SPO-KHELO-FOOTBALL

Khelo: Punjab, Goa in boys u-21 semis

Pune, Jan 13 (PTI)Punjab and Goa chalked out

contrasting victories over their rivalsinPool B to qualify

for the semifinals in the boys under-21 football

competitionof the Khelo India YouthGames here on Sunday.

Punjab captain Parmeet Jutty (27thminute) and Vikrant

Singh (28th) helped their team overpower Manipur 2-0 while Goa

downed Karnataka 1-0 to record their second successive

victories and with six points each assuredthemselves a place

in knock out stage.

Goa and Punjab will face one another in the last

league match to decide the top place.

In Pool A, Mizoram has already made the cut with six

points from two matches.

In the boys (U-17), Uttar Pradesh and Odisha as well

Maharashtra and Kerala played goal-less draws to keep their

pool wide open in the race for the semifinal berths.

Inthe girls U-17, Manipur blasted eight goals without

reply from Uttar Pradesh.

Results: Boys (U-21): GoabtKarnataka1-0; Punjabbt

Manipur2-0.

(U-17): Uttar Pradesh drew Odisha 0-0;

Maharashtradrew with Kerala 0-0.

Girls (U-21): Biharbt Jharkhand6-0; Manipur bt

Maharashtra2-1.

U-17: Manipur btUttar Pradesh 8-0; Jharkhandbt

Chandigarh 12-0.