GUWAHATI, Nov 3 - With an effort to bring back football atmosphere in Guwahati, a prize-money exhibition match will be played at the Judges� Field here on November 5.
The players of the Super Division football clubs under Guwahati Sports Association (GSA) will be divided into two teams � Guwahati Metro XI and Directorate of Sports XI. The winners will receive Rs 10,000 and the losing team will get Rs 5,000. Best player of the match will also be presented cash award. Sports Commissioner Moloy Bora will be present as chief guest during the match.
Disclosing this in a press conference here today, the organising committee chairman Pulak Goswami said that GSA and Directorate of Sports will provide technical support for organising the match which will be a 90-minute affair. If no result appears then the match will proceed into tie-breaker.
Secretary of the Assam Olympic Association Lakhya Konwar said that as COVID-19 brought a halt to sporting activities in the State along with the whole world, they are organising the match in a bid to revive the football environment in the city so that other tournaments could be started as early as possible.
Assam Football Association official Hiren Gogoi and officials of the GSA clubs were also present in the press conference.
The match will kick start at 1.30 pm.
The teams: (Directorate of Sports) Daoga Brahma, Samar Singh Brahma, Sobilal Konwar, Nayan Jyoti Kuli, Rajib Boro, Daulat Hazarika, Mitradev Swargiary, Sibra Narzary, Chitrajit Chutia, Syed Ansar, Kunal Gautam, Abhijit Duwarah, Biswajit Boro, Pragyan Medhi, Pranab Das, Dhiraj Rajbongshi, N Bikash Singh, Suraj Rabha. Coach: Sawan Thapa, Goalkeeping coach: Bijay Sonowal, Manager: Pramod Rajbongshi. (Guwahati Metro XI) Mulya Rabha, Ranish Ahmed, Bijay Das, Kangkan Sarania, Subhaskhan Rabha, Biplab Kundu, Maneswar Mushahary, Raghunath Boro, Ratnadev Rabha, Dhabesh Daimary, Saurabh Chutia, Malaram Basumatary, Durga Boro, Dipjyoti Deka, Rakesh Das, Rajkumar Panging, Basanta Boro, KC Lalhmingitana. Coach: L Kamala Singh, Goalkeeping coach: Lochan Saikia, Manager: Akhtaruddin Ahmed.