Nepal Army ousted Far West XI 5-3 on penalties to enter semifinals of 3rd Hetauda gold cup in Hetauda.

Both teams played 1-1 draw in regulation time before inviting a spot kick battle.

Goalie Bikesh Kuthu became the man of the match.



Far West XI: Jeewan Chaudhary, Chetan Tharu, Narendra Chaudhary, Rakesh Hamal, Dhan Bahadur Thapa, Madhav Bhandari, Rangol Chaudhary, Maniram Chaudhary, Binod KC, Philip Tamang, Sagar Chaudhary

Nepal Army: Bikesh Kuthu (GK), Bikash Tamang, Bikash Khawas, Bimal Pandey, Dipak Gurung, Arik Bista, Sesehang Limbu, Dinesh Henjan, Bharat Khawas (C), George Price Karki, Nawayug Shrestha

Ruslan TSC will play against Sankata Club in the last quarterfinal match on Tuesday.

Suman Bhomjan memorial sports foundation is organizing the championship, which has a winning purse of Rs 5 lakh.