PANAJI
Minerva Academy from Punjab hammered nine goals past Sesa Football Academy in the opening game of the Dream Sports Championship-AIFF Junior League at the Raia grounds in South Goa on Sunday morning. The final scoreline read: Minerva 9, Sesa 1.
The Minerva boys were far superior to the Sesa boys in both technique and speed and literally wove a web around the hapless Goan team throughout the fast-paced game.
Konthoujam Denamoni and Nitin Kumar Pasi scored two goals each for Minerva, while Royden Carvalho scored the lone goal for Sesa in the 58th minute.
In the second morning game, Bengaluru FC hammered four goals past a listless Jamshedpur FC side, winning 4-0. CH Sakip scored a brilliant hat-trick for the Bengaluru team.
In the two evening games, Football 4 Change beat the famed East Bengal team 3-0, with Dinglen Haokip scoring a superb hat-trick. In the second evening game, Sreenidhi Deccan and SSE-BFC played out a goalless draw in a closely contested match.
