Bhubaneswar: Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) regained the MCL Cup Inter-School Football title, dethroning defending champions Kalinga Bidyapitha, Sampur 2-0 convincingly in the final at the Unit-VI Boys’ High School Ground here Sunday.
Ganesh Murmu drew first blood with a long-range shot in the 23rd minute and Sushant Tudu capped the victory, scoring the second goal in the 36th minute. Murmu’s spectacular goal fetched him the player of the final prize, while Tudu bagged the player of the tournament award with a total of seven goals to his name.
This was the fourth time that KISS emerged champions in the prestigious tournament, which was organised by Unit-VI Athletic Association. KISS had achieved a hat-trick by lifting the trophy for the third time in 2015.
State Sports & Youth Services Commissioner-cum-Secretary Vishal Dev graced the final match as chief guest and encouraged players of both the sides. The trophies and prizes were given away by Sukinda-Angul Railway MD Dillip Kumar Samantaray and Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) general manager B B Mishra.
Champions KISS received a cash prize of Rs 10,000, while runners-up Kalinga Bidyapitha were given Rs 5,000. KISS duo Dula Beshra and Kunaram Soren received the prizes as best goalkeeper and best forward of the tournament respectively. The prizes for best defender and best mid-fielder were pocketed by Kalinga Bidyapitha’s Tophan Bhoi and Mihir Dehury respectively. The most promising player of the tournament prize went to Chandan Naik of Capital High School.
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