56th Bordoloi Trophy at Guwahati

Thailand’s Port Authority thrash FCISC 7-0:

Nov 17: Port Authority of Thailand, Bangkok, started their campaign in the 56th Bordoloi Trophy Football Tournament in style thrashing Food Corporation of India Sports Club 7-0 in a quarter-final group league match at the Nehru Stadium.

Returning to the city after a long gap, Port Authority dished out top quality football and they could have won the match by a much bigger margin if they had not missed a few opportunities.

The match started with the Thai outfit taking just 13 minutes to break the defence of FCISC and Wezrapong Sripech scored the first goal for his side.

Port Authority added three more in the first half through K Buransuk, Ekachai Preechakul and P Kuldilok.

In the second half too, the Thai side maintained the same momentum and pumped in three more goals through Wittrya Nontalee, Aboubakar Salifou Bako and Nirsot Kamsawad.

Earlier Results:
Nov 8 (First Round):
SAI Sports Club, Guwahati vs Green Valley Sports Club 1-0
Scorer: Santosh Chutia (4)

Nov 9 (First Round):
New Model Club (Udalguri) vs City Police 2-1
Scorers: New Model: Kanuram Boro (11), Rinku Daimary (90); City Police: Jitli Daimary (24)
FCI SC (Guwahati) vs 2nd Assam Special Reserve Force 4-1 Scorers: FCISC: Bhaskarjyoti Bora (15, 84), Rabiram Basumatary (64), Abin Gayary (80); ASRF: Dipen Teron (87)

Nov 10 (Second Round):
Shillong XI vs SAI Sports Club (Guwahati) 3-0
Scorers: Kitkupar Kharshing (38), Newon (49, 50)
Assam Police Blues vs Shalbagan Sports Club (Gossaigaon) 6-1
Scorers: APB: Arun Saimary (31), Robijit Jigdung (38, 85), Anuj Gogoi (40), Abaraham Hmar (47), Munindra Sonowal (92); Shalbagan: Madra Basumatary (70)

Nov 11 (second Round):
FCI Sports Club (Guwahati) vs Dinthar Football Club (Mizoram) 1-0
Scorer: Kubal Rabha (14)
Nagaland Police vs New Model Club (Udalguri) 3-1
Scorers: Nagaland Police: Lanu Sanem (26, 43), Villie Beizo (85);
New Model: Immanuel Daimary (50)

Nov 12 (Pre-Quarters):
Oil India Limited (Duliajan) vs Assam Police Blues 6-0
Scorers: Durga Boro (30, 52), F Wary (49), Jayanta Basumatary (57), Marlangki Suiting (81), HL Routa (87)
ONGC (Mumbai) vs Shillong XI 2-1
Scorers: ONGC: Tarif Ahmed (38), Shankar Seel (68); Shillong XI: Niwan Gatpoh (74)

Nov 13 (Pre Quarters):
ASEB Sports Club (Guwahati) vs Nagaland Police 3-0
Scorers: Zico (9), Rocky Kom (19), Monikanta Brahma (35)
FCI Sports Club (Guwahati) vs Assam Regimental Centre, Shillong (Last year finalists) 3-1
Scorers: FCI: Nayan Wary (3), Bhaskarjyoti (85, 89); ARC:

Nov 14 (Pre-Quarters):
Oil India Limited (Duliajan) vs Vasco Club (Goa) 3-2
Scorers: OIL: Marlanki Suiting (13), Zaidin Hmar (76), F Wary (78);
Vasco: Joy Ferrao (55), Donald Rocha (90)

Quarter-finalist teams:
Group A: Port Authority (Thailand), FCISC (Guwahati), ONGC (Mumbai)
Group B: Abahani (Dhaka), OIL (Duliajan), ASEB (Guwahati)

Nov 15 (Quarter-final):
ONGC (Mumbai) vs FCI Sports Club (Guwahati) 2-0 Scorers: Jatin Bist (13), Kaushik Bose (76)

Nov 16 (Quarter-final):
Oil India Limited (Duliajan) vs ASEB Sports Club (Guwahati) 1-0
Scorer: Marlanki Suting (53)

56th Bordoloi Trophy from Nov 8

Nov 7: The 56th edition of the Bordoloi Trophy will get underway with a match between Green Valley Sports Club and SAISC at Nehru Stadium at Guwahati on Thursday (Nov 8).

The Gauhati Sports Association (GSA), which is celebrating its golden jubilee year, has decided to revive the Bordoloi Trophy. As part of its plans, the GSA has invited two foreign teams -- Port Authority of Thailand and Abahani Limited, Bangladesh -- to add vigour to the prestigious tournament, which, many believe, is losing its prestige among the people.

The two teams will be seen in action along with other leading clubs of the country, including Vasco Sports Club, Goa, and other outfits from the North-east.

GSA will also felicitate all former presidents and secretaries along with a few veteran players, organizers and officials during the inaugural function tomorrow.

Dignitaries to be felicitated during the inaugural function are: Niloy Dutta and Rana Goswami (former presidents); Chitta Ranjan Bhowmick, Prasanna Kalita, Munin Nabis and Dipak Hazarika (former secretaries); Badal Thakur (cricket), Ananda Laskar (football), Pulin Das (sports scribe), NN Singh (soccer referee), Dipu Choudhury (commentator), Zakir Ahmed (sports organizer), Binoy Medhi (volleyball), Bijoy Hazarika (table tennis), Tarani Barman (sports photographer), Ranjit Singh (hockey), Tayabun Nessa (athletics), Mukut Medhi (basketball) and Dipankar Bhattacharjee (badminton).