AIFF Media Team
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra continued their dominant performance in the 70th edition of the Santosh Trophy as they defeated Railways 3-0 in a one-sided encounter of Group A in Nagpur, Maharashtra today (March 02, 2016).
Vijit Shetty gave Maharashtra the lead as early as the 14th minute and Mohammed Shahbaz doubled Maharashtra’s lead in the 39th minute to make the half-time score line read 2-0. Aaron D’Costa added a third goal for Maharashtra as the full-time scoreline read 3-0. Maharashtra continue to sit atop Group A with this win.
Meanwhile, Services defeated Jammu & Kashmir 1-0 in a cagey match which remained volatile for the entire course and witnessed a goal in the 59th minute courtesy of a P.Jain strike, after both the Teams went on level pegging to the tunnel at half-time.
The Group B fixtures slated for tomorrow see Punjab clash swords against West Bengal and Goa take on Assam.
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