Kerala, Punjab, Services and Railways reach Santosh Trophy semis

Kerala, Punjab, Services and Railways advanced to the semi-finals of the 79th Santosh Trophy after winning their quarter-final matches in Dhakuakhana and Silapathar. The semi-finals will be played on February 5, with matches streamed live on FIFA+

Hyderabad: Kerala, Punjab, Services and Railways won their respective quarter-final matches of the 79th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy in Dhakuakhana and Silapathar on Tuesday.

The four teams now enter the last four stage of the tournament, with the semi-finals scheduled to be held on February 5.

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Services will take on Railways in the first semi-final at the Silapathar Football Stadium, while Kerala take on Punjab in the second semi-final at the Dhakuakhana Football Stadium. Both matches will kick off simultaneously at 13:30 IST and will be streamed live on FIFA+.

The results:
Kerala 3 (Manoj M 17’, Muhammed Ajsal 44’, Aboobacker Dilshad 90+2’) bt Assam 0.
Punjab 1 [4] (Jatinder Singh Rana 37’) bt TN 1 (M Umashankar 84’ p).

Railways 2 (Saurabh Bhanwala 78’, Johnson Joseph Mathews 83’) bt Rajasthan 0.