Chhattisgarh end campaign with a win over Madhya Pradesh in Santosh Trophy

Amritsar, Nov 25 (Agency) Chhattisgarh registered an easy 4-1 win over Madhya Pradesh in the concluding match of Group F qualifiers of the 78th National Football Championship for theSantosh Trophy at the GNDU Sports Complex on Monday. Chhattisgarh, who finished with three points in the three-team group, however, failed to qualify. Odisha have already qualified for the final rounds from the group with six points.

The winners, who led by a goal at half time, scored through Avishek Kunjam, Akhilesh Kumar Uikey, Purvansh Kumar Sahu and M Sai Raj. Rohan Invati scored for Madhya Pradesh. Out of the nine groups, eight have already been completed. The teams who have qualified are: Jammu and Kashmir (Group A), West Bengal (C), Manipur (D), Meghalaya (E), Odisha (F), Tamil Nadu (G), Kerala (H), Rajasthan (I). The Group B will kick off on Tuesday.