Tata Football Academy, Jamshedpur, defeated Assam State Electricity Board 2-1 for their first win in two outings while Air India held BSF to a 1-1 draw in the 2nd division National Football League final phase, round one, matches in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday.
TFA, who had lost 0-1 to Air India in their opening match of the league, garnered three points. The scores were level 1-1 at half-time.
For TFA, Vimal Pariyar and Malsawma struck in the 25th and 63rd minutes while Monoj Boro scored for ASEB in the 43rd minute.
Rain delayed the start of the second-half by about 15 minutes and the soggy field made the tussle a tame affair.
In the Air India-BSF match, Gurjith Alwal scored for BSF while captain Anthony Fernandes scored for Air India.
BSF forged ahead in the 12th minute with striker Gurjit Alwal connecting a left flank cross from Ouseph from inside the box.
Air India found the equalizer late in the match when Fernades bulged the net in the 89th minute from a goalmouth melee.
After today's matches, Air India and BSF emerged joint leaders with four points each. TFA have three points from one win while ASEB lost both the two matches they had played so far.
State Bank of Travancore will take on FC Kochin on Sunday.
Allwyn Hindustan, Sporting Clube de Goa win
Allwyn Hindustan Sports, Delhi, defeated Manipur Police 2-1 while Haywards Sporting Clube de Goa beat Punjab Police 3-2 in Group B matches of the 2nd division National Football League at J R D Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur on Saturday.
In the first match, Subhas Negi and Sameer Jung scored for Allwyn Hindustan, who dominated the proceedings in an otherwise lacklustre match. N Desh Kumar scored for the Manipur outfit.
Allwyn Hindustan went ahead when Negi's 15-yard long ranger beat the Manipur Police early first half. The equalizer came five minutes after the lemon break, when N Desh Kumar tapped the ball into the net after dodging the rival goalkeeper.
The Allwyn players then upped the ante and started making forays in the rival camp and Sameer Jung found the target in the 74th minute.
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