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HAL end miserable run
February 03, 2003 18:57 IST
Hindustan Aeronautics's�miserable run in the National Football League came to an end when they�scored a 1-0 victory over Indian Bank, Chennai, in Bangalore on Monday.
The all-important goal was scored by�their Nigerian import Kanneth Onu.
Onu headed home in a dramatic fashion, following�an excellent pass from Dayananda in the 37th minute,�leaving�bankmen's goalkeeper Sebastian Netto stranded. Netto, otherwise, did a fine job under the bar, effecting a few good saves.
With this victory, the Bangalore-based Hindustan Aeronautics�have seven points from 11 encounters, the victory coming after five straight defeats.
Indian Bank could not get their act together today and failed to put up a cohesive show. They�remain on 11 points from an equal number of outings.
Earlier, in the first-half, Netto neatly collected�powerful shots from Jagdish Kumar and Rajendra Prasad while Dayandanda messed up a good chance, his�effort going�off the target by a whisker.
The second-half saw frequent replacing of players by both sides but it made little impact. Onu again had an opportunity in the 85th minute, but his shot�from close range sailed over the bar.
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