Dhaka, May 16: A 2 – 1 lead in the first half brought New Road Team their first win against Hasus NTCPE in the AFC President Cup qualifier, after two losses to Abahani Limited and Dordoi Bishkek. After this 4 – 3 win now they have 3 points where NTCPE have only one.
NTCPE got a 17 minute lead, when D. C. Su scored from J. L. Lee cross inside penalty area. But they could not hold the lead, as Ranjit Shreshtha beat the rival goalkeeper C. H. Fan with a powerful right footer from just outside the box to equalize for the Nepali side.
In the first half’s extra time NRT’s Danish recruit Shayan Mosavi doubled the score from a layoff by Nabin Neupane inside the penalty area.
D. C. Su struck again to level the score when he got a good pass from his captain P.L. Chen in the 58th minute. The skipper netted the next one, suddenly entering in the penalty box in the 61st minute stunning the opponent goalkeeper Surendra to make it 3-2.
In the 77th minute Nepali midfielder Jeevan equalized for his side with a low right foot drive from close and Nabin drilled home the winning goal from a Ranjit pass to seal the match. The Kathmandu based outfits coach Yogumber Suwal is happy with the victory they got but he is not satisfied on his players as he claimed they became relaxed after earning the lead.