<p>A fine show from goalkeeper Nagendra coupled with a gritty performance from defenders saw Students Union FC eke out a 1-0 win over Sports Authority of India (SAI) in their BDFA Super Division League fixture at the Bangalore Football Stadium here on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The first real chance came to SAI striker Sabir Khan, who fired his shot straight to SUFC goalkeeper in the third minute after collecting a penetrative through ball from Vignesh.<br /><br />Three minutes later, Nagendra was again called to action when Sabir dribbled past opponent defenders and hit a low shot at the near post, only to be denied by the cautious goalkeeper, who palmed the ball away. <br /><br />However, in the 30th minute, Nanda opened the scoring for SUFC when he pounced on a loose ball thwarted away by SAI goalkeeper Muthu to smash it back into the net.<br /><br />SUFC missed a good chance to double their lead five minutes from the break, when Chandru raced ahead of his marker to send in a delightful cross, but Nanda under pressure from SAI defenders, hit it horribly over the bar.<br /><br />SAI dominated possession for the rest of the match and attacked relentlessly but SAI players defended with good discipline. <br /><br />Sabir had a great chance to equalise in the 68th minute when Vignesh made a darting run and sent in a pass along the ground from left wing, but Nagendra dived in to his right, to make the save.<br /><br />Unable to break the SUFC defence, frustration got the better of SAI players as Sabir was shown a yellow card when he fouled Nagendra in the dying moments of the game.<br />DH News Service<br /><br />Results: ‘A’ Division: AGORC: 6 (Naresh 11th, Dada Nabeel 18th, 25th, 35th, 38th, Jai Kumar 40th) bt Bangalore Eagles: 1 (Satish Kumar 8th).</p>
<p>A fine show from goalkeeper Nagendra coupled with a gritty performance from defenders saw Students Union FC eke out a 1-0 win over Sports Authority of India (SAI) in their BDFA Super Division League fixture at the Bangalore Football Stadium here on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The first real chance came to SAI striker Sabir Khan, who fired his shot straight to SUFC goalkeeper in the third minute after collecting a penetrative through ball from Vignesh.<br /><br />Three minutes later, Nagendra was again called to action when Sabir dribbled past opponent defenders and hit a low shot at the near post, only to be denied by the cautious goalkeeper, who palmed the ball away. <br /><br />However, in the 30th minute, Nanda opened the scoring for SUFC when he pounced on a loose ball thwarted away by SAI goalkeeper Muthu to smash it back into the net.<br /><br />SUFC missed a good chance to double their lead five minutes from the break, when Chandru raced ahead of his marker to send in a delightful cross, but Nanda under pressure from SAI defenders, hit it horribly over the bar.<br /><br />SAI dominated possession for the rest of the match and attacked relentlessly but SAI players defended with good discipline. <br /><br />Sabir had a great chance to equalise in the 68th minute when Vignesh made a darting run and sent in a pass along the ground from left wing, but Nagendra dived in to his right, to make the save.<br /><br />Unable to break the SUFC defence, frustration got the better of SAI players as Sabir was shown a yellow card when he fouled Nagendra in the dying moments of the game.<br />DH News Service<br /><br />Results: ‘A’ Division: AGORC: 6 (Naresh 11th, Dada Nabeel 18th, 25th, 35th, 38th, Jai Kumar 40th) bt Bangalore Eagles: 1 (Satish Kumar 8th).</p>
