Ratnam SC beat Saunders 3/1 to head points table

Yasaratne Gamage

Ratnam SC overcame Saunders SC by 3-1 in the second round of Dialog Champions League stage 14 soccer match played at Kelaniya Football Complex on December 28 which placed them on top of the points table with 29 points.

E.B. Channa booted the first goal for Ratnam in the 27th minute while two minutes later M S M Rimzan found the equalizer for Saunders. In the second half M M Yogarajah scored for Ratnam to take the lead while just before the final whistle Channa added another goal to make it 3-1 for Ratnam SC.

New Young’s SC lost to Java Lane by 1-3 on the same day at City Football Complex grounds despite their early lead in the first half. A W Nurdeen netted the solitary goal for New Young’s in the 10th minute which was equalized by J M Zarwan before half time. M N N Meena and Zarwan penetrated the opponent goal area in the second half to collect two more goals for Java Lane.

Nandimiththra SC met the same fate when they faced Sri Lanka Police SC at Police Ground where the latter came back to the game having trailed by 0-1 in the first half. P Nuwan Priyankara netted for Nandimiththra SC to take the lead but well replied by Police SC when S M Rafi and Manjula Prasanna booted two goals in the second half. Sri Lanka Army remain second in the points table when they defeated Blue Star SC by 1-0 at Vernon Fernando Stadium , Kalutara. N Perera scored the solitary goal for the winners. SL Navy SC and Renown SC drew their game without goals being scored at Beddegana Football Complex while the match between SL Air Force SC and Don Bosco SC had the same result which was worked off at Air Force ground, Katunayake.