Source: The Sangai Express / Agencies
Tiruchirappalli, May 26 2009:
Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in a Cluster III match, here on Tuesday.
MP went ahead in the 11th minute through Somu Rajak but Jeje Laleekhlua restored parity just nine minutes later.
The second half too saw two goals scored as MP went ahead on the hour mark when Somu Rajak hit his second of the match.
Mizoram, though, equalized again, in the 89th minute when Zaidin Naai Hmar converted a spot-kick.
Earlier at the St.
Joseph College ground, Tiruchirappalli, Jammu & Kashmir defeated Pondicherry in the first match of the day.
J&K emerged 1-0 winners, thanks to a Taufeeq goal in the 69th minute.
This was Jammu & Kashmir's first win of the competition after being held to a 1-1 draw by Madhya Pradesh in their opening match.
Thiruvallore: Delhi suffered their second successive defeat in the Santosh Trophy as they went down 2-1 to Assam.
The North eastern state team scored as early as the 12th minute when Raju Kunwar took a shot from the centre-line that hoodwinked the Delhi custodian.
Assam held onto their lead for the rest of the first half and doubled their advantage six minutes into the second period when Durga Boro scored.
Delhi, led by Indian international striker Sunil Chettri, did pull one back in the 88th minute through Amjad but that was too little too late.
Chennai: Hosts Tamil Nadu won their second successive match in Cluster VIII as they emphatically defeated Himachal Pradesh 11-0 .
Tamil Nadu went ahead in the 8th minute through Riju, doubled their lead three minutes later when Muthu scored and were 3-0 up in the 22nd minute as Kulothungan scored.
It was 4-0 at the break as Kulothungan scored his second of the match just on the stroke of half-time but Tamil Nadu's scoreline bulged in the second half where they scored no fewer than seven goals.
Riju scored twice again, Kulothangan completed his hat-trick, Muthu scored his second of the match and F.Jegan chipped in with his contribution to the goals tally.
Tamil Nadu had won their first match 7-0 against Rajasthan.
In the other match in cluster I at Coimbatore, Kerala thrashed Chandigarh 5-0 .