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Oil India FC once more lift Nagaon’s Independence Day Cup!

oil-india-limitedDuliajan-based Oil India Limited FC lifted the 2016 Independence Day Cup trophy by beating Assam State Electricity Board of Guwahati at the Nurul Amin Stadium in Nagaon.

For Oil India FC it was their sixth Nagaon’s Independence Day Cup triumph after 1977, 1978, 1994, 2004 and 2005.

Geremsha Basumatary had given Oil India FC a 40th minute lead before Jayanta Basumatary scored a brace in the 67th and 86th minute to seal the match in the Oilmen’s favour.

Jayanta Basumatary was later named best player of the final while his OIL FC team mate Mintu Boro with five goals got the highest scorer’s award.

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