<p>HASC registered a thumping 6-0 win over Dharmaraja Union after MEG had laboured to a hard-fought 3-1 victory against Controllerate of Inspection Electronics in the day’s first match in Group A. <br /><br />MEG and HASC are tied on nine points. The teams face each other on Thursday to decide the group leaders. <br /><br />HASC were rusty to start off, but found their rhythm around the half-hour mark. Fredrick, who latched on to a rebound from Dharmaraja goalkeeper Nandish, fired home in the 31st minute. <br /><br />The Aircraftmen then found the target twice in the space of four minutes. Satish Kumar Jr placed a pass from Xavier Vijaykumar to the right of Nandish to make it 2-0 in the 33rd. Xavier then came up with an on-the-run shot on the left wing to beat Nandish.<br /><br />Nine minutes into the second half, Thamodharan made it 4-0 before Xavier completed his brace in the 72nd. Towards the closing stages of the match, Ricky Joy, after a solo run from the right wing, drove home neatly to round off the tally for HASC. MEG were helped by two goals from Ramu (84th) and Vineet (87th) in a span of four minutes. CIL took a shock lead in the sixth minute through Roy, who converted a penalty kick before Kamal levelled the scores for MEG in the 30th minute.<br /><br />DH News Service<br /><br />Results: Madras Engineering Group: 3 (Kamal 30th, Ramu 84th, Vineet 87th) bt CIL: 1 (Roy 6th Pen); HASC: 6 (Fredrick 31st, Satish Kumar Jr 33rd, Xavier Vijaykumar 35th, 72nd, Thamodharan 54th, Ricky Joy 86th) bt Dharmaraja Union: 0.</p>
<p>HASC registered a thumping 6-0 win over Dharmaraja Union after MEG had laboured to a hard-fought 3-1 victory against Controllerate of Inspection Electronics in the day’s first match in Group A. <br /><br />MEG and HASC are tied on nine points. The teams face each other on Thursday to decide the group leaders. <br /><br />HASC were rusty to start off, but found their rhythm around the half-hour mark. Fredrick, who latched on to a rebound from Dharmaraja goalkeeper Nandish, fired home in the 31st minute. <br /><br />The Aircraftmen then found the target twice in the space of four minutes. Satish Kumar Jr placed a pass from Xavier Vijaykumar to the right of Nandish to make it 2-0 in the 33rd. Xavier then came up with an on-the-run shot on the left wing to beat Nandish.<br /><br />Nine minutes into the second half, Thamodharan made it 4-0 before Xavier completed his brace in the 72nd. Towards the closing stages of the match, Ricky Joy, after a solo run from the right wing, drove home neatly to round off the tally for HASC. MEG were helped by two goals from Ramu (84th) and Vineet (87th) in a span of four minutes. CIL took a shock lead in the sixth minute through Roy, who converted a penalty kick before Kamal levelled the scores for MEG in the 30th minute.<br /><br />DH News Service<br /><br />Results: Madras Engineering Group: 3 (Kamal 30th, Ramu 84th, Vineet 87th) bt CIL: 1 (Roy 6th Pen); HASC: 6 (Fredrick 31st, Satish Kumar Jr 33rd, Xavier Vijaykumar 35th, 72nd, Thamodharan 54th, Ricky Joy 86th) bt Dharmaraja Union: 0.</p>
