Kerala win second match in a row in Swami Vivekananda U20 Men's NFC

Narainpur: Kerala defeated Rajasthan 3-0 in their Swami Vivekananda U20 Men’s National Football Championship Group A clash at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground, here on Thursday.

Kerala are now the Group A leaders with six points having won both their games, followed by Meghalaya with three points. Rajasthan and Bihar both have a point each.

Kerala got an early lead in the game as Mohammed Adhnan found the net in the 13th minute with a left-footed strike from inside the box. The forward doubled the lead in the 62nd minute. Alfas K.E. nodded in the final goal in the 92nd minute.

Earlier Kerala began their campaign in the championship with a massive 8-1 victory over Bihar, in Group A of the competition. In a completely dominant second-half display, Kerala outplayed Bihar, as Sreehari Unnikrishnan (16’, 45’) scored a first-half brace, while Muhammed Shadil PP (68’, 75’) netted two in the second. Mohammed Adhnan (53’), Calwin Thomas (59’), Alfas KE (90+1’), and Muhammed Shahil CK (90+3’) scored one each. Sadique Rahman scored the only consolation goal for Bihar in the 84th minute.m (IANS)

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