Dhanraj Pillay again did the star turn for Indian Airlines. He scored a brace of goals in a 4-2 victory over EME, Jalandhar [ Images ], in a Pool 'B' quarter-final league match in the 41st Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournament at the Mahindra stadium in Mumbai [ Images ] on Tuesday.

In the second league match of the day, Western Railway crushed Sikh Regiment Centre 4-1, after leading 2-1 at the breather.

Pillay put the star-studded Airlines team, runners-up last year, ahead in the 14th minute, scoring off a pass from Rajnish Mishra.

But despite dominating, Airlines were unable to increase the lead till the 47th minute, when skipper and defender Lazarus Barla made it 2-0, converting the team's first penalty-corner.

Two goals down, EME fought back and pulled a goal back two minutes later when S Herenj scored following a cross from Gurmail Singh from the left flank.

The goal spurred the Jalandhar side into a frenzied attacking spell and seven minutes later they were on level terms following defender J Kindo's conversion of their fourth penalty-corner.

But Indian Airlines' experience won them the day as they regained the lead in the 64th minute when centre-half and international Mukesh Kumar sounded the board following the team's fifth penalty-corner.

Pillay rounded off the tally with his second goal of the match, scoring from the team's sixth penalty-corner four minutes before the final hooter.

In the other match, Gurusev Singh put Western ahead in the 26th minute when he converted a penalty-stroke. The stroke was awarded after SRC defender and skipper Satnam Singh senior stopped a goal-bound ball with his foot.

Shanta Kumar increased the margin two minutes later with a field goal before A Kujur could narrow the lead, scoring from SRC's second penalty-corner with just four minutes to go for half-time.

Railways' Ingo Singh then made it 3-1 with a field goal in the 61st minute and three minutes later skipper Chandrapal rounded off the tally with yet another field goal.

Tomorrow: Bhopal Eleven vs CISF, Chandigarh; Indian Oil [ Get Quote ] vs Karnataka [ Images ] XI [both Pool 'A' matches].