Friends & Friends Club emerged champions in the 10th Gatikrushna Memorial Bhubaneswar Football League, hammering Kishore Club 3-0 in the final at the Unit-I High School ground here today. Nigerian striker Amino Kanu starred in the thumping victory, scoring a brace, while Ramesh Murmu netted the other goal.
The tall Kanu opened the account through a 25-yard sizzling right-footer, while Ramesh Murmu increased the tally by scoring the second goal in 80th minute. The mercuriliar striker Kanu capped the victory, capitalising on a defensive lapse in the injury time (91st).
Former India woman football captain Sradhanjali Samantaray handed over the trophy in the presence of Bhubaneswar Athletic Association president Suresh Routray and secretary Dr S R Parija.
Earlier in the semifinals Friends & Friends Club defeated Unit-VI Athletic Association 4-3 in penalty shoot out, while Kishore Club got the better of State Sports Department in similar fashion.The tournament, featuring a total of 20 teams, commenced on March 9.
RESULTS:
March 9: Kishor Club (Ajit Rout 2; Sashikanta Sandil, Sanjit Panna, Prasant Nayak 1 each) beat Green Club 5-0.
March 10: Friends Paradise (Bibhu Ranjan Champati, Sapan Nayak, Ajit Barik) beat Bir Birsa Youth Club (Laskar Hembram, Jitu Marandi) 3-2.
March 11: Chandrasekharpur Athletic Association (Laxman Hembram) beat Kalinga Sporting 1-0
March 12: Tiger Youth Club (Tukuna Hembram, Satrughana Soren, Bagala Soren, Bapi Singh) beat Netaji Subash Railway Institute 4-0.
March 13: Paramount Sporting (Anil Sasmal 2; Apple Das, Bijay Das 1 each) beat Kalinga Sporting (Anurag Bhuyan, Gourang Nayak) 4-2.
March 14: Green Club (Sunaram Murmu 3, Kanta Lama 2) beat City Club 5-0.
March 15: JSJS Bajarangbali Sports Club (Santosh Nayak 4, Prakash Majhi 1) beat Tiger Youth Club 5-0.
March 16: Bir Birsa YC drew with KIIT University 0-0.
March 17: Shaan Club (Debasis Nayak 2, Ranjan Pradhan) beat ITER (Pritik Bhanja, Suchandramauli Roy) 3-2.
March 18: Friends & Friends (Amino Kannu 2) beat Friends Paradise 2-0.
March 19: Bajarangbali Sports Club (Sraban Nayak, Prasanta Nayak, Tophan Nayak) beat Netaji Subash Railway Institute (Somesh Kujur) 3-1.
March 20: Shaan Club (Debasis Nayak) drew with Green Club (Sunaram Murmu) 1-1.
March 21: AG Recreation Club (Bhabani Mohanty 2, Chetan Nayak) beat Friends Paradise 3-0.
March 22: Friends & Friends (Deco Kingsley 3, Amino Kanu 2, Debi Prasad Das, Andhras Ekka) beat Bir Birsa Youth Club 7-0.
March 23: Paramount Sporting (Malaya Nayak, Anil Sasmal, Bijay Das) beat Chandrasekharpur Athletic Association 3-0.
March 24: Brahmeswar Sports & Cultural Association (Santosh Kumar Behera 2, Raj Kishore Majhi, Lagnajit Mohanty) beat Netaji Subash Railway Institute (Roshan Kumar Mohanty, Manas Behera) 4-2.
March 25: Kishore Club drew with ITER 0-0
March 26: Unit-VI Athletic Association (Basanta Nayak 2, Antaryami Nayak, Dasarathi Kanhar) beat Kalinga Sporting 4-0
March 29: Friends & Friends (Debi Prasad Das, Aminu Kanu) beat KIIT University 2-0.
Match 30: Bajarangbali Club (Santosh Nayak, Basudev Dehuri) beat Brahmeswar Cultural Association 2-0.
March 31: State Sports Department (Surendra Soren 3, Sunil Sardar 2, Subash Pradhan) beat Tiger Youth Club 6-0.
April 1: Kishore Club (Baral Hembram 3, Sanjit Panna, Sashikant Sandil) beat Shaan Club 5-0.
