NHEC, riding on a brace from Karthik, managed to draw 2-2 against KVS Junior College in the last Cluster V match.
Gilbert put KVS ahead in the 14th minute and team-mate Kiran Kumar made it 2-0 in the 24th. NHEC pulled one back thanks to a strike from Karthik in the 36th minute. Karthik struck again in the 49th minute to level the scores and help NHEC book their berth.
In Cluster VIII, RBANMS posted a comfortable 2-0 win over SBMJC with goals from Naveen (13th) and Silvens (18th). Despite the loss SBMJC topped the cluster, enabling them to advance into last eight.
Results: KVS Jr College: 2 (Gilbert 14th, Kiran Kumar 24th) drew with New Horizon Engineering College: 2 (Karthik 36th, 49th); RBANMS: 2 (Naveen 13th, Silvens 18th) bt SBMJC: 0.
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