Jhapa XI U18 defeated Sankata U18 3-2 in a tightly contested match of Lalit memorial U18 football championship today.

Dohohang Lingden (44'), Shyam Murmu (59') and Roman Bhujel (75') scored apiece for the winners. This is second win for Jhapa in the competition.

Dhiraj Gurung (55'), Ujjwal Basnet (64') scored apiece for Sankata club.

ANFA is organizing the championship, which has a winning purse of Rs 3 lakh.