Suntikoppa :

Horizon Football Club of Bengaluru won the D. Shivappa Gold Cup in the State Level Football Tournament organised by Blueboys Youth Club at GMP School Ground, here recently.

Horizon FC, Bengaluru defeated TDL Bylakuppe by 3-1 (tie-breaker) in the final to lift the gold cup. TDL took the lead in the 9th minute when forward Kunga scored a goal. Horizon came back strongly with an equaliser by Viju in the 12th minute. In the 5th minute of the second half, Horizon again took the lead when Suhan scored a goal for them. Later, Taba playing an attacking game scored for TDL to equalise at 2-2 and at the full time the match ended in a draw. In the tie-breaker Horizon Bengaluru scored three goal to win the gold cup 3-1.

Earlier, the final match was inaugurated by the tournament sponsor D. Vinod Shivappa and MLA Appachu Ranjan. The organisers also held a procession on the main streets of the town before the final match was played. Prior to the finals, senior football players of Spoorti Club and Blueboys Club played an exhibition match. This apart, breath-taking stunts on two-wheelers was performed at the ground.

Virajpet former MLA Basavaraj, Taluk Panchatyat Member Vimalvathi Sudeep, Hassan Zilla Grahakara Vedike President A. Lokesh Kumar were present.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / June 01st, 2016