Haryana held Kerala to a 1-1 draw in the Group B, Quarter Final League match of 18th U 21 National Football Championship for Dutta Ray Trophy match played at PJN Stadium, Fatorda, Margaon on Thursday.
Haryana led 1-0 at the lemon break. Haryana dominated the first half and went ahead in the 23rd minute through Shyam Sunder. Needing to equalize ,Kerala stepped up the pressure after the breather and Sujith found the much needed goal in the 66th minute. Both the teams played some attacking game in the last quarter but failed to break the deadlock.
Scorers:
Haryana: Shyam Sunder (23')
Kerala: Sujith (66')
Cautions:
Sabir S (Kerala,43')
In the second Group B match of the day Punjab managed to scrap past Meghalaya 3-2, after leading 3-1 at the half time.
From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Thursday 7 May 2009, restored from the site's 2012 database. Text as originally published.