Title - NFRailway outsmart Sunrise

GUWAHATI, Aug 13 – Despite facing a stiff challenge in the later part of the match, NF Railway Sports Club managed to earn full points against Sunrise with a 2-1 victory.
In an evenly played match of the Abhishek Motors GSA Super Division Football League for the RG Baruah Trophy at the Nehru Stadium here today, the NF Rly team struck twice in the first session while putting up a spirited show in the second session Sunrise reduced the margin.

Sibra Narzary took NF Rly ahead in the 24th minute with a smart drive off a set piece. Sunrise defender Sanjay Nag was trying to clear the ball with a header but it deflected into his own goal (1-0).

In the 41st minute Railway mid fielder Bapa Biswas tested Sunrise custodian Shanti Ranjan Das with a sharp drive. But the ball rebounded off Shanti’s gloves, opportunist Jenendra Brahma gently headed home to enhance the margin (2-0).

After the break, Sunrise players tried to get their act together and initiating a good move down the right flank and substitute Kailash Gogoi sent the ball to the Railway box. Unmarked Bhumeshor Singh beat the Railway goal keeper K Bijen Singh with a smart volley from a close range in the 55th minute (2-1).

Defending champions Railway players are maintaining a good form this season. Midfielders Bapa, Shashanka Chanda and Sibra Narzary are teaming up in such a way that they have been able to dominate the middle third of the pitch. As a result their frontliners get adequate supply of the ball to put pressure on the opponent defence.

In the first session, the Sunrise players hardly could do anything in front of the Railway goal. However, some hard works were done by Manik Barman and Nigerian Camara in the Railway box. But in the second session Sunrise came back strongly with a series of forays. Along with Camara and Manik, other Nigerian Clearance, Lenin Angom and substitute Hemant Chetri made some courageous efforts to trouble Railway defenders.

Although they got the reducer in the 55th minute, they failed to score the equaliser in the remaining part of the match as Railway defenders were very much cautious in their danger zone.

SAI record first win: Sports Authority of India (SAI) Sports Club recorded their first win this season defeating Abutani Sports Club 4-1 in the Jibeswar Goswami A Division League.

Earlier SAI were defeated by Maharana and Abutani SC.

Sanujal Rabha netted two for SAI (31st and 68th minutes) while Chitrajit Chutai (14th minute) and Irakdau Khaklary (78th minute) were the other scorers. For Abutani Henry Kelechi Oja scored the lone goal in the 69th minute.

Today’s matches: (Super Div) Navajyoti vs Dynamo; (A Div) City Police vs GTC.