Sahukhala, the highest paid domestic footballer, headed the only goal of the match in the five minute of the added time to chart the course of match which was heading to a tiebreaker following a goalless stalemate in the regulation time. [break]
Sahukhala headed utilizing a freekick taken by Deepak Bhusal.
MMC will now take on hosts Sahara Club on Wednesday to determine their fate for final.
Army, the runners up of last two editions, had an early exit from the tournament after they failed to utilize some scoring chances and are yet to fulfill their dream of lifting the Aaha trophy. They were defeated by Nepal Police Club (NPC) twice in the final of last two editions.
Army squandered away as many as half a dozen scoring chances. Amrit Basnet and Janamat Chaudhary failed to score before the break and Basnet again missed after the break as well. In the extra time, Army failed to score even when they got four corners in a row.
Sahukhala twice failed to score for MMC who are the winner of the second and third editions of the tournament.
MMC coach Bal Gopal Maharjan said that his side missed some scoring chances due to weaknesses in midfield. Army coach Dambar Singh Gurung blamed referee´s wrong judgment for his team´s defeat. He said that the referee didn´t give them a justifiable penalty soon after MMC had scored. He also pointed out weak striking line up and poor ability of his team to score as another cause for the defeat.
Three Star and hosts Sahara Club have already secured a place in the semifinals.
Sahara FC UK and Nepal Police Club will play on Tuesday during the last quarterfinal match.
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