Hyderabad: Defending champions Services qualified for the quarter-finals of the 78th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy with a 2-0 win over Rajasthan at the Deccan Arena in Hyderabad on Saturday.
This was Services' third straight victory as they beat 10-man Rajasthan to move to nine points and confirm their place in the top four of the six-team group.
Earlier in the day, Jammu & Kashmir kept themselves alive with a 3-0 blanking of Telangana in a do-or-die match.
As a result, the hosts, who only have one point so far, became the first team to be eliminated in the group stage. Jammu & Kashmir are now in fourth place with four points.
Rajasthan, also with a point, are fifth, and can qualify for the last eight if they beat Jammu & Kashmir on Monday.
After suffering a setback with a defeat to Manipur in the first match, it's been plain sailing for Services. Agencies
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