Chennai: Finally, it was Indian Railways who edged out Indian Oil Corporation 2-1 in a hard fought final match of the 90th Murugappa Gold Cup in Chennai today.
The Government Oil Corporation started the scoreboard ticking with a PC conversion by VR Raghunath in the 12th minute. Railways on the other hand, couldn’t do much for major of the match and it was in the 42nd minute when they found an equalizer via the stick of Malak Singh. And with scores level in the final quarter, it was in the 60th when JP Kush found the board to give Railways the decisive lead breaking IOC’s three-year hold on the trophy.
In the post match ceremony, Malak Singh was named the Man of the Match. Off other awards from the tournament, Indian Railways swept all with Affan Yousuf (Best Forward), Amit Rohidas (Best Defender) and Jugraj Singh (Best Goalkeeper) winning individual awards. Joshua Bendici Wesley of Tamil Nadu was named the Most Promising Player of the Tournament.