AIFF Media Team
NEEMUCH, MADHYA PRADESH: Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh topped their respective groups to qualify for the semi-finals of the Sub-Junior Girls' National Football Championship 2024-25 Tier 2 in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday, September 12, 2024.
While Andhra Pradesh triumphed over Andaman & Nicobar 6-2 in their concluding Group A match to top the group with nine points, Madhya Pradesh blanked Uttar Pradesh 6-0 to finish their Group C engagements with nine points and set up a semi-final clash with Andhra to be played on Saturday, September 14, 2024.
For Andhra Pradesh, who led 3-0 at half time, V Sai Thanu Sri opened the scoring in the 13th minute, followed by a goal from Chinnapareddy Ganga in the 22nd minute. Thereafter, Gundigi Jyoshnavi netted four goals (27’, 61’, 71’, 82’) in a row to hog the limelight. For Andaman & Nicobar, captain Sara Ekta Lakra scored twice (34’, 85’) in a valiant effort.
In Group C, Madhya Pradesh dominated Uttar Pradesh and claimed the top spot in the table. Neelam Pusam's hat-trick (37’, 49’, 85’), Ambika Dhurwey's strike (75’), and a brace from Manvi (63’, 71’) left the UP defence clueless.
In a Group A match of little consequence, Tripura dominated Pondicherry to win 8-0. Hat-trick girl Breejia Debbarma excelled with goals in the ninth, 63rd, and 80th minutes, respectively. Lalmauii Reang (11’) added a goal to her name, while Thanpuii Darlong (42’, 87’) and Remika Reang (75’, 85’) both contributed with two goals each. Tripura finished second in the group with six points.
Sikkim beat Uttarakhand 4-1 in their last Group C match to finish second behind Uttar Pradesh. Abhista Basnett (47’, 52’, 59’, 68’) scored all the four goals. Uttarakhand’s captain Ku Varsha Arya (60’) scored her team’s only goal from a spot kick.
Winning start for Tripura, Haryana & Himachal Pradesh in Sub-Jr Boys' NFC Tier 2
JORHAT, ASSAM: Tripura, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh started their group stage campaign on winning notes in the Sub-Junior Boys’ National Football Championship Tier 2 at the Jorhat Stadium on Thursday, September 12, 2024.
Tripura, who clashed with Chandigarh in Group B, displayed superb attacking prowess in the second session to win 8-1 after trailing by a goal at half time. While Naithak Jamatia scored three goals for the winners, Ayush Chakma, Poito Debbarma, Jenesis Darlong, Hamkrungha Reang and Tarun Sarkar were the other goalgetters.
In another Group B match, Haryana thrashed Andaman & Nicobar 8-0. Sukhvinder opened the scoring early in the 5th minute, followed by Rajeev Kapoor's goal in the 23rd minute before half time. In the second half, Haryana added five more goals. Harjinder Singh found the net in the 50th minute, while Sukhvinder (65’, 67’) and Rajeev (84’, 90+2’) scored again to complete the rout.
In the opening match of Group D, Himachal Pradesh bagged all three points after drubbing Andaman & Nicobar 11-0. Sanyam (6’, 21’), Partivan Bhalgaria (11’), Aadit Sharma (25’), Harshit Jaswal (17’, 51’, 64’), Devan Rajpoot (49’, 55’) and Aryan Heer (88’, 89’) netted the goals for Himachal Pradesh.
Friday, September 13, 2024 fixtures—
Sub-Junior Girls’ NFC 2024-25
Tier 2, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh
Group B: Kerala vs Chandigarh (10 am), Goa vs Jammu & Kashmir (3 pm)
Group D: Telangana vs Rajasthan (10 am)
Sub-Junior Boys’ NFC 2024-25
Tier 1, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Semi-Final: Karnataka vs Delhi (3 pm)
Tier 2, Jorhat, Assam
Group A: Telangana vs Madhya Pradesh (8 am), Lakshadweep vs Tamil Nadu (3 pm)
Group C: Uttarakhand vs Jammu & Kashmir (9 am), Rajasthan vs Pondicherry (3 pm)
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