ATPA Shield

Jorhat, Sept. 10: Amulya Das scored a brace to help Assam Police Blues crush Estantic Club 3-0 in a pre-quarterfinal match of the ATPA Shield football tournament here today.

The Blues, making their maiden appearance in the 44th edition of this premier tournament, opened their account in the 15th minute through Amulya, who foxed the rival defenders to enter the danger zone and score from close range.

Arun Daimary increased the lead a few minutes later with a flick to a measured assist from the midfield.

Amulya found the net for the second time in the dying minutes of the first half after a one-to-one with the opposition goalkeeper. There was confusion in the Estantic ranks since they thought Amulya would be ruled offside. The Blues, however, missed several opportunities in the second half to make the final scores more impressive.

Tomorrow, Assam Police will take on White Dove Club of Diphu in a quarterfinal match.

Inter-college meet

Moran College and Duliajan College won their respective matches in the Dibrugarh University inter-college football tournament, which began at six different zonal venues today, reports our Dibrugarh correspondent.

Moran College blanked Dibru College 2-0 at the university campus ground with goals by Topidhar Sonowal and Dipu Lekharu. Duliajan College rode Arunjyoti Gogoi’s solitary goal to defeat Ledo College 1-0 in Tinsukia.

The preliminary rounds of the tournament were being held in six different venues — Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Mariani, Golaghat, Dhemaji and Gargaon.