POKHARA, Feb. 24 -- The departmental team Armed Police Force (APF) Club has advanced into the quarterfinals of the ongoing 17th Aaha Rara Gold Cup defeating the A-Division League winner Manang Marshyangdi Club 1-0 in Pokhara on Saturday.

Pradeep Lama scored the winning goal for the team in the 70th minute to stun Manang. Santosh Shrestha hit a corner kick, and an unmarked Lama headed the ball which rattled the underside of the bar and went in.

APF, who deployed a counter attacking tactics from the start, sustained Manang's pressure in the first half. Manang wasted over half a dozen chances to score a goal keeping APF under pressure in the half.

Manang got a chance in the third minute as Sujal Shrestha's shot went wide, while a minute l...