Santosh Trophy Round Up: Day 6

Goal.com brings to you a round up of all the matches played on the sixth day of the 63rd Santosh Trophy.

29-May-2009 6:16:29 PM

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Santosh Trophy 2009 : Haryana Vs Gujarat

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Meghalaya 0-3 Maharashtra

Maharashtra went through to the pre-quarterfinals of the Santosh Trophy after defeating Meghalaya 3-0 in Cluster II at Coimbatore. Maharashtra were the better of the two sides in the match but couldn’t score in the first 45 minutes. They did score eventually four minutes after the hour-mark when Paresh Shivalkar scored. Three minutes later Maharashtra doubled their lead when Sampat Kumar Kuttymani hit the Meghalaya net. The 3-0 scoreline was complete two minutes later when Kuttymani scored his brace.

Orissa 0-4 Goa

Goa defeated Orissa 4-0 in Cluster IV to book their place in the pre-quarterfinals of the Santosh trophy. Goa took the lead through Marcus Mascarenhas and stretched their lead in the 33^rd minute when Beevan D’Mello scored. It became 3-0 to Goa a minute before the half-time whistle was blown when Dempo star Climax Lawrence scored. Goa continued to dominate the match in the second half too and made it 4-0 in the 70^th minute when Riston Rodriguez scored.

Sikkim 0-2 Manipur

Manipur defeated Sikkim in Cluster VI at Thiruvallore to book their place in the pre-quarterfinals of the Santosh Trophy. Manipur went ahead as early as the 14^th minute when Khan Tang Paite was fouled inside the Sikkim penalty area. Paite pulled himself up and scored from the resulting penalty. Manipur increased their lead four minutes before half-time when Subhash Singh scored. Manipur didn’t allow Sikkim to make much inroads in the second half and duly won the match 2-0.

Bihar 0-3 Haryana

Haryana defeated Bihar 3-0 in Cluster VII at Chennai to book their place in the pre-quarterfinals of the Santosh Trophy. They scored eight minutes into the match through Surender Kumar. It became 2-0 to Bihar in the 42^nd minute when Pradeep Kumar scored and the 3-0 scoreline was accomplished in the dying minutes of the game when Kumar scored his brace.