Solid SC on top

YASARATNE GAMAGE

Solid Sports Club Anuradhapura overcame former champions, Don Bosco, by 1-0 at Don Bosco grounds, Negambo on Sunday in another match of the Champions League Football tournament.

It was a tough battle until the 74th minute when A O Shola booted the winning goal for Solid.

It was dissapointment for Don Bosco at their home ground. Solid now tops the table with 14 points and have been unbeaten in the tournament so far with four victories and two draws.

Matara City SC out classed Ratnam SC by 3-2 at CR and FC grounds on the same day in another encounter. It was a drawn game until the last minute but M S M Shashikapriya with a beauty changed it all in the 92 minute. Earlier in the 14th minute B K Wabena of Matara City SC scored the goal and two minutes later M M Yogaraja came with the equalizer for Ratnam. In the 34th minute O Y Ikbenna scored the second goal for Matara City but Yogaraja again booted a goal for his team ten minutes later and both teams started 2 all in the second half. Renown SC overcame SL Police SC by 3-2 at Police Park .

Renown SC led the game by 2-0 when the second half commenced with M Fazal and M C M Rizny scoring goals in the 12th and 19th minutes respectively. M Hakeem booted another one in the 54th minute for Renown. Two minutes later H E N Charaka scored a goal for SL Police while in the last minute S M Rafeei scored another goal but could not prevent his team from defeat.

The new comers, Up Country Lions wiped away Nandimittra by 5-1 in a group B match played at CR and FC grounds on Saturday.

R M Rajapaksa scored three goals for his team while Patrick Wilson addd two including goal in the last minute. Damith Weeraratne scored the only goal for Nandimittra.