Kathmandu, December 29
Lalitpur City FC beat Pokhara Thunders to set a date with Dhangadi FC in the final of the Nepal Super League 2023.
In a tightly contested match, Lalitpur, who were down to 10 men, beat Pokhara 2-1 in extra time.
Despite losing Nikhil Khadam to two yellows, Lalitpur took the lead thanks to Imoh Ezekiel on the stroke of half-time.
Pokhara kept pushing and putting pressure on Lalitpur in the second half and scored an equaliser in the 71st minute thanks to Stephen Kojo Paapa Anno.
Pokhara pushed on but failed to get the winner against the 10-man Lalitpur taking the game to extra time.
The Thunders struggled to make any inroads in the extra time and made a defensive mistake which was capitalised by Kushal Deubla to win the match for Lalitpur and take them to the final.
