Favourites oblige

Leslie FERNANDO

All favourites teams obliged with good performances to reach the second round in the Holcim FA Cup qualifying round matches conducted by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka played at different venues during the weekend.

The second round matches will commence on May 2. This knockout tournament has always created excitement and given opportunities to less fancied teams to meet the challenge playing premier league teams and become champions.

Last year Police SC became champions after 33 years and debutant Civil Security Force runner-up in a penalty shoot out in front of thousands of soccer crazy fans.

Match results: Badovita beat Old Mazedonians SC 2-1, Young Silver SC beat Moratukatukurunda SC 2-1, Young Bees SC beat Kolons SC 2-0, Chilaw SC beat Unites SC Negombo 5-4, New Star Puttalam beat Eleven Stars SC 4-2, Urban Council SC beat Dharga York SC 5-4, Kuruduwatta SC beat Light House SC 2-1, Super Sun SC beat Flying Arrows SC 2-1, Dharga Unites SC beat Veterans SC 8-1, Jolly Boys SC beat Kandy SC 7-1, Rebels SC beat Green Park SC 3-2, Young Masters SC beat Neseby Lake Side 2-0, Millennium SC beat Young Marians SC 4-3, SLTB SC beat Sripadian SC 5-1, Unites SC Anuradhapura beat Eleven Star SC 6-1.