing before the 4,250
observers, Machhindra caretaker Shrestha denied Yeshi Dorji in the 57th moment.
Paro FC kept on squeezing for a balancer in the last quarter of the match yet
they couldn't track down the rear of the nets regardless of coming close on several
events. Shrestha protected his side in the 89th moment with a splendid save,
finishing off a strong strike from Kazuo Homma following a cross from Asante.
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| Equalizer from the Machhindra FC, Nepal. Credit: Kantipur TV. |
Gharti Magar ought to have
finished coordinate with support however he fumbled up a sitter neglecting to
score in an open net following a pass from Aashish Chaudhary in the injury
time. Gharti Magar was subsequently declared the player of the match.
Machhindra lead trainer Kishor KC
was content with the outcome however was not happy with the general
presentation of the group. "I'm glad for the success yet I'm a piece not
happy with the group's exhibition," KC said. "We ought to have
dominated the game with basically a two-three objective edge," he added.
"The young men played according to the group plan for 70 minutes. Yet, the
group was out of concentration later and the rivals benefited from that,"
he said.
Gotten some information about the
following match against Mohun Bagan, KC said he would concentrate on the rivals
and get ready plans in like manner. "I will gather data about Mohun Bagan
and read about them first. We have seven days to get ready for the following
match," KC said. "There are sure regions to improve and we will fix
them before going into the following match."
The player of the match Gharti
Magar acknowledged the group couldn't push the energy along in the last part.
"We adhered to the directions from the mentor and played by the
arrangement. Be that as it may, we were not sufficient in the final part,"
he said. "Every one of the players set forth their hard amounts of energy.
Furthermore, we are glad to pull off a success from the main match."
Having gotten some information
about the extreme contest in the forefront, Gharti Magar said the players were
helped up with the appearance of new players. "It's extremely difficult to
keep a spot in the group as there is a great deal of value players. And all the
colleagues are helped up as a result of the new players in the group,"
added Gharti Magar, who will be facing his previous club in the following
match. "I enjoyed a season with Mohun Bagan before and I'm eager to play
against them now."
Paro FC lead trainer Puspa Lal Sharma commended his players for vivacious execution in the match. "My
young men gave their 100% in the match notwithstanding playing on a hard
surface. Every one of the grounds in Bhutan is counterfeit turfs and it was
extreme for my group to play on regular ground," said Sharma.
"The majority of the players
in the group are youthful and they were eager after yielding several
objectives. We attempted to return firmly in the last quarter yet missed the
mark."
Having gotten some information
about the splendid save from Machhindra goalkeeper Shrestha in the perishing
snapshots of the match, Sharma said the karma was not on their part. "Now
and again it's the nature of the goalkeeper and some of the time it's
karma," he said. "In any case, we will sit together and survey our
exhibition for our impending matches back home."
