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Birla Tyres (Balasore) lifted the trophy in the Inter-District Club Football Championship, defeating Independent Sporting Club (Mayurbhanj) 1-0 in the hard-fought final at Baripada Stadium in Baripada today. Binit Nayak scored the all-important goal in the 44th minute.
Sports and Youth Services Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi handed over the trophy in the presence of Odisha`s Assembly`s Deputy Speaker Sananada Marandi, Mayurbhanj MP Laxman Tudu, District Collector Rajesh Pravakra Patel and Football Association vice-president Bhakta Ballav Das.
The top four finishers of the tournament qualified for the All-India Kalinga Cup Football Tournament to be held from November 1 to 10. Other two teams to make the cut are: Government Sports Hostel (Cuttack) and Friends & Friends Club (Bhubaneswar).
RESULTS:
Sept 24: Naba Yubak Sangha, Jharsuguda (Rohit Rabana 35, Babul Oram 41) beat Ramdhun Sporting Society, Sonepur 2-0.
Sept 24: Gandhi Club, Sundargarh (Bidyadhar Majhi 8, 75; Ranjan Bantur 18) beat Friends Club, Jajpur 3-0.
Sept 26: Mahaveer Club, Phulbani (Dasarathi Kanhar 23, 40, 62, 67; Rajen Pradhan 60) beat Junglee Sports, Puri 5-0.
Sept 26: Gandhi Club, Sundargarh (Antarjami Nayak 4, Bidyadhar Majhi 46, Ratan Banchur 52) beat Naba Yubak Sangha, Jharsuguda (Rohit Rabana 10) 3-1.
Sept 27: Maa Budhi Club, Angul (Chaotray Murmu 2nd, Dipu Behera 66th) beat United Club, Bhadrak (Bapi Singh 44th) 2-1.
Sept 27: Sambalpur Railway (Bhima Bhoi Mahananda 24th, Kanta Lama 40th, Nitya Rout 51st) beat Tarini Club, Keonjhar (Basudev Marandi 27th, 44th) 3-2.
Sept 28: Athletic Association Lenda, Bargarh (Rahul Jeawal 6th; Rama Pandey 8th, 55th; Pradeep Mahananda 10th, Lingaraj Bhoe 80th) beat RSVB Club, Deogarg (Srabana Kissan 14th, Mukunda Prasad Behera 42nd) 5-2.
Sept 28: Bapuji Republic, Jagatsinghpur (Sunil Marandi 48th) beat Udyaman Yubak Sangha, Kalahandi 1-0.
Sept 29: Gandhi Club, Sundargarh (Antarjami Nayak 20th, 31st, 42nd; Eklabya Lakua 81st) beat Shahid Gymnasium, Bolangir (Balakrushna Nag 29th) 4-1.
Sept 29: Lehneda Athletic Association, Bargarh (Rama Pandey 35th) beat Bapujee Club, Jagatsinghpur 1-0.
Sept 29: Sambalpur Railway (Pratap Kumar Bhitaria 10th, Bhim Bhoi Mahanada 28th) beat Maa Budhi Club, Angul (Priya Ranjan Sethi 67th) 2-1.
Sept 30: Birla Tyres, Balasore (Salkhu Hembram 4th, 21st) beat Mahaveer Youth Club, Phulbani (Dasrathi Kunwar 68th) 2-1.
Sept 30: Sports Hostel, Cuttack (Subash Pradhan 9th, 15th; Bikash Chandra Padhiari 25th) beat Gandhi Club 3-0.
Oct 1: Friends & Friends Club, Bhubaneswar (Ramesh Murmu 2nd, Monoj Murmu 16th, Kelvin33rd)beat Sambalpur Railway 3-0.
Oct 1: Independent Sporting Club, Mayurbhanj beat Lehneda Athletic Association 5-3 in tie-breaker.
SEMIFINALS:
Oct 2: Birla Tires (Nilaya Ghosal 34th, Salkhu Hembram 58th) beat Cuttack Sports Hostel Surendra Soren (14th, 56th) 7-6 in tie-breaker.
Oct 3: Independent Sporting Club (Mohan Murmu 3rd, Gouranga Hansdah 83rd) beat Frineds & Friends Club 2-0.
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PHOTO: Players of Birla Tyres celebrate with their trophy in Baripada on October 5, 2013.
