GANGTOK, 30 Jan: Sikkim’s hopes of remaining in the ongoing 68th edition of the National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy for East Zone here at Paljor Stadium were dashed today. Playing its last match in group-A this afternoon, Sikkim went down 0-1 to the Services.
Both teams played an attacking game from the start but missed some good opportunities to take the lead in the match. The first half almost ended in a goalless draw until Lalan Ramniengmawia scored the lead for the Services in the 42nd minute and finished the first half with 1-0 lead.
No goals were scored in the second half and the Services won the match with the solitary goal. With their second consecutive win, the Services has now qualified for the final round of the tournament to be played at Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri from 24 February to 09 March.
Last matches in group ‘B’ will be played on Friday, in which West Bengal will take on Odisha in the first half at 11 AM and the second match will be played between Bihar and Chhattisgarh at 1:30 PM. Only one team from group B will advance to the final round.
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