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IMPHAL, January 11: The Assam Regimental Centre has entered the semi final of the ongoing 56th Sir Churachand Singh Singh, KCSI, CBE Memorial.
The centre which is returning to the CC Meet after a gap of 12 years defeated NISA by a solidary goal in the quarter final to book a semi-final berth for itself.
The last time Assam Regimental Centre had played in the Meet was in 2000 when it was defeated by SSB in the semi-final.
The first half of today’s match was controlled by the Assam Regimental Centre players.
In the 15th minute of play, Bobychand Singh converted a pass from Ajit Singh for the all-important goal.
The second half saw a much spirited playing style from the NISA players however they failed to convert any of their chances. Other than a few counter strikes from the ARC players, the whole second half was dominated by the NISA players.
ARC will meet the winner of the TRAU and Assam Rifles quarter final in the first semi-final on January 15.
The ARC team has 12 Manipuri players with nine of them in the starting line-up.
ARC coach Hemam Jembo who is also from Manipur said even though his played well in the first half they were unable to repeat their play in the second half.
He said the NISA players are all seasoned and experienced players.
He continued that his team will try to win the semi-final and train his players to improve their coordination.
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