BHUBANESWAR 22-Dec-2013 390
Cuttack regained Sahani Cup, the symbol of supremacy in the Senior Men Inter-District Football Tournament, beating defending champions Bhubaneswar 2-1 in the hard-fought final at Angul Stadium here today.
Somnath Nayak gave Cuttack an early lead, netting the first goal in the third minute. Shekh Mustakin consolidated the lead, scoring the second goal in the 32nd minute. Trailing 0-2 at the half-time, Bhubaneswar fought back to reduce the margin through Sashikant Sandil in the 67 minute.
Odisha Olympic Association Asirbad Behera handed the trophy at the closing function. Host Angul District Athletic Association secretary Nilamani Rout and Odisha Cricket Association treasurer Satya Mohanty were present on the occasion.
The championship was inaugurated at Angul by Angul Municipality chairman Akhya Kumar Samant in the presence of Angul District Athletic Association secretary Nilamai Rout earlier on December 12.
RESULTS:
December 12:
Match No 1 (At Angul): Angul (Antaryami Nayak 3, Basant Swain 1) beat Jagatsinghpur 4-0.
Match No 2 (At Athamallik): Phulbani (Dasarathi Kanhar 2, Sunamali Mahanada 1) beat Ganjam 3-0.
Match No 3 (At Palalahada): Bhadrak (Kuanr Marandi) beat Boudh (Sanjay Bhokta) 4-2 in tie-breaker.
Match No 4 (At Talcher): Bolangir (Francis Lakra 3, Sanjeeb Chandai 1, Rohit Toppo 1) beat Kalahandi (Ashok Kumar) 5-1.
December 13:
Match No 5 (At Angul): Koraput (Bikram Majhi 3, J Ranjit Kumar 1, Laxman Pandav 1) beat Sonepur 5-0.
Match No 6 (At Athamallik): Kendrapara beat Malkangiri (w/o)
Match No 7 (At Pallahada): Deogarh (Subudhi Nayak) beat Balasore 1-0
Match No 8 (At Talcher): Jharsuguda (Jairam Munda, Dayanidhi Lohar, Mangal Munda) beat Jajpur (Rupesh Banara, Miteswar Banara) 3-2.
December 14:
Match No 9 (At Angul): Mayurbhanj beat Nayagarh 5-4 in tie-breaker.
Match No 10 (At Athamallik): Keonjhar (Majhia Oram, Eric Chinchi) beat Sambalpur 2-0.
Match No 11 (At Pallahada): Sundargarh (Hat-trick by Sankho Marandi) beat Dhenkanal 3-0.
Match No 12 (At Talcher): Puri (Ram Chandra Tudu, Durga Chandra Gadsena) beat Nawarangpur (Chitu Dhatra, Patit Chatarjee) 5-4 in the tie-breaker.
December 15:
Match No 13 (At Talcher): Cuttack (Somnath Nayak 3, Sanatan Lohar 2, Arjun Nayak 2, Surendra Soren 1) beat Rayagada (Bansi Sagar) 8-1.
Match No 14 (At Angul): Baragarh (Bhabani Shankar 2, Hrushikesh Pandey 1) beat Khurdha (Debashish Naik) 3-1.
Match No 15 (At Pallahada): Paradeep Port Trust (Chandra Sekhar Behera) beat Rourkela Steel Plant 1-0.
Match No 16 (At Athamallik): Kendrapara beat Phulbani 7-6, via sudden death.
December 16:
Match No 17 (At Athamallik): Bhubaneswar (Sanjeet Panna 3, Bhabagrahi Padhiary 1, Niranjan Sardar 1, Sashikanta Sandil 1) beat Keonjhar (Shyam Tudu) 6-1.
Match No 18 (At Angul): Angul beat Koraput 6-4 in penalty shoot out.
Match No 19 (At Palahada): Bhadrak (Gangadhar Munda) beat Deogarh (Bidyadhar Bhoi) 3-1 in tiebreaker.
Match No 20 (At Talcher): Jharsuguda (Bharat Munda 2) beat Bolangir (Debendra Bagra, Khageswar Pradhan) 6-3 via tie-breaker.
December 17:
Match No 21 (At Talcher): Cuttack (Surendra Soren 3, Arjun Nayak 3, Gokul Oram 2, Somanath Nayak 1, Sanathan Lohar 1) beat Puri 10-0.
Match No 22 (At Angul): Mayurbhanj beat Bargarh 7-6 in sudden death tie-breaker.
Match No 23 (At Pallahada): Sundargarh (Sankho Marandi 2) beat Paradeep Port Trust (Shekh Imtiaz Ali 1, N Mathuramh 1) 7-6 in penalty shoot out (FT: 2-2).
December 18 (Quarterfinals):
Match No 24 (At Athamallik): Bhubaneswar (Sanjit Panna, Rama Murmu, Shekh Zahid and Manoj Soren 1 each) beat Kendrapara 4-0.
Match No 25 (At Angul): Angul (Subash Pradhan 2, Antaryami Naik 2) beat Mayurbhanj 4-0.
Match No 26 (At Talcher): Cuttack (Gokul Oram 2, Surendra Soren 2, Arjun Nayak 1, Sanathan Lohar 1) beat Jharsuguda 6-0.
Match No 27 (Pallahada): Bhadrak (Kunwar Marandi) beat Sundargarh (Suresh Kujur) 5-3 in penalty shoot out. (FT 1-1).
December 20 (Semifinals):
Match No 28 (At Angul): Bhubaneswar (A Kanheya) beat Angul 1-0.
Match No 29 (At Talcher): Cuttack (Gokul Oram, Satish Ekka, Shekh Mustakim, Sekhar Sarkar, Surendra Soren) beat Bhadrak 5-0.
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PHOTO: Players of Sahani Cup champions Cuttack team with guests in Angul on December 22, 2013.
