<p> Hindustan Aeronautics Sports Club (HASC) were not at their best but still managed to overwhelm Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) 3-0 in the opening match of the BDFA Super Division league championship at the Bangalore Football stadium on Tuesday. <br /></p>.<p> <br />HASC’s goals came through Deepak Prakash in the 36th minute, Hamza (79th) and Malengamba Meitei (80th).<br /><br />The first 15 minutes saw both teams rusty and struggling to find their feet. HASC expectedly showed more promise with Meitei in the company of Deepak and Vinod Kumar creating a few good moves. <br /><br />Meitei was in action in the 19th minute as he fired a powerful right-footer from outside the box that went over the crosspiece, the first real chance. <br /><br />In the 36th minute, Deepak made no mistake as he used the space inside the box well, heading home a Meitei cross from the right. Buoyed by the lead, the Aircraftmen went on the offensive but goals eluded them. In the 39th minute, Gautam Debnath was slow to reach a Vinod Kumar pass from outside the box with plenty of space to shoot. BEL defenders were alert as well, averting further damage as the teams went to half-time with no further addition to the score.<br /><br />The second half saw BEL playing a more lively brand of football. Finishing and at times lack of imagination in midfield were their undoing, though. Arvind made a couple of attempts on goal, the first in the 51st minute going straight to HASC custodian Pramod and the second in the 62nd going just wide.<br /><br />Hamza, who came in for RC Prakash in the 55th minute, then doubled HASC’s lead with a 79th-minute header off a Debnath corner from the left. Going for the kill, the HASC forwardline galvanised itself with a goal looking imminent. In the 80th minute, the Hamza-Meitei combine made it 3-0, the former lobbing a perfect cross from the left and the latter slotting the ball home comfortably. <br /><br />BEL tried desperately to make something out of the final minutes but HASC gave them no room as they pocketed the full three points. <br /><br />Other result: ‘A’ Division: BUFC: 3 (Clivert 35th, 53rd, 58th) bt Southern Blues: 2 (Chandrashekar 4th, Stephen 67th).</p>
<p> Hindustan Aeronautics Sports Club (HASC) were not at their best but still managed to overwhelm Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) 3-0 in the opening match of the BDFA Super Division league championship at the Bangalore Football stadium on Tuesday. <br /></p>.<p> <br />HASC’s goals came through Deepak Prakash in the 36th minute, Hamza (79th) and Malengamba Meitei (80th).<br /><br />The first 15 minutes saw both teams rusty and struggling to find their feet. HASC expectedly showed more promise with Meitei in the company of Deepak and Vinod Kumar creating a few good moves. <br /><br />Meitei was in action in the 19th minute as he fired a powerful right-footer from outside the box that went over the crosspiece, the first real chance. <br /><br />In the 36th minute, Deepak made no mistake as he used the space inside the box well, heading home a Meitei cross from the right. Buoyed by the lead, the Aircraftmen went on the offensive but goals eluded them. In the 39th minute, Gautam Debnath was slow to reach a Vinod Kumar pass from outside the box with plenty of space to shoot. BEL defenders were alert as well, averting further damage as the teams went to half-time with no further addition to the score.<br /><br />The second half saw BEL playing a more lively brand of football. Finishing and at times lack of imagination in midfield were their undoing, though. Arvind made a couple of attempts on goal, the first in the 51st minute going straight to HASC custodian Pramod and the second in the 62nd going just wide.<br /><br />Hamza, who came in for RC Prakash in the 55th minute, then doubled HASC’s lead with a 79th-minute header off a Debnath corner from the left. Going for the kill, the HASC forwardline galvanised itself with a goal looking imminent. In the 80th minute, the Hamza-Meitei combine made it 3-0, the former lobbing a perfect cross from the left and the latter slotting the ball home comfortably. <br /><br />BEL tried desperately to make something out of the final minutes but HASC gave them no room as they pocketed the full three points. <br /><br />Other result: ‘A’ Division: BUFC: 3 (Clivert 35th, 53rd, 58th) bt Southern Blues: 2 (Chandrashekar 4th, Stephen 67th).</p>
