Anuj nets winner for Modern

But that changed soon enough, the cracks appeared, and Anuj, on the right flank cashed in on his first chance, pivoted on his left foot and beat the onrushing DPS goalkeeper Pawan Puneet.

But the effects of that off-balance goal told on Anuj8217;s left leg, and, his work done, Ankit Kaushik came in for him in the second half. Despite Ankit8217;s legwork there was no change in the scoreline. In the dying minutes, DPS had a chance to equalise, but forward Arihant shot over the bar after a free kick from the right.

In the other match, the result was a foregone conclusion, with the experienced BVB boys up against a raw Springdales team made up almost entirely of Class Six students, all just about four feet tall. But the 1-0 result speaks for the spirited work by the younger ones, with left-out Rajeev and goalkeeper Vibhu Rehani, and the little one Omar Ali figuring on the merit list.