MINERVA GO PAST CHURCHILL 54

VASCO:Kareem Omolaja Nurain’s late strike from the spot guided Minerva Punjab FC to a 5-4 win over Churchill Brothers in the Hero I-League here on Sunday.

Minerva FC scored through David Ngaihte (4th minute), Simranjit Singh (22nd), Souvik Das (31st) Loveday Enyinaya Okechukwu (51st) and Nurain (87th).

Bottom-placed Churchill found the net through Chesterpoul Lyngdoh (7th), Adil Khan (18th), Anthony Wolfe (41st) and Ansumana Kromah (76th).

CHENNAI: Shillong Lajong made mincemeat of Chennai City FC by handing them a 4-1 drubbing in their I-League clash at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Fabio Pena (38th minute), Issac Vanmalsawma (65th), Bipin Singh (77th) and Dipanda Dicka (79th) scored for the hosts as they strolled to victory. Chennai pulled one back through Haroon Amiri in the 89th minute.

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