Khalid hat-trick fashions Home Guard victory

Mohammad Niraj Khalid’s hat-trick fashioned an emphatic 3-0 win for Orissa Home Guard in their first-round match against Balraj Club (Bhanjanagar) in the All-Orissa Satyabrata Memorial Day-Night Football Tournament at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar today. SAI Hostel prevailed over their Cuttack opponents Barabati Sporting 2-0 in another match of the day. S Jaheed and Kaspar Bag netted the two goals in the 30th and 61st minutes respectively. Bijoy Topno received a colour television as the lucky spectator of the day. Unit-VI Athletic Association will meet East Coast Railway and host Club-73 will take on Mangala Club in the next two matches tomorrow.