03-Jan-2009 108
A brace by Nilendra Dhwan helped Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR), Kolkatta blank Kishore Club, Bhubaneswar 3-0 in the opening match of the 3rd All-India Sambalpur Cup Invitation Football Tournament at VSS Stadium in Sambalpur today.
Dhwan struck in the 21st and 23rd minutes as the Kolkata side led 2-0 at the half time after dominating the proceedings right from the word go.
Kishore Club looked a disoriented lot and missed three opportunities to score. The fate of the Bhubaneswar side was sealed when Dhiman Sinha scored the third goal in the 50th minute.
Earlier, State Commerce and Transport Minister Jayanarayan Mishra inaugurated the tournament, which is being organised jointly by Samaleswari Sporting and Sambalpur District Atheletic Association.
