Mohammedan Sporting vs Chirag United in final:
Kokrajhar, Dec. 17: Two Kolkata outfits, Chirag Football Club and Mohammedan Sporting Club, will clash in the final of the 8th Bodoland Martyrs’ Gold Cup football championship to be played at the Kokrajhar District Sports Association ground on Tuesday.
The winners will take home a cash prize of Rs 50,000 and the runners-up Rs 25,000.
On their way to the final, Chirag defeated North Dhaka Sporting Club of Bangladesh 4-1 and OIL 4-0, while Mohammedan Sporting got the better of Assam State Electricity Board and Customs Sporting Club 3-1.
Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) chief Hagrama Mohilary will be the chief guest in the final.
In the first semi-final on Saturday, Mohammedan Sporting defeated Customs Sporting Club, Calcutta, 3-1.
In the second semi-final match on Sunday, Chirag defeated Oil India Limited, Duliajan 4-0, with Ashin Das scoring two goals in quick succession in the 35th and 37th minutes.
Striker Daillo Manaeuo scored the third goal for Chirag in the 46th minute.
Surajit Chakravorty further consolidated the score in the 81st minute taking the score to 4-0.
The meet started on November 31 with 14 teams in the fray. Tickets were priced at Rs 10 and Rs 15 at the 8,000-capacity ground.
The organisers, however, noted that the demand for tickets this time was less than during the earlier editions of the tournament.
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