CUTTACK 04-Sep-2018
Odisha got off to a flying start in the Sub-junior Boys National Football Championship (East Zone), routing Chhattisgarh 6-0 at Patna, Bihar today. Captain Anil Toppo and Arbin Lakra scored two goals each, while Binod Majhi and Ajay Toppo contributed one apiece. Odisha will next meet West Bengal on September 8.
Anil Toppo is leading a 20-member Odisha team in this championship. Nipendra Das and M Aiswaryan Pillai are with the team as coach and manager respectively. Altogether seven teams are participating. Other six teams are: Sikkim, Bihar, SAI, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
TEAM ODISHA:
Goalkeepers: Indra Kujur, Bishal Oram
Defenders: Belarasen Kanhar, Debadata Oram, Manoj Minz, Srikant Mallick, Deepak Dang, Jagannath Tudu, Raja Harijan, Kshetra Bhatra
Mid-fielders: Sashikanta Pradhan, Binod Majhi, A Siba Prasad, Anil Toppo (Captain), Ajay Oram, Prem Sagar Oram
Forwards: Arbin Lakra, Hari Hambram, Jhunu Kuldi, Ajay Toppo
Coach: Nipendra Das; Manager: M Aiswaryan Pillai
ODISHA RESULTS:
Sept 4: Odisha (Binod Majhi 7’, Arbin Lakra 24’,82’; Ajay Toppo 65’, Anil Toppo 66’,90’) beat Chhattisgarh 6-0.
