AFC PRESIDENT’S CUP: MPC faces Dordoi today BY PAWAN ACHARYA LAHORE, Sept 29 - Mahendra Police Club (MPC) will take on defending champion Dordoi Dynamo of Kyrgyzstan for the AFC President's Cup title here at the Punjab Stadium, Lahore on Sunday. MPC advanced to the final upsetting Regar-TadAZ of Tajikistan 2-1 with a last minute winner from captain Ramesh Budhathoki in the semifinal while Dynamo booked its place in the final edging Ratnam Sports Club of Sri Lanka 4-3 on penalties to set up the title clash with MPC. MPC and Dynamo have already played each other earlier in the group stages of the tournament where MPC was thrashed 3-0. MPC captain Ramesh Budhathoki is quite optimistic about his team this time in the final. "We have already played against them in the group, so this time it will be a lot easier than the first time," Budhathoki said. "We are not playing this final representing just MPC but also all football lovers back home in Nepal," he added. Three players each from Dordoi-Dynamo and MPC are in contention for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award of the AFC President's Cup 2007. PC's Jumanu Rai, captain Ramesh Budhathoki and goalkeeper Ritesh Thapa, who played stellar roles in their team's progress to the final, are also favorites to win this award. Members of AFC's Technical Study Group will decide the winner after the final on Sunday. Defending champion Dordoi leads the standings for the Fair Play Award with an average of 33.71 points, followed by Regar-TadAZ on 33.25 points. MPC, which will take on Dordoi in the final on Sunday, could also wrest this award as it is placed fourth at 31.29 points. Meanwhile, the first meeting of the AFC President's Cup and AFC Challenge Cup Organizing Committee for the 2007-2011 terms was held under the chairmanship of ANFA President Ganesh Thapa on Saturday. The committee approved Chinese Taipei as hosts for the Fourth AFC President's Cup next year. The draw for the event will be held early next year.