A fluent hat-trick in the second half by the Ranchi Rhino’s Vikas Chaudhray helped Jawaharlal Nehru PG College Bhopal clinch the coveted SAIL-Nehru Champions Colleges Cup to day in Gwalior.
Bhopal pumped in 8 goals while conceding three goals to win the title first time ever.
Earlier, Al Ameen College Bangalore, which gave a tough time to the ultimate champions in the semis, though went down by 2-3, gained some consolation beating reigning champions DAV Jalandhar in the bronze medal match.
After the Bhopal side had a slender 2-1 lead in the lemon time, Vikas struck his hattrick, goals coming in the 38th, 48th and 57th minutes.
Amit, Affan and Zahir struck a goal apiece for Bhopal, besides a brace from Arman Quereshi.
Earlier, Kusha posted a goal in each half to outwit DAV Jalandhar to give his Al Ameen side the bronze.