THE SEASON'S FIRST Chanmari Derby, held at Aizawl today in the Independence Day Football Tournament, saw Chanmari FC beat Chanmari West FC to ensure a place in the semi-finals.
The defending Mizoram Premier League champions took on locality rivals Chanmari West FC in a match that was going to determine who was going to make it to the semis and the contest was even for most of the game with a testy back and forth.
The first half ended goalless but shortly after the second half started, Lalmuanzova scored for Chanmari FC. The score held that way till the end, ensuring that after Chhinga Veng, Chanmari FC would be the second team from Group B to qualify for this prestigious cup competition's semi-finals.