Georgetown 7 Dis-The Bharathan Cup Football Tournament 2024 commenced with much fanfare the day before yesterday at the Penang City Stadium.
In The Bharathan Cup Football Tournament 2024 commenced with much fanfare the day before yesterday at the Penang City Stadium. the opening match, the Penang football team faced the Perlis football team.
The match between the Penang and Perlis football teams began with both teams launching multiple attacks in the first 45 minutes to score goals.
Perlis Indian Football Team maintained control of the first 45 minutes by initiating several dangerous attacks.
In the 15th minute, Dinushan Pillai Ravindran of the Perlis Indian Football Team scored the first goal, giving his team an early lead.
Meanwhile, the Penang Indian Football Team made several attempts against Perlis, creating opportunities to score but failed to capitalize effectively.
In the second half, during the 67th minute, Thamotharan Jayasankar’s strike resulted in a second goal for the Perlis Indian Football Team, further strengthening their position.
In the 85th minute of the match, Penang Indian Football Team’s Mohamad Asik Daniel accidentally scored an own goal while attempting to clear a powerful shot by Perlis.
As a result, the opening match of the Bharathan Cup Football Tournament concluded with Perlis winning 3-0 against Penang.
The Perlis Football Team’s management, led by Viveendran Parameswara, expressed satisfaction with the team’s preparation and affirmed their commitment to striving for victory in upcoming matches. P.Vivantiran also emphasized that winning the Bharathan Cup is their primary goal this year.Vivanthiran also “A word of thanks was also extended to the main sponsors of the Perlis football team, namely MGE Group Dato Kalimuthu and Butterworth Ranger Football Club.”
He also extended gratitude to the sponsors who supported the Perlis team. The Perlis Indian Football Team is currently coached by head coach Mahendran Kandaiya, under whose leadership the team has shown remarkable performance.