Leaders and league debutants Church Boys United are now marching toward historic title in the Martyrs Memorial A-Division League.

CBU thrashed Armed Police Force (APF) Club 4-1 to open up a four–point gap at the top of 14-team standings, with Ananta Tamang scoring a double. Mausham Subba and Aashish Chaudhary also hit the targets for CBU.

With three games remaining, Bal Gopal Maharjan’s men have 41 points from 23 matches, four ahead of Jawalakhel Youth Club, who defeated Tribhuvan Army Club 2-0 to keep the pressure on CBU.

Subba put CBU in front from close range after just three minutes as Ranjeet Singh Pandre pounced on a defensive error from APF’s Adama Doumbia to tee up Subba. Doumbia had left the mess after unsuccessfully attempting to block a cross from Chaudhary.

Tamang doubled CBU’s advantage in the seventh minute of first half injury time. Tamang found a back header from Franklin Kuete Talla inside the six-yard box, controlled the ball, lined it up and smashed the back of the net.

He then bundled in a third ten minutes after the restart in almost similar fashion to his first goal of the game, this time his header finding the net.

Awas Lamichhane reduced the deficit in the 83rd minute after Tamang switched off his senses to allow Lamichhane to drill the ball into the far post.

But Chaudhary wrapped up the rout in style when his screamer from outside of the box beat APF goalkeeper Raju Yogi for a beautiful finish.

Earlier, a double from Nkoto Synous Masoabi inspired Jawalakhel’s victory against the departmental side Army.

The Lesetho forward opened the scoring in the 55th minute with a low drive that nipped the palm of Army goalkeeper Bikesh Kuthu before finding the net, thanks to a defensive lapse that allowed Samiraj Thokar to cut back for Masoabi.

Army upped the pressure in search for an equaliser but Masoabi had the final say when he took advantage of another poor defending to head home a cross from Fode Fofana.

The outcome snapped Jawalakhel’s five-match winless run—they had drawn four consecutive games before losing against APF.

The win moved Jawalakhel up to second position on 37 points from 23 matches. Reigning champions Machhindra are third on 36 but have played a game less.