Pelicans decimate Solid; Police gets 1st win

Solid were once again at the wrong end of humiliation while Police finally found victory after 8 matches in week 9 of the Champions League 2022.

Solid v Pelicans

Pelicans defeated Solid 8-1 at the Maligapitiya Grounds in Kurunegala. Teofanov Sasa and Nafshan Mohamed scored hat-tricks for the Pelicans.

Sasa opened the scoring in the 17^th minute before adding the 2^nd in the 25^th minute. Nafshan scored in the 39^th minute to make it 3-0. Nimaal Minron’s penalty pulled a goal back for Solid in the 45^th minute.

After the break, Sasa completed his hat-trick in the 50^th minute and Edison Figurado scored the 5^th for the Pelicans in the 61^st minute. Rajikumar Shanthan made it 6-1 in the 72^nd minute. Two minutes later, in the 74^th minute Nafshan scored his 2^nd and completed the hat-trick in the 87^th minute.

Moragasmulla v Police

Police defeated Moragasmulla 2-1 at the Sugathadasa Stadium to get their 1^st win of the tournament. Anthony Thanujan scored from a corner in the 10^th minute to give the Police a 1-0 lead. Thisara De Silva equalized in the 22^nd minute for Moragasmulla.

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Police got a penalty on the stroke of halftime but Mohamed Sajid’s effort was saved by Vimukthi Maduwantha. Police found the winner in the 76^th minute through substitute Hasaranga Priyanath.

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