Sports Hostel team exercised a slight upper hand over Eastern Railway from the very onset of the match. Shrish Bisen scored a well-timed goal in the 3rd minute to put the hosts in a 1-0 lead. Though S Alam struck the equaliser in the 9th minute but thereafter Hostel players Imran Khan-II (18th minute) and Sangam Singh (30th minute) netted apiece each to make the half-time score 3-1 in favour of the victors.

Asheesh Singh Sengar made no mistake in utilising a penalty-corner awarded to the Railway team in the 46th minute and scored a goal. But thereafter, Hostel players Imran Khan (66th minute) and Chandan Singh (67th minute, through penalty stroke) sounded the boards to ensure a 5-2 win for their team.

The match between SCR Secunderabad and RCF Kapoorthala was a keenly-contested one in which the former triumphed 3-2. SCR player G Singh broke the ice through a penalty-corner awarded to his team in the 5th minute. Soon after, the onset of the second-half, Simrandeep Singh struck the equaliser through a penalty-stroke opportunity. Mayank James put SCR in lead again with a well-timed goal in the 44th minute. However, Manish Rana levelled the scores in the 48th minute. Playing with good vision, SCR forward Mandeep Singh scored a goal in the 68th minute ensure a 3-2 win for his team.

Friday’s Fixtures: SBI Bhopal vs West Central Railway, Jabalpur (at 1.00 pm); DLW Varanasi vs Rajasthan Eleven, Ajmer (at 3.00 pm).

Inter-office badminton

The district ‘Inter Office, Team & Open Badminton Championship’ will be organised by Medical Directorate of Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO) from February 10 to 12.