<p>Alex Ambrose struck twice (18th and 21st) while Reuben D’ Souza (26th) and Jatin Singh Bisht (64th) netted one goal each for Maharashtra in a Cluster II match at Howrah Stadium.<br />Duty Kumar Mahato scored the lone goal for Andhra Pradesh at the stroke of half-time. In another match in the same cluster, Tripura drew with Chandigarh 1-1 at the Khardah Stadium as both the teams ended their chances of making it to the last-16 stage.<br />Chandigarh drew first blood through Harvinder Singh in the 23rd minute, while Rajendra Deb Verma brought Tripura back to level terms in the 58th minute. <br /><br />Maharashtra lead Cluster II with six points with one match left to play.In Cluster I, Meghalaya drubbed Jharkhand 5-0 riding on a hat-trick by Niwan Gatpoh in their second and final league encounter to keep their hopes of making it to the last-16 alive.<br /><br />Making mincemeat of the Jharkhand defence, Gatpoh struck in the 31st, 37th and 62nd minutes, while Steven Field (85th) and Malsawma Gawngliana (90+2nd) completed the rout at Barasat Stadium.<br /><br />A lot will depend on the last cluster I encounter between Karnataka and Jharkhand as the former will just need a point to qualify for the next round, having beaten Meghalaya 1-0 in their first match.<br /></p>
<p>Alex Ambrose struck twice (18th and 21st) while Reuben D’ Souza (26th) and Jatin Singh Bisht (64th) netted one goal each for Maharashtra in a Cluster II match at Howrah Stadium.<br />Duty Kumar Mahato scored the lone goal for Andhra Pradesh at the stroke of half-time. In another match in the same cluster, Tripura drew with Chandigarh 1-1 at the Khardah Stadium as both the teams ended their chances of making it to the last-16 stage.<br />Chandigarh drew first blood through Harvinder Singh in the 23rd minute, while Rajendra Deb Verma brought Tripura back to level terms in the 58th minute. <br /><br />Maharashtra lead Cluster II with six points with one match left to play.In Cluster I, Meghalaya drubbed Jharkhand 5-0 riding on a hat-trick by Niwan Gatpoh in their second and final league encounter to keep their hopes of making it to the last-16 alive.<br /><br />Making mincemeat of the Jharkhand defence, Gatpoh struck in the 31st, 37th and 62nd minutes, while Steven Field (85th) and Malsawma Gawngliana (90+2nd) completed the rout at Barasat Stadium.<br /><br />A lot will depend on the last cluster I encounter between Karnataka and Jharkhand as the former will just need a point to qualify for the next round, having beaten Meghalaya 1-0 in their first match.<br /></p>