Madhya Pradesh United Football Club and Railway Coach Factory, Kapoorthala won their respective league matches in the second All India Jananayak Karpoori Thakur Football Tournament played here at the Moin-ul-Haque stadium today.
Striker Avinash Kale and Chotu Chera scored one apiece to help Madhya Pradesh United Football Club beat Indian Air Force 2-0 while the RCF, Kapoorthala defeated Southern Samittee, Kolkata 2-1.
RCF Kapoorthala went into the lead in the 28th minute while Gurpreet Singh finding the target from a 30-yard long ranger.
Their lead, however, was shortlived as Shyam Kumar of the Kolkata outfit scored the equaliser 13 minutes later converting a Rakesh Baperi cross.
After the break, both the teams played aggressively resulting in back-to-back forays in each other's citadel.
However, none managed converting the chances. While Southern Samittee Tapan Dutta, Nigerian star Abey and Musa of Southern Samittee missed chances, Balraj Singh, S Kumar of the RFC failed to convert a couple of open opportunities.
But in the 56th minute, RFC's Sukhbinder Singh converted a penalty to help his side earning full points.
