Cuttack and host Jharsuguda were declared joint champions of the 56th Senior Men Inter-District Football Championship for Sahani Cup after the final match between the two sided ended in 2-2 draw at Jharsuguda on today. Due to insufficient light, tie-break rule was not applied. Kishore Khadia of Jharsuguda team bagged the award as the Player of the Tournament.
Odisha Sports Minister Sudam Marndi handed over the trophy in the presence of Bargarh MP Dr Pravas Singh, Western Odisha Development Council chairman Kishor Kumar Mohanty and Football Association of Odisha secretary Sanjay Behera.
The championship commenced simultaneously at Jharsuguda, Brajrajnagar, Belpahar and Laikera on October 20. It was organized by Jharsuguda District Athletic Association, under the aegis of Football Association of Odisha.
RESULTS:
October 20:
Match No 1 at Jharsuguda: Bolangir (Abhimanyu Pandey 16th, Santunu Bhuyan 52nd) beat Dhenkanal 2-0.
Match No 2 at Brajrajnagar: Ganjam (Rahul S Patil 15th) beat Rourkela Steel Plant 1-0.
Match No 3 at Belpahar: Sambalpur (Prasanta Oram 65th, Benudhar Oram 80th) beat Kendrapada 2-0.
Match No 4 at Laikera: Bargarh got walk-over against Raygada, which did not report.
October 21:
Match No 5 at Jharsuguda: Paradeep Port Trust beat Mayurbhanj 3-1 in tie-breaker (Full tim: 0-0).
Match No 6 at Brajrajnagar: Koraput got walk-over against Puri, who did not report.
Match No 7 at Belpahar: Angul (Rudra Naryan Pradhan 3rd, Ramachandra Marandi 26th, Laxman Marandi 56th, Antarjami Nayak 74th) beat Boudh 4-0.
Match No 8 at Laikera: Sundargarh (Nepal Soren 13th, 55th) beat Jagatsinghpur (Chaturananda Marandi 47th) 2-1.
October 22:
Match No 9 at Jharsuguda: Jharsuguda (Kishore Khadia 14th, 18th, 81st; Sumit Munda 26th, Raju Kissan 68th, Nidhi Lohar 74th) beat Nayagarh 6-0.
Match No 10 at Brajrajnagar: Jajpur (Rakesh Jena 5th) beat Phulbani 1-0.
Match No 11 at Belpahar: Balasore (Jaynath Besra 40th) beat Nabarangpur 1-0.
Match No 12 at Laikera: Sonepur (Ranjan Biswal 59th) beat Keonjhar 1-0.
October 23:
Match No 13 at Jharsuguda: Bolangir beat Paradeep Port Trust 4-3 in tie-breaker (Full tike: 1-1).
Match No 14 at Brajrajnagar: Koraput (Dasrathi Desnaik 2nd, Sanjeet Khara 3rd) beat Ganjam 2-0.
Match No 15 at Belpahar: Khurda (Gobinda Behera 29th, 50th, 70th; Manaranjan Das 17th, Mahendra Jali 33rd, Susanta Ku Nahak 75th, Mustak Ali 83th) beat Kalahandi (Sidananda Bag 62nd) 7-1.
Match No 16 at Laikera: Deogarh (Ajay Oram 84th, Aklesh Toppo 87th) beat Bhadrak 2-0.
October 24:
Match No 17 at Jharsuguda: Jharsuguda (Kishore Khadia 7th, 62nd, 76th) beat Bhubaneswar 3-0.
Match No 18 at Brajrajnagar: Cuttack (Surendra Soren 53rd) beat Jajpur (Raju Pingue 45th) 4-2 (Full time: 1-1).
Match No 19 at Belpahar: Angul (Rudra Prasad Pradhan 4th) beat Sambalpur 1-0.
Match No 20 at Laikera: Bargarh beat Sundargarh 4-2 in tie breaker (Full time: 0-0).
October 25:
Match No 21 at Belpahar: Balasore (Budhuram Majhi 68th) beat Khurda 1-0.
Match No 22 at Laikera: Deogarh (Akhilesh Toppo 3rd, 39th; Anand Lakra 32nd, 89th; Subudhi Chandra Naik 82nd, Pradip Samad 90th) beat Sonepur 6-0.
October 26 (Quarterfinals):
Match No 23 at Jharsuguda: Jharsuguda (Sumit Munda 53rd, 56th, 90th; Kishore Khadia 86th) beat Bolangir 4-0.
Match No 24 at Brajarajnagar: Cuttack (Mahesh Sahoo 8th, Surendra Soren 35th) beat Koraput 2-0.
Match No 25 at Belpahar: Angul (Antarjami Nayak 31st, 53rd, 76th; Sunil Sardar 79th) beat Balasore 4-0.
Match No 26 at Laikera: Bargarh (Bablu Oram 13th, Prabin Sahoo 24th, Prabin Lakra 77th) beat Deogarh (Ananda Lakra 11th, 17th) 3-2.
October 28 (Semifinals):
Match No 27 at Jharsuguda: Jharsuguda (Sumit Munda 53rd) beat Angul (Rudra Prasad Pradhan 23rd) 6-5 in tie-breaker. (Full time: 1-1).
Match No 28 at Brajrajnagar: Cuttack (Seikh Zahid 62nd, Arjun Naik 67th, Mahesh Sahoo 72nd) beat Bargarh 3-0.
October 30:
Match No 29 (Final) at Jharsuguda: Cuttack (Kuanr Marandi 14th, Surendra Soren 74th) drew with Jharsuguda (Jayram Munda 43rd, Kishore Khadia 53rd) 2-2.
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PHOTO: Cuttack players receive the Sahani Cup in Jharsuguda on October 30, 2014.