April 2: MS Eleven drew with Unit-VI Athletic Association 0-0.
April 3: Friends & Friends (Amino Kanu) beat AG Recreation Club 1-0.
April 5: ITER (Pratik Bhanja 2, Amit Dhawan, Abhishek Dash, Bhabish Kumar) beat City Club (Gourab Biswal, Abinash Mohapatra) 5-2.
April 6: KIIT University (Chaturananda Marandi 2, Ramdan Hembram, Samurai Marandi) beat Friends Paradise 4-0.
April 7: ITER (Pratik Bhanja 2, AB Debasish Mohanty 2, Abhisek Das, Bhabitosh Kumar, S Murali Roy) beat Green Club 7-2 (Rashmi Ranjan Rout, T Menon).
April 8: Department of Sports (Bhabagrahi Padhiari, Bikash Padhiari, Sunil Sardar) beat Brahmeswar Sports & Cultural Association (Lagnajit Mohanty) 3-1.
April 9: AG Recreation Club (P Das, SC Mohanty, N Das, Bhabani Mohanty) beat KIIT University 4-0.
April 10: Chandrashekharpur Athletic Association (Sunil Barla) drew with MS Eleven (Chakradhar Marandi) 1-1.
April 11: Tiger Youth Club (Bhagabata Murmu, Nanda Kishore Shyam) beat Brahmeswar Sports & Cultural Association (Santosh Behera ) 2-1.
April 12: Unit-VI Athletic Association (Dasarathi Kanhar, Biswajit Banchhor, Antarjami Nayak) beat Chandrasekharpur Athletic Association (Ajit Khan) 3-1.
April 13: Shaan Club (Debasish Nayak hat-trick) beat City Club 3-0.
April 14: Deptt of Sports (Sunil Sardar 3, Sudam Soren 2, Bhabagrahi Padhiari 2, Niranjan Sardar 1) beat Netaji Railway Institute 8-0.
April 15: Kishore Club (Schikant Sandil 3, Ajay Rout 2, B George Prakash 2, Sankar Munda, Sanjit Panna 1) beat City Club 10-0.
April 16: Unit-VI Athletic Association (Dasarathi Kanhara 2) beat Paramount Sporting (Bijay Das) 2-1.
April 17: M S Eleven (Salman Soren 2) drew with Kalinga Sporting (Ramdhan Murmu, Papu Nayak) 2-2.
April 18: Sports Department (Bhabagrahi Padhiary 2) beat Bajarangbali Club 2-0.
QUARTERFINALS:
April 23: Friends & Friends (Badal Hembram, Ramesh Murmu, Louish Xalco and Debi Prasad Das) beat Bajarangbali Club (Prasant Nayak 2) 4-2, via tie-breaker.
April 24: Unit-VI Athletic Association (Antarjami Nayak 2, Rajendra Barik, Golak Pradhan, Bitu Kerketta 1 each) beat ITER 5-0.
April 25: Kishore Club (Sanjit Panna 3) beat Paramount Sporting 3-0.
April 27: Sports Department (Bhagarathi Padhiary 2, Sudam Soren, Simal Marandi, Basant Toppo, Babulal Soren, Susant Jena) beat AG Recreation Club (Prakash Jena, Jayant Rout, Prabal Das, Bhabhani Mohanty, Jayanta Rout) 7-5, via tie-breaker.
SEMIFINALS:
April 27: Friends & Friends (Ramesh Murmu, Suvendu Puhan, Louish Xalxo, Debi Prasad Das) beat Unit-VI Athletic Association (Asis Pradhan, Rameswar Padhi, Ranjit Jena) 4-3, via tri-breaker. found the target for Unit-VI Athletic Association.
April 28: Kishore Club (Sasikanta Rout, Barial Hembram, Lal Mohan Hansdah, Sasikant Sandil) beat State Sports Department (Sudam Soren, Siman Marandi, Basant Toppo) 4-3, via tie-breaker.
May 4 (FINAL): Friends & Friends (Amino Kanu 2, Ramesh Murmu) beat Kishore Club 3-0.
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PHOTO: Players of Friends & Friends celebrate their title triumph in Bhubaneswar on May 4, 2013.