March 12: In the 71st B.N Mullik Memorial All India Police Football Championship which was declared open on Sunday by Director Intelligence Bureau Tapan Kumar Deka at Bakhsi Stadium Srinagar, six football matches were played at four different venues in the first day of the championship.
The venues include Polo Ground, Synthetic Turf Ground, Bakshi Stadium & Kashmir University.
At Polo Ground, matches were played between Delhi Police Vs Assam Police of Group H & Chandigarh Police Vs RPF of Group B. The match between Delhi & Assam ended with 1:1. However, neither of the team scored the winning goal and the match ended in a 1:1 draw. The match between RPF & Chandigarh was won by RPF with the score 3:0.
At Synthetic Turf Ground, matches were played between Meghalaya Police Vs Tamil Nadu Police of Group E & Rajasthan Police Vs Uttarakhand Police of Group F. The match between Tamil Nadu & Meghalaya ended with the score 2:0 and was won by Tamil Nadu police. The second match was won by Rajasthan Police beating Uttarakhand with the score 1:0.
At Bakshi Stadium, match was played between BSF Vs Haryana Police of Group H. The fans were treated to a delightful game of football with the BSF team scoring five goals and the match ended with 5:0.
At Kashmir University, match was played between Manipur Police Vs Puducherry Police of Group E. The match ended with the score of 1:0 and was won by Manipur Police.
