Narainpur (Chhattisgarh), April 18 -- Sports Authority of India (SAI) beat Assam 4-0 on the opening day of Group G in the Swami Vivekananda U20 Men's National Football Championship at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground here on Friday.

Rajkumar Lanchenba Singh opened the scoring for SAI with a sliding finish from point-blank range in the 36th minute. Oinam Romio Singh doubled the advantage in the 68th minute after a melee in the box following Bless Vashum's corner.

Vashum turned scorer in the 81st minute, finishing off a cross from Vikram A to make it three. Captain Robert Thokchom wrapped up the scoring in the 85th minute with a good left-footed finish into the bottom corner.

In the other match, Odisha and Goa played out a goalles...