<p>Malabar moved to eight points from four matches, one point ahead of BEML, who lie in second spot.<br /><br />With less than five minutes remaining for the final whistle, Malabar and Threads were locked 1-1 and it seemed as if the match was heading for a draw. However, Threads’ centre back Harrison Chigozie, who had already been cautioned in the 50th for a rough challenge on J Sebastian, made the same mistake again in the 86th to receive the marching orders from referee Vijay Kumar.<br /><br />The Threads’ defence, which looked solid until then, started crumbling under pressure without key man Chigozie. Javed, who came on as a second-half substitute for Prasoon, made a solo run on the left wing and essayed a cross which was tapped in by Sebastian in the 88th to push them to the top of the table.<br /><br />Sanjay Vennara gave Threads the lead in the 64th minute. Asif K found the equaliser six minutes later through a curling right-footer from just outside the 18-yard box.<br /><br />Well before that, it rained goals at the Bangalore Football stadium as J Anaba Hamza Agaba (8th, 21st, 53rd), RC Prakash (45th), Sharath (89th) and Mahendra Mani (90+3) found the target to help BEML register a crucial win.<br /><br />Hamza headed home the first goal off a Don Bosco corner from the right and BEML’s foreign recruit doubled the lead in the same fashion, this time off a pass from Tiken Singh from the right. At the stroke of half-time, Prakash made it 3-0 with a clinical finish to the right of Chandni custodian Naseeb PK. <br /><br />Hamza was again in the limelight when he drove home a penalty in the 53rd. The spot kick was awarded when Prakash was brought down inside the box by Naseeb. Sharath’s solo effort and then a Mani curling free-kick from the right wing rounded off the tally.<br /><br />Results: Group B: At Delhi: Amity United: 1 (Monday 89th) lt to ND Heroes: 6 (Charles Egware 2nd,8th, 90th, Babatunde 15th, 51st, Bhuvan Joshi 82nd); Simla Youngs: 2 (Kamei 12th, Ugochukwu 77th) lt to Hindustan FC: 4 (Masibau 20th, 33rd, 90th, Tuishim Mashangwa 86th).<br />Group C: At Tinsukia: NISA: 2 (N Jimmy Singh 37th, 86th) bt Oil India: 0. At Digboi: Denzong Boys: 1 (Krishna Kunwar 16th) drew Gauhati Town Club: 1 (Manoj Boro 69th).</p>
<p>Malabar moved to eight points from four matches, one point ahead of BEML, who lie in second spot.<br /><br />With less than five minutes remaining for the final whistle, Malabar and Threads were locked 1-1 and it seemed as if the match was heading for a draw. However, Threads’ centre back Harrison Chigozie, who had already been cautioned in the 50th for a rough challenge on J Sebastian, made the same mistake again in the 86th to receive the marching orders from referee Vijay Kumar.<br /><br />The Threads’ defence, which looked solid until then, started crumbling under pressure without key man Chigozie. Javed, who came on as a second-half substitute for Prasoon, made a solo run on the left wing and essayed a cross which was tapped in by Sebastian in the 88th to push them to the top of the table.<br /><br />Sanjay Vennara gave Threads the lead in the 64th minute. Asif K found the equaliser six minutes later through a curling right-footer from just outside the 18-yard box.<br /><br />Well before that, it rained goals at the Bangalore Football stadium as J Anaba Hamza Agaba (8th, 21st, 53rd), RC Prakash (45th), Sharath (89th) and Mahendra Mani (90+3) found the target to help BEML register a crucial win.<br /><br />Hamza headed home the first goal off a Don Bosco corner from the right and BEML’s foreign recruit doubled the lead in the same fashion, this time off a pass from Tiken Singh from the right. At the stroke of half-time, Prakash made it 3-0 with a clinical finish to the right of Chandni custodian Naseeb PK. <br /><br />Hamza was again in the limelight when he drove home a penalty in the 53rd. The spot kick was awarded when Prakash was brought down inside the box by Naseeb. Sharath’s solo effort and then a Mani curling free-kick from the right wing rounded off the tally.<br /><br />Results: Group B: At Delhi: Amity United: 1 (Monday 89th) lt to ND Heroes: 6 (Charles Egware 2nd,8th, 90th, Babatunde 15th, 51st, Bhuvan Joshi 82nd); Simla Youngs: 2 (Kamei 12th, Ugochukwu 77th) lt to Hindustan FC: 4 (Masibau 20th, 33rd, 90th, Tuishim Mashangwa 86th).<br />Group C: At Tinsukia: NISA: 2 (N Jimmy Singh 37th, 86th) bt Oil India: 0. At Digboi: Denzong Boys: 1 (Krishna Kunwar 16th) drew Gauhati Town Club: 1 (Manoj Boro 69th).</p>
