2nd Rajiv Gandhi Gold Cup Football Tournament J&K Bank demolishes Young Heros

Excelsior Sports Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 14: J&K Bank produced a flawless performance to topple Young Heros Club by whopping 7-0 goals in the ongoing 2nd Rajiv Gandhi Football Gold Cup being played at GGM Science College Ground here today.

Rohit Kumar drew first blood in the 2nd minute to dominate the proceedings from the onset.

Bilal Ahmed them made it 2-0 in the 10th minute while Khalid scored a beauty in the 20th minute to put his team in a commanding position.

Young Heros forwards were clueless against the impeccable defense of formidable J&K Bank team.

In the 28th minute, it was the turn of Rohit to showcase his skills as he put the ball in the goal post to make things more difficult for rival team.

At half time, J&K Bank was comfortably placed with 4-0 lead. The second half was no different from the first as J&K Bank continued to dominate their opponents.

Bilal slammed fifth goal of the team in the 42nd minute followed it with another in the 51st minute to make it 6-0.

Jonny struck the seventh goal of the team in the 53rd minute to virtually seal the fate of the match.

Meanwhile, Wasim Feroze and Pankaj Kumar of J&K Bank and Young Heros respectively were shown the yellow cards.

The match was officiated by Rakesh Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Sohan Kumar, Gagan Kumar and Anil Kumar.

Earlier, PAP Jallahdhar got the better of Power Development Corporation by 2-0 goals. The goals were scored by Pawandeep Singh and Jatinder Singh in the 42nd and 65th minute respectively.

Tomorrow, J&K Forest will take on Sainik Colony in the first quarterfinal while J&K Police is to square off with J&K Bank Academy in the second quarterfinal.