The Lohardaga District Football Association organized a football match in the mini stadium here on Suday. The match was played between Ranchi and Lohardaga teams. Ranchi won the match by 3-1. In the first half of the match Lohardaga maintained a lead of 1-0.
Lohardaga’s Kamlesh Kumar succeeded to kick the ball in the opposition team’s net in the 27th minute of the match but in the second half Ranchi succeeded to kick the ball into the Lohardaga’s net. Finally Ranchi won by 3-1. Rahul, Rohan and Laxmikant of Ranchi bagged the goals to their team.
Before it Lohardaga MLA Sukhdeo Bhagat inaugurated the match by shaking hands with the players of both the teams. During the inaugural events Abdul Rashid Khan, the Association’s Secretary was given flowral tributes.
Khan had died last year in a road accident. Sukhdeo on this occasion said that a player must work hard honestly to achieve his aim.
He asked the players to take inspiration from Khan’s life. Khan had sacrificed himself to the welfare of the sports in the district.
The match was sponsored by Prabhat Khabar. Several including Vijay Yadav, Imtiyaz Ansari, Sajid Ahmed Changu, Vakil Khan, Abhinav Sidhdharth, Gopi krishn Kunwar, Satyjeet Singh, Manoj Sonkar, Vimal Kant, Manoj Sahu, Soma Oraon, Sanjay Bhagat, Pramod Sahu, Dharmendra Bhagat, Roshan Munda. Rarif Khan and Shakeel Ahmed.