Karnataka make it through to Santosh Trophy semifinal

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With three teams - Punjab, Karnataka, and Kerala vying for the semi-final spot from Group A in the 76th Santosh Trophy, Punjab took on Kerala while Karnataka were playing against host Odisha in  their last group game.

Karnataka took the lead from side-back Sunil's opportunistic in the 17th min of the game. Odisha quickly equalized via captain Prabin Tigga's goal, then took lead from Chandra Muduli in 35th minute. 

Half-time score read 2-1 for Odisha. 

Karnataka were quick to make it 2-2 from a Shajan Franklin's beautiful header. Post that the state boys dominated the proceedings but the winning goal eluded them.

Punjab takes the top spot with 11 points (3 win and 2 draw) and with 9 points (2 win and 3 draw), Karnataka came as the second best team from their Group thus qualifying for the semi final, which will be played at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 

Karnataka beat Goa 2-0 in Santosh Trophy

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Karnataka took three points against a hapless Goa side to inch ahead in the battle for Riyadh spots in Group A of the Hero Santosh Trophy today. With today’s 2-0 win, Karnataka lead the Group with 7 points.

Goa had one of the first chances of the game early in the first half, a long range freekick somehow evading everyone before rolling past the post. From there though it was one-way traffic, Karnataka doing enough to get the win and also register a clean sheet, their second of the competition.

Jacob John scored opened the account in 33rd minute, with Abhishek Powar adding another one in early second half. 

Karnataka play their fourth game against Maharashtra on Friday, February 17 at OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. 

 

Karnataka score a perfect 10 against struggling Tripura

As many as nine players were involved in a goal fest as Karnataka boys rout Tripura 10-0 in their fourth group game of 76th Santosh Trophy played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi today. 

Tripura has failed to mark an impression thus far and managed only a point from their earlier three encounters.  

Shelton Paul opened the account for Karnataka as early as second minute of the game. It was literally a goal thrashing and Tripura defence was in shambles. Shelton completed his brace while the first half ended in 5-0 margin. The onslaught continued after changing ends and Karnataka scored another set of 5 goals.

With an all-win record Karnataka lead the points table. They will play their final league game against host Delhi on Saturday, December 31. 

Karnataka beat Ladakh 3-2 to register their third win

Karnataka boys rallied back from a goal down to defeat Ladakh 3-2 in their third game of 76th Santosh Trophy played at Jawahar Nehru Stadium today morning. Ladakh, considered to be one of the weakest team in Group 1 is participating Santosh Trophy for the first time. Before taking on Karnataka today, they have gathered one point from two games. 

What was considered to be an easy match didn't begin that way. The state boys were up for a rude shock when Ladakh opened the account early in the game. Mohmad Ilyas was the scorer for Ladakh. Karnataka gradually came back to the game and Abhishekh Powar equalized in the 27h minute. After changing ends, another striker Jacob John Kotookaren gave the much-needed lead. Defender Robin Yadav's 80th minute goal sealed the third win Karnataka. 

Stanzin Gilik reduced the margin for Ladakh in the added time of second half. 

Karnataka will play their next game against Tripura on Thursday, December 29. 

Karnataka beat Uttarakhand in Santosh Trophy

State boys defeated Uttarakhand 3-1 without much diffuculty in their second game of 76th Santosh Trophy, National Football Championship for senior men played at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi yesterday. Karnataka is placed in Group 1, the other teams include host Delhi, Gujarat, Ladakh, and Tripura. After two straight wins, they are comfortably positioned at the top spot (6 pts) followed by Delhi  (4 pts). 

Forward Jacob Jhon Kattookaren opened the account in 21st minute. Ajay Bisht of Uttarakhand equalized in the later stage of first half. Karnataka were quick enough to take lead in the added time of first half from a Shajan Franklin goal. 

When the game almost looked to settle in with the same score, Ankith P, who replaced Jacob in the later half scored the third goal.  

Karnataka play minnow Ladakh tomorrow, December 27, 11 am at the same venue. 

 

 

Karthik Govind Swamy to lead Karnataka in 76th Santosh Trophy

Karthik, captain of the recently concluded BDFA Super Division League winner Sporting Club Bengaluru will lead a 22-member Karnataka State Football Team for the 76th Santosh Trophy, the National Football Championship for Group I to be held in New Delhi from Dec 23-31, 2022.

The squad will leave for Delhi tomorrow. Karnataka will play their first match on  Dec 23 against Gujarat. 

Fixture

• 23-12-2022: Karnataka 5 Vs Gujarat 1  
• 25-12-2022: Karnataka 3 Vs Uttarakhand 1 
• 27-12-2022: Karnataka 3 Vs Ladakh 2 
• 29-12-2022: Karnataka 10 Vs Tripura 0 
• 31-12-2023: Karnataka Vs Delhi

 

The following players and officials will be representing Karnataka in the event:

• Satyajit Bordoloi, Srijith R, Kevin Koshy, Sunil Kumar M, Robin Yadav, Nikhil G, Manoj Swamy Kannan, Johnson A, Prashanth Kalinga, Pradison Mariadasan, Sathish Kumar M R, F Lalremtluanga, Karthik Govind Swamy (Captain), Bekey Oram, Kamalesh P, Shajan Franklin, Appu, Ankith P, Abhishek Shankar Pawar, Shelton Paul M, Rajaganapathy K, Jacob John Kattookaren
• R Ravi Babu (Coach), John Kenneth Raj (Asst. Coach)
• Saravana Dharman (Manager), Rohit Kumar Halder (Physio)