MAN of the Match Shashank Singh hit a brace while five players registered their names on the scoresheet as Eagle Academy (B) drubbed Xciteplay Club(B) 7-0 in the U-17 Late Sardar Atal Bahadur Singh Football Championship underway at NDFA ground on Tuesday. In opening match of the day, Eagle Academy led 4-0 at the half-time. Affan Naved was the first one to record his name on the sheet as he found the target in just second minute of the match. Reyyan Khan made it 2-0 in the 13th minute. Rafey Khan found the net in the 24th while Shashank got his first one in the 27th. In the second half, Shashank added one more in the 39th while Ibrahim (42nd) and Mohd Ahmad Asim (55th) completed the rout. In the following game, Shree Football Club rallied back after being a goal down to register a close 2-1 win over Pavilion Sports.

 

Just two minutes before the first half, Pavilion Sports’ Farhan Khan scored in the 28th minute to give his team a 1-0 lead. Exactly two minutes into the second half, Shree FC levelled the score through Darshil (32nd). Prem fired in the winners in the 51st minute. Darshil was named Man of the Match. In the third and final match, with a couple of goals on either side of the lemon break, Sportians Nagpur blanked Ideal Boys Academy 4-0. Four different players scored those goals. Priyanshu Pal (13th) and Man of the Match Sahil Shastri (19th) found back of the net in first half while Mrudu Tidke (41st) and Aaradhya Dhanvalkar (47th) scored in the latter half.