AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu edged past Assam by a solitary goal, while Kerala defeated West Bengal 3-2 in the ongoing Group stage fixtures of the Junior National Football Championship in Cuttack, Odisha.

Rasiga’s strike in the 37^th minute proved to be the difference between Tamil Nadu and Assam as the full-time scoreline read 1-0 in Tamil Nadu’s favour. A late coup by West Bengal failed to topple Kerala’s sterling attacking performance as Kerala went into the half-time leading 1-0, courtesy of Unnimaya goal in the 43^rd minute and added to their tally in the 57^th and the 74^th minute through Anagha and Unnimaya respectively. Although West Bengal scored two late goals courtesy of Sayani Naskar’s strike in the 75^th and Sunita Sarkar’s goal in the 81^st minute, Kerala stood strong to see out the match 3-2.

Meanwhile, in the late kick-offs for the day, Uttar Pradesh hammered Andhra Pradesh 12-0 while Pondicherry defeated Chandigarh 6-0 wherein Sandhiya netted 5 goals.