West Bengal and Manipur shrugged off their rivals in contrasting styles to enter the semi-finals of the 78th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy at the Deccan Arena on Thursday.
While the four teams to make it to the knockout stages from Group A were already confirmed on Matchday 4, three of the Group B sides - Manipur, Delhi, and Railways - started on Saturday (Matchday 5), having already qualified. Mizoram, Maharashtra, and Karnataka were fighting it out for one q
A Manipur team stung by the defeat to Meghalaya in their previous game ran rampant against a hapless Bengal side at the Kalinga Stadium in the evening kick-off. The loss means Bengal is knocked out of the competition, with two games yet to play.
Mallapuram (Kerala) [India], April 30 (ANI): Two quick goals at the start of the game helped West Bengal get the better of Manipur 3-0 in the second semi-final clash of the 75th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy at the Manjeri Payyanad Stadium on Friday.
Malappuram (Kerala) [India], April 18 (ANI): Manipur served up the big upset of the 75th Santosh Trophy so far by beating defending champions Services 3-0 in their group encounter on Sunday.