Santosh Trophy : Manipur beat Rajasthan 2-1 for second straight victory
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 16 2024:
Manipur extended their winning run in the final round league stage (Group A) of the ongoing 78th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy to two games with a 2-1 win over Rajasthan tonight at Deccan Arena, Hyderabad.
Ningombam Kabiraj opened the scoring for Manipur early in the 5th minute before Leimajam Sangkar doubled the advantage in the 23rd minute.
Lairellakpam Dhananjoy however conceded an own goal while trying to clear a clinical header in the 38th minute as Rajasthan fought back in this high pressing game.
Rajasthan struggled hard to reduce the deficit after the restart while Manipur pressed to add to their lead.
Efforts on both ends however did not yield any result and eventually Manipur walked away 2-1 winners.
Manipur, who had earlier defeated defending champions Services to open their league campaign in style, will play Jammu and Kashmir in the next match on December 18 at the same venue.
The match starts at 9 am .