WMMC defeated Western Region 2-0 in the men´s final while Eastern Region beat PLA Red 3-2 in the women´s title decider. [break]
PLA Red defeated Mid-Western Region 2-0 in the third place playoff in the men´s category while in the women´s category; PLA Blue secured the third position after defeating Western Region 2-1.
The top four teams in both the categories bagged a purse of Rs 300,000, Rs 200,000, Rs 150,000 and Rs 75,000 respectively.
In the men´s final, WMMC took the lead with Jagannath Khadka´s goal in the 59th minute while Jeevan Sinkeman sealed the match with another goal in the 85th minute. Rajkumar Ghising of WMMC was adjudged the man-of-the-match.
Meanwhile, Eastern Region took an early lead in the women´s final with Simran Kalikote´s goal in the 6th minute. Indira Rai doubled the lead five minutes later.
PLA tried to make a comeback with Nisha Sunuwar and Lila Pandey´s goals in the 31st and 38th minutes respectively but that was not enough for victory as Samrachana Pradhan sealed the match in the 53rd minute. Kumari Gurung of the Eastern Region was declared the woman-of-the-match.
In the men´s third place playoff, Suraj Gurung of PLA Red scored the first goal in the 54th minute. Susan Gautam added another goal two minutes later to secure the third place.
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In the women´s third place playoff, Western Region lost to PLA Blue despite taking an early lead. Yashoda Thokar scored the first goal in the 16th minute for Western but Rupa Malla equalized in the 25th minute. Jamuna Magar´s goal for PLA three minutes later sealed the match in favor of the Blues.
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