Donald diengdoh

National Football Championship: Meghalaya secured themselves a spot in the 78th Senior Men’s National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy 2024-25 quarter-finals after they beat Goa 1-0, while Tamil Nadu and Odisha played out a 1-1 draw at the Deccan Arena on Sunday.

The northeastern side now moves on to seven points from four matches in Group B, and cannot be overtaken by fifth-placed Goa, who are on three points from as many games. The former are currently second in the group behind Kerala.

Meghalaya won a hard-fought battle against Goa, winning it 1-0 in the end, by dint of a late penalty. The score remained goalless at half-time.