Cuttack, Balangir set up Biju Gold Cup final

Sports hostels of Balangir and Cuttack posted identical wins to set up tomorrow`s final of the third Biju Patnaik Gold Cup All-Orissa School Football Tournament at Unit-VI High School ground in Bhubaneswar. Both the sides won their semifinal matches via tie-breaker with Cuttack edging past Sundargarh 4-2 and Balangir prevailing over Nayagarh 3-1. Mahendra Nayak (Cuttack) and Umesh Kujur (Sundargarh) scored once each in regulation time of the first semifinal clash. Goalkeepers of the two victorious sides put up impressive performance in the tie-breaker to be adjudged man of the match. The duo include Kamal Khan (Cuttack) and Seikh Javed (Balangir).