Sankhuwasabha Gold Cup: Sunsari's New Star beat Kathmandu's Planning Boyz, reach final

Sunsari's New Star Club have reached the final of the Sankhuwasabha Gold Cup football tournament.

In the first semifinal played on Wednesday at Mahendra Secondary School ground in Manebhanjyang, Khandbari Municipality-3, New Star defeated Kathmandu's Planning Boyz 6-5 in a tie-breaker.

New Star's Sanjay Shrestha put his team ahead with a goal in the 26th minute. Planning Boyz's Anish Pariyar equalized in the 64th minute. Neither side managed to score further in regulation time, and the match ended 1-1 before going to the tie-breaker.

Planning Boyz won several corner kicks during the match but could not convert them into goals.