Mizoram proved its gaining stature in Indian football
with a 12-0 drubbing of Rajasthan in the cluster-VI preliminary league
match of the National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy at
Cuttack on Monday.
P. Lalrinpuia and Zico Zoramsanga were the pick of the Mizoram scorers firing a hat-trick each in the team's big win.
Mizoram needs a draw against Uttarakhand in the last match to ensure its qualification to the quarterfinal league.
Assam
strengthened its position in cluster-VII as it prevailed 6-0 over Daman
and Diu at Bhubaneswar. Haryana prevailed over Sikkim 4-1 to tie the
former on six points. But Assam, having a better goal average,
maintained the top spot in the cluster league standings.
The results: On Monday: Cluster-VI: Mizoram 12 bt Rajasthan 0. Cluster-VII: Haryana 4 bt Sikkim 1; Assam 6 bt Daman & Diu 0.
On Sunday: Cluster-I: Gujarat 2 bt Jharkhand 1. Cluster-III: Chandigarh 2 bt Puducherry 1.