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Defending Champions West Bengal bowed out of the 66th Santosh Trophy when they played a goalless draw against Kerala in their second match of the Group A Quarterfinal match at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.
The 31-time Champions who had lost to Maharashtra desperately went out for a win but weren’t successful. Kerala moved to four points from two matches while West Bengal are on 1 point from two matches.
Maharashtra rout Punjab: In another Group A match, Maharashtra rode on Kailash Patil’s hat-trick to rout Punjab 5-0. Patil scored in the 29th, 71st and the 83rd minute after Vijit Shetty had put Maharashtra in the lead as early as the 7th minute. R D’souza completed the rout in the 88th minute.
Vijith Setty 7′, Kailash Patil – 29′, 71′, 83′, R. Dsouza 88′,
Courtsey the result, Maharashtra move to 6 points from two matches while Punjab are yet to open their account.
Goa beat Meghalaya: In a Group B Quarterfinal League match at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhuwaneshwar, strong contenders Goa scraped past Meghalaya 2-1. Sachin Gawas put Goa in the lead in the 57th minute only for Banshrai Sun to restore parity in the 70th minute. Gabriel Fernandes sealed the fate of the match in the 87th minute.
Goa move to six points from two matches while Meghalaya have been able to secure a point in the two matches they have played so far.
Manipur fly past Uttar Pradesh: In another Group B match, Manipur pumped in half-a-dozen goals against a hapless Uttar Pradesh. Cha Thoiba Singh scored four goals (32nd, 53rd, 65th and 68th) while Thoi Singh and Naoton Singh scored one apiece in the 78th and 92nd minute respectively.
Manipur stay at the top of Group B with six points from two matches while Uttar Pradesh stay at the bottom.
