Mohammed Sajil struck twice within the space of five minutes as defending champion Malappuram blanked Kozhikode 3-0 and entered the final of the Kerala State under-14 inter-District football championship at the Government High School Ground, Panampilly Nagar, on Tuesday evening.
Sajil’s goals, first after a wily run through the left flank in the 28th minute and the next, with a smart volley that sent the goalkeeper the other way in the 32nd minute, caught the Kozhikode team by surprise.
The hour-long game was expected to be close but the two goals, which came in quick succession, rattled Kozhikode and all their plans went haywire.
Asil made it 3-0 for Malappuram a minute before the final whistle.
Malappuram will clash with Wayanad in the final on Thursday evening. Waynad defeated host Ernakulam, last year’s runner-up, 1-0 with Mohammed Hashique scoring the match-winner in the 13th minute.
From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Wednesday 9 December 2009, restored from the site's 2012 database. Text as originally published.