N Rly claim Parwana title

NEW DELHI, Nov 4: Vimal Thapa’s heroics enabled Northern Railways beat Food Corporation of India (HQ) 3-0 to lift the HL Parvana memorial Football Tournament. Thapa scored two goals while Shyam Kumar scored the third in Railway’s impressive win.

Railways dominated the proceedings from the beginning. They took when Thapa’s attempt found the roof of the net following a cross by Shyam Kumar in the 40th minute. Three minutes later, Shyam’s header enabled Thapa score the second goal too. As FCI tried to reduce the margin, Shyam Kumar made the final dent in the 62nd minute. Mohd Shariq of FCI was declared best player of the tournament.