<p> A clinical Bengaluru FC reserve side edged past MEG and Centre 2-1 in their BDFA Super Division football tie at the Bangalore Football Stadium here on Friday. The result also ended MEG’s unbeaten run in the league.<br /><br /></p>.<p>With a penalty in the first half and a neatly constructed goal in the second, a dominant Bengaluru side secured three points, which helped them move to the fifth position on the league table with eight points.<br /><br />Bengaluru included returning first-teamers Rino Anto, Gursimrat Singh Gill, Malsawmzuala, Shankar Sampingiraj and Beikhokhei Beingaichho amongst a skilled set of youngsters. <br /><br />With quick passes being exchanged in the first fifteen minutes of the game, a surging ball into the path of Sourav TP saw MEG defender Regan bring him down in the box, prompting the referee to point to the spot. <br /><br />Shankar stepped up and slotted home to give Bengaluru the lead.Bengaluru FC’s attack constantly troubled the MEG defence as shots from Leon Augustine amongst a few others missed the mark by a small margin. <br /><br />The 40th minute saw MEG draw level as striker Linton Sahil tapped home from close range. <br />The two teams went into the break level.<br /><br />The second half resumed with the same intensity as the first, Gursimrat hitting the cross bar with a towering header from a free-kick just outside the box. Constant threats from Augustine and Jacob K from either wings saw Bengaluru come close to earning the lead.<br /><br />The persistence paid off in the 71st minute when a slick pass from Malsawmzuala saw Beingaichho’s looped shot beat the ’keeper after an initial effort was parried into the striker’s path.<br /><br />In the ‘A’ Division, Bangalore Independents beat Income Tax 3-0. <br />The Independents were spurred by a brace from Karthick (3rd, 34th minutes), while Shiva Kumar was the other scorer, finding the back of the net in the 13th minute.<br /><br /></p>
<p> A clinical Bengaluru FC reserve side edged past MEG and Centre 2-1 in their BDFA Super Division football tie at the Bangalore Football Stadium here on Friday. The result also ended MEG’s unbeaten run in the league.<br /><br /></p>.<p>With a penalty in the first half and a neatly constructed goal in the second, a dominant Bengaluru side secured three points, which helped them move to the fifth position on the league table with eight points.<br /><br />Bengaluru included returning first-teamers Rino Anto, Gursimrat Singh Gill, Malsawmzuala, Shankar Sampingiraj and Beikhokhei Beingaichho amongst a skilled set of youngsters. <br /><br />With quick passes being exchanged in the first fifteen minutes of the game, a surging ball into the path of Sourav TP saw MEG defender Regan bring him down in the box, prompting the referee to point to the spot. <br /><br />Shankar stepped up and slotted home to give Bengaluru the lead.Bengaluru FC’s attack constantly troubled the MEG defence as shots from Leon Augustine amongst a few others missed the mark by a small margin. <br /><br />The 40th minute saw MEG draw level as striker Linton Sahil tapped home from close range. <br />The two teams went into the break level.<br /><br />The second half resumed with the same intensity as the first, Gursimrat hitting the cross bar with a towering header from a free-kick just outside the box. Constant threats from Augustine and Jacob K from either wings saw Bengaluru come close to earning the lead.<br /><br />The persistence paid off in the 71st minute when a slick pass from Malsawmzuala saw Beingaichho’s looped shot beat the ’keeper after an initial effort was parried into the striker’s path.<br /><br />In the ‘A’ Division, Bangalore Independents beat Income Tax 3-0. <br />The Independents were spurred by a brace from Karthick (3rd, 34th minutes), while Shiva Kumar was the other scorer, finding the back of the net in the 13th minute.<br /><br /></p>