Jamshedpur: The much awaited Nike Manchester United Premier Cup kicked-off in Jamshedpur with three matches being played at the Keenan Stadium.

In the first of the day Prayag United scrapped past Sambalpur FA by a margin of solitary goal. For Prayag, Basu Mukherjee broke the deadlock in the 26th minute to give them the lead. The team from Bengal held onto the same margin to end the match at 1-0.

In the second match East Bengal thrashed Uttar Pradesh XI by 4-1. For East Bengal all the 4 goals were scored by Budhwa Bara (6th, 9th, 31st and 39th min). Rajat Pal (8th min) managed to score one for Uttar Pradesh XI but was not enough to stop the red and gold brigade to march ahead with the convincing win.

The third match of the day saw GH Football Academy Delhi playing a goalless draw against Punjab.