AIFF Media Team

DIU: The semi-finals line-up for the Beach Soccer competition in the Diu Beach Games 2024 was completed on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. While Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu made the last four grades on Monday, to join them on Tuesday were Rajasthan (Group A) and Lakshadweep and Maharashtra (Group B).

In the penultimate rounds on Wednesday, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu will take on Maharashtra and Rajasthan will lock horns with Lakshadweep.

In the remaining group league matches, Rajasthan handed out an 8-3 defeat to Gujarat with Sujal Saini scoring twice for the winners. In the same group, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu completed their league engagements in style, routing Andaman and Nicobar 14-5. Laishram Prosanannda Singh once again displayed his class by netting four goals.

The semi-finals spots from Group B went in favour of Lakshadweep and Maharashtra as they got the better of Odisha and Goa, respectively.

Results:

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Diu 14 ( Laishram Prosanannda Singh 4, Beckonsingh Maibam 3, Takhellambam Likson Singh 3, Loresh Chandu Bhurkud, Dhurvkumar Soma, Lamgoumang Kipgen, Takhelambam Bikash Meitei)

beat

Andaman and Nicobar 5 ( Faiz Khan 3,  Sanju Katchwa, K K Mohammed Faiz)

Rajasthan 8 ( Sujal Saini 3, Aman Tyagi 2, Harshv Ardhan Meena 2, Abhimanyu Singh Rajawat)

beat

Gujarat 3 ( Somil Fulani, Abuzer Islam, Deep Bhajiyawala)

Lakshadweep 10 ( Mohammed Akram 3, Muhammed Bilal 3, Abdu Rahman C 2, Muhammed Sabith SM, Mohammed Riyazudeen P)

beat

Odisha 4 ( Sachin Kumar Mallik 2, Mahesh Hansda, Abhinash Samal)

Maharashtra 9 (Om Sanjay Arane 5, Manas Tamore 2, Harsh Haresh Kapadia 2)

beat

Goa 4 ( Sunny Parab, Desmond Miranda, Abel Gurgao, Parag,OG)