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SAI holds AGORC

CHENNAI: A last minute goal ensured that SAI held AGORC to a 2–2 draw in a St. Joseph's-CFA senior division league game here on Friday.

It was AGORC all the way in the first half after a goal in the 24th minute. P. Muthu just had to push the ball in after meeting a headed pass from Mervin from the edge of the box.

Another opportunity emerged when Muthu launched a free-kick but AGORC's forward line couldn't score off it.

SAI ushered in the second half with a lot of character making several attacking ventures. However, the equaliser came only in the 79th minute thanks to a melee inside the box.

Substitute R. Ranjith Kumar drove the ball home after a shoddy clearance followed a fumbled save by the 'keeper.

AGORC hit back five minutes later with a slice of brilliance by substitute A. Justus Antony whose free-kick from about 40 yards left the goalie bemused.

There was more drama as SAI equalised in the third and last minute of injury time.

K. Venkatesan's header off a throw-in ricocheted off an AGORC defender.

Venkatesan chipped the rebound over the 'keeper's head and restored parity.

Justus Antony was adjudged Man-of-the-Match.

Earlier, Central Excise beat Perambur Blues 4–1 in a first division league match.

Sivaraj, Murugan, Bagyaraj, and Kalialaudin notched up goals for Excise while E. Karthick scored Blues' lone goal. — Sports Reporter

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