Amandeep Singh fired a hat-trick as Punjab whipped Gujarat 10-1 to move into the prequarterfinals, where they will take on Manipur in the 64th Santosh Trophy national soccer competition here Tuesday.
Manipur got past Jammu and Kashmir 2-0 to make it to Thursday's round of 16 battle.
In cluster III, Punjab dominated proceedings at the Mohun Bagan ground all through and opened up a massive 6-1 lead at half time. The eight time champions rode on double strikes from Parveen Kumar and Balwant Singh while the other scorers included Rahul Batra, Ravinder Singh and Gurwinder Singh.
Gujarat's only goal came from Sutaj Thapa.
In cluster IV, Jotin Singh and Lalemlemnganga Singh found the target for Manipur at the Kharda stadium.
The inconsequential cluster III encounter at the Howrah Stadium saw Nagaland pulverize Pondicherry 6-0.
Sakutenjen struck a hattrick, while Nandiabonang, Dilierio and Yapang got solitary goals for the winners.