Ramakrishna mission ashram ground

Swami Vivekananda U20 Men: Kerala and Haryana recorded wins in their opening Group D fixtures at the Swami Vivekananda U-20 Men's National Football Championship at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashram Ground, on Friday.

Kerala put on a first-half masterclass to triumph over Gujarat 3-1, while Haryana held Andhra Pradesh at bay with a superlative defensive performance to take a 2-0 victory.

Kerala edged out Gujarat in the first game of the day, Akshay Kumar Subedi's brace key to them taking home the points. Kerala's opener came in the 11th minute, after some ingenious play by Subedi and his attacking counterpart Alan Shaju. Having picked up the ball in midfield, Subedi exchanged a quick one-two with Shaju, whose perfectly-weighted pass put the forward through one-on-one with the goalkeeper. He finished coolly to give his team the lead.