The IFA secretary Utpal Ganguli rued, on Tuesday, that the AIFF has not given due importance to the prestigious IFA Shield.
The 115th edition of the IFA Shield will begin on Friday, when Aryan and Lajong FC lock horns at the Salt Lake Stadium. “Unfortunately, the AIFF has not accorded priority to this tournament,” Ganguli said.
Ten clubs that include China outfit Shandong Luneng Taishan and five I-League clubs, including the city’s Big Two, are in contention for the title.
Group A: East Bengal, Mohammedan Sporting, Southern Samity, Churchill Brothers, Shandong Lueng FC (China).
Group B: Mohun Bagan, Chirag United, Aryan, Lajong FC, Pune FC.
West Bengal Police defeated George Telegraph by five wickets in a CAB Championship Playoff match, on Tuesday. For West Bengal Police, coached by Arun Sarkar, Sanjit Sardar claimed five wickets while Nitesh Agarwal snared 3 wickets without conceding a run.
Summarised scores
Championship Playoff: George Telegraph 102 (Sanjit Sardar 5/31, Nitesh Agarwal 3/0). WB Police 103/5 (Debraj Roy 54). WB Police won by 5 wkts l Kumartuli 304 (Koushik Ghosh 107; Argha Dutta 5/104). Barisha 41/0. Match to continue l Bhukailash 183 (Amir Hussain 60). Young Bengal 187/4 (Ramin Balsara 51). Young Bengal won by 6 wkts
Relegation Playoff: M. Milan Samity 277 (Debrup Das 51; Madan Yadav 4/92). Rajasthan 17/0. Match to continue l Taltala 218 (Sanik Karmakar 57, Ajoy Das 4/65). ABP 5/0 in ovs. Match to continue
Knockout: Bata Sports Club 259/5 (11 penalty runs). Calcutta Rangers Club 164 in 38 ovs (Rupnath Roy Chowdhury 3/38). Bata won by 95 runs.
Muslim Institute thrashed Entally AC 8-0 in a SAHARA Calcutta Hockey League match on Tuesday. In the other match, Khalsa Blues AC beat Calcutta Parsee Club 1-0.
SREI Infrastructure beat New Kenilworth by 13 runs in a six-a-side cricket match in the CCFC Telegraph Cup, on Tuesday.
SUMMARISED SCORES
SREI Infrastructure 73/4 vs New Kenilworth 60/2. SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd. won by 13 runs.
Godfrey Phillips 83/2 vs Gandeep Sales 75/3. Godfrey Phillips India won by 8 runs.
Goodricke 100/0 vs J. Thomas & Co. 58/1. Goodricke won by 42 runs.
Dhunseri Tea 47/4 vs Rediffusion 49/0. Rediffusion Dentsu Young won by 6 wkts.
M Junction 74/2 vs L & T Insurance 75/2. L & T Insurance won by 4 wkts.
Grewal Motors 60/0 vs Peerless 57/3. Grewal Motors won by 6 wkts.
CESC Ltd. 40/3 vs Star Den 40/3. CESC Ltd. won by 4 wkts.
The Telegraph 71/3 vs HSBC EDP 77/2. HSBC EDP won by 4 wkts.
Selvel 78/0 vs Hitech 77/3. Selvel won by 6 wkts.
