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ONGC steamroll Neyveli by 15-0 goals, book final berth

Public Sector Soccer
Moments from the match between FCI and BSNL at Nehru Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday. Pictures by Eastern Projections
Guwahati, Jan 7 : Hosts Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), Mumbai and Food Corporation of India (FCI), New Delhi have set up Thursday’s final clash winning two matches each so far in the league phase of the four-team All-India Public Sector Football Tournament under way at Nehru Stadium here.
In the league matches played today, ONGC steamrolled Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd (NLC), Tamil Nadu, 15-0 and FCI tamed Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) 6-0. FCI have one more inconsequential match against NLC tomorrow.
In today’s match, midfielder Jatin Bisht opened the account for ONGC in the very first minute and enhanced the lead with another goal in the fifth minute.
Striker Tariff Ahmed netted the third goal for the side in the 12th minute.
He also pumped in two more goals in the 29th and 33rd minutes.
Medio Soumi P.T. and defender Kabijit Khotel netted two more goals in the 14th and 19th minutes respectively while C. Keniston, F. Lalmuanpuia and A. Naresh struck for one goal each in the 22nd, 25th and 27th minutes respectively to make it 11-0 in the first half.
In the second half, substitute Malswamdangliana struck in the 37th minute. Substitute Dhanesh M.C. followed that up with another goal in the 39th minute.
C. Keniston netted his second goal in the 43rd minute and Malswamdangliana ruffled the net again in the 56th minute.
A. Naresh pumped in the 15th goal for ONGC in the 66th minute.
The second match started on an evenly poised note but the BSNL men soon lost their rhythm and Thomson Langthasa opened the floodgates for FCI in the 14th minute.
The lead was then consolidated by Moidul Mollah just two minutes later.
Langthasa ruffled the net twice more in the 21st and 52nd minutes.
Bhaskarjyoti Bora fired in a brace during the injury time to make it 6-0.
Oil Challenge soccer
Hosts Oil India Football Club defeated Nagaland Police by a solitary goal to enter the semi-finals of the 4th OIL Challenge Gold Cup Football Tournament at Nehru Maidan in Duliajan today, reports our Dibrugarh correspondent.