Santosh Trophy: Delhi and Karnataka play out 1-1 draw. (X, AIFF)
Appu Arogya Swamy’s opener was cancelled out by a Prabin Tigga personal objective resulted in a 1-1 draw between Delhi and Karnataka, whereas Advait, Lalhmunmawia and Dipak Prakash Patil helped Maharashtra declare a 3-1 win over Mizoram.
Delhi missed a penalty to permit defending champions Karnataka to separate factors in a 1-1 draw throughout their Santosh Trophy match on Thursday.
Both the targets got here within the first half as Appu Arogya Swamy’s lengthy-ranger for Karnataka was cancelled out by Prabin Tigga’s personal objective.
Delhi, nonetheless, fluffed a golden alternative to win the competition in damage time when Sridarth Nongmeikapam’s penalty was nicely saved by Christurajan T.
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Karnataka began on a constructive observe and will have taken the lead within the seventh minute, when Sathish Kumar shot extensive in entrance of an open objective from simply six yards out.
Minutes later, Rashid CK’s effort went extensive and Godwin Johnson’s innocent-trying shot slipped between Delhi goalkeeper Ashish Sibi’s gloves and trickled simply extensive of the publish.
However, within the twenty third minute, Appu curled the ball into the underside nook from 25 yards out. After receiving the ball from Vishal R, the 25-12 months-outdated didn’t assume twice earlier than whipping it in.
But three minutes later, Delhi skipper Jaideep Singh made a stealthy run into the field from the left earlier than squaring the ball into the center. Goalkeeper Christurajan missed it and an unlucky spark off defender Prabin Tigga noticed the ball roll into the empty internet.
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Delhi had been awarded a penalty in added time following Nikhil G’s fall on Bhaaranyu Bansal. Sridarth stepped as much as take the penalty however his low proper-footer was saved by Christurajan.
In one other match, Manipur cut up factors with Railways. Manipur’s Phijam Sanathoi Meetei scored the opening objective within the 56th minute, which was cancelled out by Akash Babu within the 96th minute.
Maharashtra defeated Mizoram 3-1 with Advait opening the scoring within the twenty sixth minute. Lalhmunmawia and Dipak Prakash Patil had been the opposite scorers for the winners, whereas substitute MC Malsawmzuala pulled one again for Mizoram.
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