East Coast Railway trounce North Western Railway

PATNA, February 6, 2012: East Coast Railway (ECoR), Bhubaneshwar, trounced North Western Railway (NWR) 8-0 in the 68th All India Railway Football Championships at the Moinul Haq Stadium here on Monday.

In another match Eastern Railway held North-East Frontier Railway to a goalless draw.

In the first match, striker Sivram Sandil netted two important goals for EcoR. Bijay Baral opened the account for EcoR in the 22nd minute. ECoR opened the floodgates in the 28^th minute through Striker Sheikh Mustakim.

In the 36th min, left-winger Salkhan Soren scored the third goal. Striker Sivram Sandil took the tally to 4-0 in the 45th minute.

In the second half, EcoR scored four more goals. Medio Hemanta Das made it 5-0 in the 50^th minute. Blecy Lakra (69^th), Sandil (71^st) and substitute Maheswar Das (86^th) minutes completed tally (8-0).

Photo caption: Eastern Railway and North-East Frontier Railway players in action during their match in Patna on February 7, 2012.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui