Veedol Bijaya youth Hetauda gold cup got underway in Hetauda on Friday.

Central College Bharatpur FC defeated Makwanpur XI 2-1 in the opening match.

Glory scored the opener for Bharatpur in 5th minute but the joy was short lived. Rishi Lama leveled the score for Makwanpur in 12th minute.

Ranjit Ale scored second goal in the stoppage time of first half, which remained decisive. Ale became the player of the match and received Nrs 5,000.

Birgunj Youth academy will play against Dudhauli sports club, Sindhuli on Saturday.

Earlier, Hetauda Dy Mayor Mina Kumari Lama inaugurated the championship, which is organized by Bijaya Youth club,

10 teams are taking part in the event, which has a winning purse of Nrs 3 lakh.