Around half of the league matches in the Meghalaya Youth League 2024, the inaugural edition of the statewide U-14 and U-16 football tournament, have taken place already, with the lure of the quarterfinals getting ever closer.
Fans complained that they had come to Shillong to buy tickets for the quarter final match but couldn’t get them. That is when, a scalper approached them, offering to sell the tickets at 10 times the original rate. Left with no choice, many bought the tickets at exorbitant prices to witness the quarterfinal match, which Shillong Lajong won.
The 30th Inter School and 12th Inter College Karate Tournament, organised by the All Meghalaya Karate-Do Association, began at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) campus at NEHU here on Thursday.
The venue will not favor either the Shillong or NorthEast fans, nor the Kolkata fans for that matter. Therefore, rumors have been spreading like wildfire that the Durand Cup organizers are reconsidering changing the venue from Kolkata to Shillong once again.
Home side Shillong Lajong FC stunned last year’s runners-up Emami East Bengal 2-1 in the second quarterfinals to book their place in the semi-finals of the 133rd Durand Cup, which was played in front of over 14,000 supporters at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong on Wednesday evening.
MFA office bearers, led by President Hamletson Dohling, felicitated the club officials and presented them with a token financial gift as they wished Lajong the very best.
Continuous heavy rain, that has lasted for more than 24 hours, will not dampen the spirits of tens of thousands of football-loving fans who will back the home side Shillong Lajong FC, as they prepare to face Kolkata giants and Durand Cup 2023 runners-up, East Bengal FC, in the Durand Cup 2024 quarterfinal match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong on Wednesday evening.
The Kenya Blaster League is more than just cricket, it is a festival where fans are sentimentally attached to it. Teams from various regions will be taking on each other, attracting fans from all over the country to enjoy live cricket.
The Shillong Traffic Police (STP) has announced several traffic restrictions ahead of the Durand Cup 2024 quarter final football match between Shillong Lajong FC and East Bengal FC, scheduled for August 21 at the J.N. Stadium in Polo in Shillong.
