Airmen make a good start

by S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Corr.

Defending Champions Sri Lanka Air Force made a good start in defence of their title at the All Island Vijaya Sevens Mens' Championship organised by the Past Pupils Vijaya College, Matale which began at Edward Park, Matale yesterday.

The tournament will be continued today at the Nandimithra Ekanayake Hockey Stadium and the Mens' final will be played at 4.00 pm.

The tournament has now reached the semi final stage and line up in as follows: Army 'B' vs Army 'A', Navy 'A' vs CH and FC, Air Force 'A' vs Police 'A', Air Force 'B' vs Army Engineering Services.

The results of matches played yesterday were Army 'A' beat Navy 'B' 1-0, Army 'A' beat CH and FC 1-0, Army 'A' beat Bandaranaike SC Gampaha 3-0, Army 'A' beat old Rajans 1-0, CH and FC drew with Navy 'B' 1-1, Navy 'B' beat Bandaranaike SC 1-0, Old Rajans drew with Navy 1-1, CH and FC beat Bandaranaike SC 3-0, CH and FC beat Old Rajans SC 2-1, Old Rajans drew with Bandaranaike SC 0-0, Air Force beat Old Zahirians 2-0, Air Force beat Old Vijayans 'B' 1-0, Air Force beat Army Engineering Services 1-0, Old Zahirians drew with Old Vijayans 0-0, Old Zahirians lost to Army Engineering Services 0-1, Old Vijayans 'B' drew with Army Engineering Services 0-0, Air Force 'B' beat Police 'A' 2-1, Police 'A' beat Old Maristorians 1-0, Air Force 'B' beat Old Maristorians 1-0, Air Force 'A' beat Navy 1-0, Navy 'A' drew with Old Vijayans 'A' 0-0, Navy 'A' drew with Army 0-0, Navy 'A' beat Old Vidyarthians 3-0, Old Vijayans 'A' drew with Army 'B' 0-0, Old Vijayans 'A' beat Old Vidyarthians 2-0, Army 'B' beat Old Vidyarthians 2-0.

Added to the championship will be a veteran tournament and the finals of which will be played at 3.30 p.m.