Striking a brace in the last minute, Birsa Munda Vidyapitha, Odhisa annexed the prestigious 34th Jawaharlal Nehru Sub-Junior Nehru Cup today at Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi, with a hard fought 4-3 win over Indira Priyadarshini Higher Secondary School, Bhopal.

Samir Ekka’s untiring efforts borne fruit at last the dying seconds to give the winners the winning goal, while his team’s Sandeep Chirmako just converted a stroke to level the score 3-3.

The winning team got Rs.64,000 as prize money while the runners up where Himanshu Sanik scored two goals, got Rs.64,000.

Nehru Cup Series is the serious effort in India to give national platform for schools. Winners of each’s State’s Champion Schools get entry for the prestigious tournament.

Nehru in all organizes six all India level tournaments. The first one was for the girls, followed by the Sub-Junior edition which Rourkela school won today.