As the league round of the ongoing 5th Edition of Kuki Football Academy's Open Night Tournament culminated on Saturday night, 44 teams of 66 entered the knockout round which had been scheduled to begin on Monday.
Two teams each, pool winner and runner up, in the 22 pools qualified for the knockout round.
In the last league round matches played on Saturday evening, D Phaihel Youth Club had a 2-0 win over Chavang FC Kholep to booked a berth in the knockout round. J Mang (35th) and Laljalen (47th) scored Phaihel side.
In the second match, L3 Brothers Memorial Team Laloi had a 1-1 draw with Golngai FC to enter the knockout round as Golngai FC failed to earn even a point in the three league matches. Haominthang(20th) scored for Golngai FC which was equalised early in the 21st minute by Kaigougin of L3 Brothers Memorial Team Laloi.
In the third match, SMT Pangjang despite a goalless draw with Saitu entered the knockout round as the Pool D winner.