Bihar Police humble GRPF 3-0

Patna, January 29, 2016: Bihar Police thrashed GRPF 3-0 in the Patna Senior Division Football League at the Sanjay Gandhi Stadium here on Friday.

Anil Devkatta opened the scoring for the winners in the 12^th minute.

Stung by this reverse, GRPF men played brilliant football in the first half but they failed to bring in the equalizer due to poor marksmanship.

At the breather, Bihar Police were leading 1-0.

In the second half, Policemen played attacking football and pumped in two more goals to take the tally to 3-0. Aman Thapa scored the second goal for the Bihar Police in the 67^th minute while Anil Devkatta made it 3-0 in the 75^th minute.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

City Athletic Club trounce Raj Sagar

Patna, December 6, 2015: City Athletic Club blanked Raj Sagar Football Club 3-0 while Rainbow held Eleven Star Mokama to 1-1 draw in the Patna Senior Division League at the Sanjay Gandhi Stadium here.

Raji Kumar (30), Sajjan Kumar (45) and Prashant Kumar (55) were the goal scorers for City Athletic.

In the second match, Satyam Raj put Rainbow 1-0 up in the 33rd minute while Parneet Kumar equalized the score in the 62nd minute for Mokama team.

FCI post lone-goal win

Patna, December 4, 2015: Food Corporation of India (FCI) scored lone-goal victory over City Athletic Club in the Patna Senior Division Football League at the Sanjay Gandhi Stadium here on Friday.

Mahadev Soren netted the match-winner in the 15th minute of the game.

BRC humble FCI 6-1 in Patna Senior Division Football League

Patna, December 3, 2015: Bihar Regimental Centre (Danapur) thrashed Food Corporation of India (FCI) 6-1 in the Patna Senior Division Football League at the Sanjay Gandhi Stadium here on Thursday.

In a one-sided affair, Shamu Hembrum struck a brace of goals in the 7th and 12th minute to put BRC up 2-0. Gulshan Kumar scored a goal in the 35th minute to make it 3-0.

At the breather, BRC were leading 3-0.

FCI were able to reduce the margin in the 54th minute when Mahadev Soren slotted home (1-3). 

Shamu Hembrum was on the target again in the 57th minute to take lead to 4-1. In the later part of the match, Vibhishan pumped in two more goals (71st and 78th minutes) to complete the tally 6-1.

Photo caption: BRC and FCI players vie for the ball in Patna on December 3, 2015.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Eleven Star blank GAC 2-0

Patna, December 2, 2015: Eleven Star Mokamah posted their fourth consecutive win in the Patna Senior Division Football League beating Gardanibagh Athletic Club (GAC) 2-0 at the Sanjay Gandhi Stadium here on Wednesday.

Vipin slotted home for Eleven Star in the 38th minute. At the breather, Eleven Star were leading 1-0.

In the second half, Parneet Kumar increased the tally for the winners in the 68th minute. Vipin Kumar of Eleven Star and Raj Babri of GAC were shown yellow cards by the referee Kailash Prasad for rough play.

Shahnawaz nets hat-trick in BMP boys big win

Patna, November 7, 2009:
Striker Shahnawaz netted a hat-trick of goals as BMP Boys Club crushed Eleven Brothers 6-1 to enter the final of the Patna Football Association senior division league at the New Police Lines ground here on Saturday.

After a barren first half, goal scoring spree of the BMP boys started. In the second half, Shahnawaz struck in the 63, 75 and 80th minutes of the game. Manoj Mallick (two goals, 51 and 55th minutes) and Sarfaraz (one goal, 49th minute) were the other scorers. Deepu scored lone goal for Eleven Brothers in the 77th minute.

Eleven Star Mokama move into final

Patna, November 6, 2009:
XI Star, Mokama moved into final of the Patna senior division soccer league defeating Football Academy, Patna by a lone goal at the New Police Lines ground here on Friday.

Striker Raushan Kumar struck the winning goal in the 70th minute. Mokama missed a golden opportunity to swell the lead but Dinesh shot wide a penalty kick.

Nausa hold XI Star 2-2

Patna, November 5, 2009: Nausa Sports Club and XI Star, Mokama played a 2-2 draw in the Patna Football Association senior division league at the New Police Lines ground here on Thursday.
Girijesh Kumar and Ajay Kumar scored for the Mokama team. Sonu and Nizam found the target for Nausa Sports Club.

Resounding wins for Patna Football Academy and BMP Boys Club

Patna, November 4, 2009: Patna Football Academy handed a 3-1 defeat on Patna Taj Club in the Patna senior division football league at the New Police Lines ground here on Wednesday.

