BPCL qualifies

Bangalore: BPCL became the third team to qualify for the semi-finals of the Chief Minister Yeddyurappa Cup, beating Odisha Stars 2-0 in their pool B encounter at the KSHA stadium here on Tuesday.

Odisha Stars are now out of the reckoning for the semis, having lost both their games so far.

Both goals were scored in the first half and despite some pressure in the second, BPCL held on comfortably for the win.

Karmit Singh opened the scoring on 17 minutes, finding the top corner from a tight angle on the edge of the area, with an excellent effort.

Amar Aiyamma, fresh off a hat-trick for BPCL in the previous game, found himself in excellent scoring positions on two occasions, but put the ball wide both times.

The second goal came on 33 minutes when Sher Singh on one of his marauding runs, saw the ball fall kindly in his path, only a few yards away from goal, and promptly lashed it into the roof of the net.

The results: BPCL 2 (Karmit Singh 17′, Sher Singh 33′) bt Odisha Stars 0 .