Source: The Sangai Express
Chennai, May 28 2009:
Madhya Pradesh defeated Pondicherry 4-0 in their Cluster III Santosh Trophy match on Thursday.
MP took the lead in the 25th minute through a Krishna Kumar Singh penalty and doubled their advantage just before the hour mark when Santosh Rajak scored.
Four minutes later it became 3-0 as Rajak scored his second of and the 4-0 scoreline was completed in the 88th minute when Bhagwan Das added his name to the scoresheet.
in a Cluster I match, Kerala defeated Chhattisgarh 3-0 to qualify for the pre-quarterfinals.
Kerala went 1-0 up in the 25th minute when NP Pradeep scored.
Kerala got the better of the chances in the remainder of the first half and even had a penalty but failed to add to their tally.
However, they did eventually score and that was in the 62nd minute when Zubair K headed past Gurpreet Singh.
Sushant Matthew, who had seen his penalty get saved in the first half, made amends in the second period as he blasted home a 35-yard screamer to round up a convincing 3-0 victory for Kerala.
Meanwhile, Mizoram inflicted a 3-0 defeat on Jammu & Kashmir in a Cluster II match.
It was goalless in the first half but Mizoram went into the lead six minutes after the restart when Lalamunpuia scored.
They got their second goal in the 76th minute when Jeje Laleekhlua scored.
Mizoram added the third in the 88th minute when H.Lalrochama scored.
In anoher match, Railways registered their second successive victory in Cluster V when they defeated Assam 1-0 .
It was an entertaining match right from the match with both sides trying to get at each other but it was Railways who scored in the 39th minute through Amrinder Singh.
Rajasthan defeated 3-2 Himachal Pradesh in a Cluster VIII match on Thursday.