DHANGADHI, Jan. 14 -- Nepal Police Club (NPC) stunned Martyrs Memorial 'A' Division League champions Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC) 1-0 in the Khaptad Gold Cup football tournament quarter-finals in Dhangadhi on Sunday.

Nir Kumar Rai scored the decisive goal in the 80th minute to stun the star-studded MMC and book a ticket to the semi-final. NPC only manged to finish sixth in the top-tier league concluded on Tuesday. In their league match on December 23, MMC had defeated NPC 1-0 on a goal from Adelaja Somide. NPC will take on either Sankata Club and Daphins Team Family of Cameroon in the semi-finals.

The entertaining match saw NPC matched the MMC performance. In an evenly contested game, MMC made the first move as Heman Gurung, declared t...