Injury time goal helps Central Railway to a point; UBI beat Bank of Baroda 2-0

by Chittu Shetty May 13, 2022

Two feisty encounters saw UBI edge Bank of Baroda while Sajandeer Singh’s timely injury-time goal rescues Central Railway to a point.

A hard-fought feisty encounter between Union Bank of India and Bank of Baroda ended with the former picking a crucial 2-0 win.

After a cagey opening few minutes, UBI started pressing into the game and took the early lead in the 11^th minute when Saurabh Nikam’s shot found the back of the net. The goal pushed Bank of Baroda into the game as they started to fight back with some penetrating moves. However, goals eluded them as the UBI’s defense held on.

There was drama and emotions throughout the game as players went full out in search of goals. The high-intensity game saw a lot of tackles and fouls between players with as many as 3 players coming off injured.

In the second half, Bank of Baroda pushed men forward in search of an equalizer often leaving their defense vulnerable. UBI managed to hold on to the BOB pressure and eventually with Athang Kanekar’s 89th-minute strike doubled their lead to put the game to bed.

Union Bank of India (Saurabh Nikam 11’, Athang Kanekar 89’) 2 – 0 Bank of Baroda

In another entertaining game, RBI took the early lead in the game after Troy Nunes’s shot found the net net in the 24^th minute. Central Railway tried hard to make a comeback and put continuous pressure on RBI but the latter held on with some solid defending. However, deep into the injury time, Sajandeer Singh’s strike rescued Central Railway with a point.

Reserve Bank of India (Troy Nunes 24’) 1 – 1 Central Railway (Sajandeer Singh 90+3’)

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