Shimhadevi FC, Lalbhitti have qualified for the semi-finals of the second Mangalbare Shukrabare Open Knockout Football Tournament going on in Pathari Shanishchare-8, Samal Dada ground in Morang. They defeated hosts Mangalbare Shukrabare FC 2-0 to advance to the next round.

Samyog Acharya and Ranjan Magar scored in the 14th and 21st minutes of the second half for Shimhadevi. The hosts created a lot of chances but couldn't score. Ranjan Magar was named the player of the match and received Rs. 1,500.

Sunrise United, Morang and Taltalaiya FC, Itahari will face each other tomorrow.

The winner of the competition will get a cash prize of Rs 55,555 and the runner-up will get Rs 35,555 including trophy medals and certificates. The Man of the Match of each game will get 1500 cash prizes, the best player will get 5000 cash and the player who excels in each category will get 3000 cash prizes.