A brace by  Nitendra Chandra helped Mahindra United beat Churchill Bros 3-0  on the opening day of the Nike-Manchester United Premier Cup (Under-15)  South and West Zone football qualifiers at the Nehru stadium, in Margao, Goa [ Images ], on Wednesday.

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The other goal was an own goal by Churchill Brothers' Jesel Baretto.

In another match, played at the Raia Football ground, Mumbai [ Images ] Schools Sports Association were held to an 1-1 draw by Barca FC.

Harold Fernandes scored for the Mumbai lads, while Barca got their goal through Saurav.

Other results: Air India [ Images ] 1 (Karna Karella) drew with Sporting Clube de Goa 1 (Ninll Cordozo); Mumbai F C 1 (Yohanan Coutinho) lost to Anjuna Gymkhana 2 (Esteevan Mendes, Jesmon Carvalho);  Salgaocar SC 6 ( Tunard Fernandes 2, Nixon Castanna 4 ) beat Vasco SC 0;  ONGC [ Get Quote ] 0 lost to Pune FC 1 (Shubham Lad); Viva Kerala [ Images ]  3 (Abhijith 2, Jinu) beat Pondicherry Coaching Centre 0.