Armymen shoot down Churchill

Drupesh Dessai finally gave Churchill the lead in the 68th minute, off an Odafe O Oklolie pass from the left flank into the penalty box. This, finally, sparked the Army team into a more attacking game, and in the 86th minute a free-kick just outside the box by Aji B flew straight into the goal to give them the deserved equaliser.

In the shoot-out, Bahadur gave his team an early advantage by making two fine saves from Chandan Singh and Nicholas Muyoti.

Naveen Kumar8217;s weak shot was then easily kept out by Churchill8217;s Arindam Bhattacharya to make it 3-2. Raju D put away his shot to equalise, but Aji was the hero once again, scoring Assam8217;s final spot-kick and giving his team the unlikely win.

Army men meet Asam Rifles in the final on Tuesday in search of a place in the pre-quarter final league.

In the other semi-final, XI Gorkha Brigade held Assam Rifles for over an hour, but conceded two quick goals to go down 0-2. Ajit Singh and Abel Sema scored in the 70th and 76th minute.