ASC emerge triumphant

Bangalore: In a lopsided final, Army Service Corps (ASC) trounced Central Excise 5-2 to take home the BEL Kodava Cup here on Wednesday.

Deepu and Titte played brilliantly and scored two goals apiece while Sai Raj netted the other goal for the Army side. Anup Anthony scored both the goals for Central Excise.

ASC drew first blood when Deepu converted a penalty corner as early as the first minute. Central Excise fought hard to find the equaliser and their efforts paid dividends when Anthony scored in the 23rd minute.

But their joy was short-lived when ASC grabbed the lead after five minutes. Titte initiated a fine move and he passed the ball to Deepu who faced little difficulty in slotting it home. ASC swelled their lead to 4-1 when Titte scored in the 30th and 37th minutes.

Central Excise tried hard to comeback into the match. Anthony reduced the margin in the 44th minute, but ASC made it 5-2 through Sairaj’s 50thminute strike.