Despite enjoying territorial supremacy, Mohun Bagan Academy of Kolkata struggle to get past a rough-and-tough New Public School of Chandigarh by a solitary first-half goal in the inaugural Group C match of the 8th Administrator’s Challenge Cup Under-17 All-India Tournament being conducted by the Chandigarh Sports Department at the Sector 17 Football Stadium here today.
The all-important goal was scored by T Borish Singh in the 17th minute when he connected a superb pass from Gopal Kundu from the left flank.
Jobandeep Singh of New Public School twice got cautioned for deliberately indulging in rough tackle. He was first cautioned in the 33rd minute and later in the 62nd minute when he punched Sanjoy Halder. The Mohun Bagan player was taken out on stretcher for medical treatment.
Two yellow cards (amounting to a red card) means that Jobandeep Singh will miss the next match of his team. Rishi Chettri, also of NPS, was cautioned in the 64th minute for rough play.
Rain rendered the ground slippery and sluggish. Still the Mohun Bagan had more than a dozen chances to score. The NPS defence remained on their toes throughout the match and was able to brought a number of Mohun Bagan to nought with timely long clearance. Their tall goalkeeper Parminder Singh also made a couple of good saves.
The Mohun Bagan threatened the NPS goal in the 13th minute. Sandip Dey sent a cross into the goal area where Narayan Biswas unleashed a sizzling shot which hit the upright.
Mohun Bagan then took the lead in the 17th minute through T Borish Singh and kept it intact to win and gain full three points from the opening fixture. Mohun Bagan’s another brilliant move came in the 28th minute. Narayan Biswas dribbled his way into the box from the left side and shot powerfully. However, NPS custodian Parminder Singh dived full length to make a fine save.
In the second half, Mohun Bagan did every thing except scoring. They did not go all out to avoid any injury to their players.
Earlier, Chandigarh Home Secretary Ram Niwas inaugurated the tournament. Also present on the occasion were Sports Director ML Sharma, Joint Director Dr JPS Sidhu and District Sports Officer KS Bharti.
Surprisingly, local DAV Football Academy today played truant as they did not report for the march past.
Tomorrow’s fixtures: At Sector 17 Stadium: SFA Orissa vs YC Rurka Kalan (7 a.m.) and Mahindra and Mahindra vs Rohit Academy Orissa (11 a.m.).
Sector 42 Football Ground: Gorkha Training Centre Shillong vs Indian Tigers, Mumbai (7 a.m.) and Madhya Pradesh vs Dalbir Academy, Patiala (9 a.m.).
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