Shakti Sagar drew the first goal in the 19th minute while Tariq Johar increased the lead in the 22nd minute. Abhishek Anand made it 3-0 in the 58th minute. Rajesh reduced the margin in the 60th minute (1-3) for Taj Club.

In the second match, BMP Boys Club beat Nausa Sporting Club 2-0. Shanbhaj opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Dhanjay struck the second goal in the 65th minute.

Eleven Brothers tame Junior Police Boys Club

Patna, November 3, 2009: Eleven Brothers tamed Junior Police Boys Club 2-0 in the Patna senior division football league at New Police Lines ground here on Tuesday. In the second match, Eleven Star, Mokama thrashed Yuva Shakti, Sanda 3-0.

Gandhi opened the account for Eleven brothers in the 27th minute while Vijay Gurung swelled the lead in the 60th minute.

In the second match, Satchitanand drew the first blood the 6th. He netted his second and his team’s third goal in the 75th minute. Sunny shot home the 42nd minute. Rajeev of Sanda was shown yellow card by the referee.

Nausha Sporting clinch a cliff-hanger

Patna, November 2, 2009: Nausha Sporting Club prevailed over Yuva Shakti Club, Masaurhi 3-2 in the Patna Football Association senior division league at the New Police Lines ground here on Monday. In the second match, Football Academy, Patna beat Junior Police Boys Club by a solitary goal.

Nausha were leading 3-0 at the end of the first half.

Khushtar Nizam scored the first goal for Nausha Sporting in 15th minute. Sonu increased the margin the 25th minute. Nizam netted the third goal in the 29th minute.

After the breather, Yuva Shakti Club bounced back and scored two goals. Santosh Kumar struck the first one in the 80th minute while Vikram Kumar added another just two minutes later.
In the second match, Mirnal Kumar netted the coveted goal in the 27th minute.

BMP boys struggle to beat XI Star

Patna, November 1, 2009: BMP Boys Club struggled to beat XI Star, Mokama 2-1 in the Patna senior division soccer league at the New Police Lines ground here on Sunday while Eleven Brothers FC beat Taj Club 1-0 in the other match that filled with controversy.

BMP boys were leading 2-0 in the first half.

Md Shahnawaz opened the account in the 12th minute with a rasping pile diver. Dhananjay Kumar increased the margin in the 30th minute. Rama Shankar Prasad reduced the margin in the 70th minute for XI Star.

In the first match, Eleven Brothers FC shot into the lead through Vijay Gurung in the 15th minute. The controversy erupted in the 26th minute when officials of Eleven Brothers lodged a protest against some unregistered players of Taj Club. Referee asked the players to give their signatures on a paper. Taj Club refused it and walked off the filed protesting referee’s decision. Later, the organizers declared Eleven Brothers the winners.

Junior Police boys too good for Taj Club

Patna, October 31, 2009:
Junior Police Boys Club thrashed Taj Club 3-0 in the Patna senior division soccer league at the New Police Lines ground here on Saturday.

Junior Police Boys Club took a commendable 2-0 in the first half. Nitesh Kumar scored two consecutive goals in the fourth and fifth minutes of the match to take it to 2-0
Ravi Kumar made it 3-0 for the winners in the 75th minute.

Earlier, in the first match, BMP Boys Club struggled hard to down Yuva Shakti Football Club, Masaurhi by a solitary second half goal. Dhananjay Kumar netted the match winner in the 66th minute. Shiva Kumar of BMP Boys and Santu of Yuva Shakti Football Club, Masaurhi were shown yellow cards for rough play by referee Harendra Kumar.

Lone goal win for Patna Football Academy

Patna, October 31, 2009:
Football Academy, Patna (FAP) edged past Eleven Brothers by a solitary goal in the opening match of the Patna senior division football league at the New Police Lines ground here on Friday.

Mrinal scored the match winner in the 55th minute. Eleven Brothers came near the equalizer at the fag end of the second half but Mintu Kumar shot wide from the top of the box. Abhishek Anand, Tauquir Johar of Patna Football Academy and Manoj Kumar of Eleven Brothers were shown yellow cards by referee NK Sahani.

Earlier, senior footballer Kabir Khan inaugurated the tournament. Jwala Prasad Sinha, office secretary, Bihar Football Association (BFA), Syam Babu Yadav, vice-president, Patna Football Association and BFA women’s wing secretary, Gopi Nath Dutta were present in at the inaugural function.

Photo caption: Patna Football Academy and Eleven Brothers players in action during Patna senior division football league in Patna on October 30, 2009.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui