The fans had their eyes on the encounter between the U-21 girls teams of Delhi and Punjab. Delhi had been in the news for fielding only nine players on Monday however, they bounced back in style today as they overcame a challenge from Punjab. So, without further ado, let us have a look at all the results of Khelo India Youth Games 2020 football event.
15th January - Khelo India Youth Games 2020 Football Results
U-17 Boys
There were two matches from group B which took place in the U-17 boys’ section. In the opening encounter of the day, Odisha locked horns with Kerala at LNIP Sonapur. Odisha won the match quite comfortably with the scoreline of 3-0 as Somanath Mohanty (45+1’), Purusottam Kerketta (48’) and substitute Bijay Marendi (59’) scored the goals for them.
The other match of the day featured a clash between Madhya Pradesh and Punjab. The Punjabi players showed intent right from the opening whistle as captain Seilethang Lotjem netted a goal in the first minute. Harmanpreet Singh (8’,13’ and 44’) completed a hat-trick in the first half as Punjab absolutely decimated their rivals.
Shubham Patel scored a goal for Madhya Pradesh in the 31st minute but goals from Ngamminlun Khongsai and Abisheek Ratu ensured that Punjab win the match 6-1.
U-17 Girls
The U-17 girls match between Jharkhand and Mizoram also proved to be a lopsided battle as goals from Neelam Tirkey (13’), Shivani Toppo (25’), Saraswati Kumari (43’) and Anita Kumari (75’,84’) gave Jharkhand a 5-0 win.
U-21 Girls
Two group B matches of U-21 girls football tourney happened at the Nehru Stadium in Assam. In the first match, Delhi came back from behind to beat Punjab 2-1. Parul Negi stole the show from Delhi as she netted both the goals.
The other game ended in a stalemate as Bannya Kabiraj from Odisha scored the first goal but the home side’s substitute player, Rangina Basumatary leveled the scores before the final whistle.
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