<p>Maharashtra drubbed Goa 3-0 to notch up their second successive win in Group B quarterfinal league in the 67th National Football Championship for the Santosh <br />Trophy at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium here on Sunday.<br /><br />Maharashtra, who had thumped Jharkhand 4-1 in their opening match, top the group with six points from two games. <br /><br />Tamil Nadu kept their semifinal hopes alive with a hard-fought 3-2 win in the other Group B tie. </p>.<p>Tamil Nadu are in second place with four points from two matches.<br />Tamil Nadu need to beat Maharashtra in their final game on Tuesday to enter the semifinals. Goa, one of the fancied teams here, and Jharkhand have been eliminated.<br />Hosts Kerala edged out Uttar Pradesh 3-2 to notch up their second win on the trot in Group C at Kochi. <br /><br />Usman P (14th), Kannan R (17th), and Shibinlal (26th) scored for Kerala. <br />UP reduced the margin through Biru Yadav (45+) and Vikas Kaira (90+).<br />Haryana beat Jammu and Kashmir 3-1 in the other group game. <br /><br />Vikas scored in the 30th and 44th minutes for Haryana, while Vivek added a third in the 84th minute. <br /><br />Rohit Kumar netted J&K’s lone goal in the 33rd minute.<br />Kerala are sitting pretty with six points from two matches followed by Haryana and UP who have three points each.</p>
<p>Maharashtra drubbed Goa 3-0 to notch up their second successive win in Group B quarterfinal league in the 67th National Football Championship for the Santosh <br />Trophy at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium here on Sunday.<br /><br />Maharashtra, who had thumped Jharkhand 4-1 in their opening match, top the group with six points from two games. <br /><br />Tamil Nadu kept their semifinal hopes alive with a hard-fought 3-2 win in the other Group B tie. </p>.<p>Tamil Nadu are in second place with four points from two matches.<br />Tamil Nadu need to beat Maharashtra in their final game on Tuesday to enter the semifinals. Goa, one of the fancied teams here, and Jharkhand have been eliminated.<br />Hosts Kerala edged out Uttar Pradesh 3-2 to notch up their second win on the trot in Group C at Kochi. <br /><br />Usman P (14th), Kannan R (17th), and Shibinlal (26th) scored for Kerala. <br />UP reduced the margin through Biru Yadav (45+) and Vikas Kaira (90+).<br />Haryana beat Jammu and Kashmir 3-1 in the other group game. <br /><br />Vikas scored in the 30th and 44th minutes for Haryana, while Vivek added a third in the 84th minute. <br /><br />Rohit Kumar netted J&K’s lone goal in the 33rd minute.<br />Kerala are sitting pretty with six points from two matches followed by Haryana and UP who have three points each.</p>
