The Roots Football Club started their campaign in the Puttaiah Memorial Cup with a hard fought 1-0 win over Kickstart FC, runners-up of last seasons BDFA Super Division League.
The match was played at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Thursday, August 11.
Roots FC started the match with four Under-18 players in the Starting XI.
The only goal in the match was scored by Vishal R (Jersey no 11) in the 45+2nd minute of the game.