Santosh Trophy Championship: Karnataka to take on Manipur at Malappuram while Odisha to face Gujarat at Manjeri today

In Football, Kerala stormed into the semifinals of the Santosh Trophy Championship with a 2-1 win over Punjab at the Payyanad Stadium in Manjeri last night. Kerala captain Jijo Joseph scored twice while Manvir Singh scored the solo goal for Punjab.

Earlier in the evening, West Bengal defeated Meghalaya 4-3 at Kottappadi Stadium in Malappuram. Fardin Ali Molla and Mahitosh Roy scored two goals each for Bengal and S. Tariang netted twice for Meghalaya. The win boosts West Bengal's chances of making it to the semifinals.

Today, Karnataka will take on Manipur at Malappuram at 4 p.m. while Odisha will face Gujarat at Manjeri at 8 p.m.