Tue, Aug 03 10 08:38 PM
Kolkata, Aug 3 (PTI) Punjab thrashed Karnataka 5-1 in their last quarter-final league match of 64th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy at Yuba Bharati Krirangan here today. Gurpreet Singh (4th and 5th) and Parveen Kumar (65th and 90+3rd) struck twice each, while substitute Rohit Kumar swelled Punjab''s tally in the 87th minute. R C Prakash scored the solitary goal for Karnataka in the 42nd minute as their campaign ended with three losses on the trot. Gurpreet gave Punjab a dream start with back to back goals to give their side a 2-0 lead by the fifth minute. Gurpreet opened account in the fourth minute scoring from the top of the box with a powerful rightfooter that was way beyond Karnataka goalkeeper Nagendra''s reach. A minute later, a defensive lapse by Karnataka cost them heavily with Gurpreet converting from the centre of the box. Punjab almost made it 3-0 in the 31st minute but Randeep Singh proved to be unlucky with his strike hitting the far post. .
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