Ladakh lose 7-0 to Delhi
SRINAGAR- The Jammu & Kashmir senior men’s football team on Monday morning defeated Bihar 2-0 to open their 76th Santosh Trophy campaign with a comprehensive win at EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode, Kerala.
Faisal Maqsood Thakur gave J&K the lead in the 38th minute of the first half. J&K Bank striker Aakif Reshi then doubled the team’s lead in the 58th minute to seal the tie in J&K’s favour.
J&K head coach Satpal Singh Kala went into the match with a 5-4-1 formation.
J&K team: Furqan; Zahid, Hyder, Farhan, Faisal, Urfan; Furqan, Dimple, Ateeb, Akif; Adnan.
Faisal won the man of the match award.
J&K will next play Mizoram on Thursday, December 29.
Ladakh Trumped 7-0
Ladakh senior football team, playing its first ever national championship, were routed 7-0 by Delhi on Sunday. The Ladakh side came into the match full of confidence after drawing 2-2 against Uttarakhand in the tournament opener. However, the team failed to build on their previous result and were soundly defeated at Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.
The job became easier for Delhi after Ladakh’s central defender Skarma Lotus Tarako was shown a straight red in the 33rd minute. Delhi was leading 1-0 at the time, and added two more before the end of the first half.
Delhi forwards added four more goals in the second half to compound the misery on the rookie Ladakh footballers. Delhi striker Jaideep Singh scored a hat trick to take home the man of the match award.
Ladakh take on Karnataka today, Tuesday, December 27.
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