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National Football Championship Tier: Haryana qualified for the semifinals of the Sub-Junior Boys’ National Football Championship Tier 2 when they outclassed Chandigarh 7-0 in their last Group B match on Monday.

Haryana, who needed only a draw to make the grade, finished with nine points from three matches and will meet Group D winners Himachal Pradesh for a spot in the final. The other semifinal match is between hosts Assam (Group A winners) and Rajasthan (Group C winners).

Haryana led 1-0 at half-time but stepped up the pace in the second session to leave Chandigarh rattled. Striker Rajeev Kapoor emerged the hero with a four-goal effort and giving him the right company were Harjinder Singh, Sukhvinder Singh and Piyush Rathi, who struck a goal each.