<p> <br /><br />Tamil Nadu started the match on an attacking note and never allowed their opponents to take control of the game. While Riju scored thrice, Suresh Kumar slotted a brace before Pradeep and Ravanan netted once each in the completely lop-sided contest.<br /><br />Riju struck first in the 14th minute and Pradeep extended the advantage to 2-0 three minutes from the half-hour mark. Just before the lemon break Suresh Kumar added his name to the scoring sheet.<br /><br />The goal-fest continued in the second-half too as Suresh completed his brace in the 54th minute and Riju found the back of the net in the 77th minute. Eight minutes from time Ravanan made it 6-0, while Riju capped a great day for the hosts with a goal in the 84th minute.<br /><br />Former champions Railways bagged full points by defeating Delhi 1-0 through Abhishek’s 44th-minute strike in the cluster V match at Thiruvallore. <br /><br />Mizoram win<br /><br />In the Cluster III match played at Tiruchirappalli, Mizoram trounced Pondicherry 4-0. <br /><br />Mizoram, who dominated the game from the kick-off, went into the lead through a 16th-minute goal from Rohming Thanga. Boosted by the early strike, Jeje Laleekhlua made it 2-0 for Mizoram midway through the first-half. Lalmuanpuia then netted 11 minutes after the break and Zaidinmawia Hamr scored from the spot in the last minute of regulation time.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Chattisgarh and Chandigarh played out a goalless draw in a cluster I match at Coimbature. <br /><br />Finally, Madhya Pradesh scored late to hold Jammu and Kashmir to a 1-1 draw in a cluster III match at Tiruchirappalli. Taufeeq’s 42nd-minute goal for Jammu was cancelled out by MP’s Athoiba Maitai three minutes from time.<br /><br />In the day’s last match played in Chennai, Tripura scored twice through substitutes Paultu Dutta Choudhury (45th) and Rupak Majumder (69th) to beat Himachal Pradesh 2-0 in Cluster 8.<br /></p>
<p> <br /><br />Tamil Nadu started the match on an attacking note and never allowed their opponents to take control of the game. While Riju scored thrice, Suresh Kumar slotted a brace before Pradeep and Ravanan netted once each in the completely lop-sided contest.<br /><br />Riju struck first in the 14th minute and Pradeep extended the advantage to 2-0 three minutes from the half-hour mark. Just before the lemon break Suresh Kumar added his name to the scoring sheet.<br /><br />The goal-fest continued in the second-half too as Suresh completed his brace in the 54th minute and Riju found the back of the net in the 77th minute. Eight minutes from time Ravanan made it 6-0, while Riju capped a great day for the hosts with a goal in the 84th minute.<br /><br />Former champions Railways bagged full points by defeating Delhi 1-0 through Abhishek’s 44th-minute strike in the cluster V match at Thiruvallore. <br /><br />Mizoram win<br /><br />In the Cluster III match played at Tiruchirappalli, Mizoram trounced Pondicherry 4-0. <br /><br />Mizoram, who dominated the game from the kick-off, went into the lead through a 16th-minute goal from Rohming Thanga. Boosted by the early strike, Jeje Laleekhlua made it 2-0 for Mizoram midway through the first-half. Lalmuanpuia then netted 11 minutes after the break and Zaidinmawia Hamr scored from the spot in the last minute of regulation time.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Chattisgarh and Chandigarh played out a goalless draw in a cluster I match at Coimbature. <br /><br />Finally, Madhya Pradesh scored late to hold Jammu and Kashmir to a 1-1 draw in a cluster III match at Tiruchirappalli. Taufeeq’s 42nd-minute goal for Jammu was cancelled out by MP’s Athoiba Maitai three minutes from time.<br /><br />In the day’s last match played in Chennai, Tripura scored twice through substitutes Paultu Dutta Choudhury (45th) and Rupak Majumder (69th) to beat Himachal Pradesh 2-0 in Cluster 8.<br /></p>
