Meghalaya 2 (Banlamkupar Rynjah 27’, Deibormame Tongper 68’)
beat
Kerala 1 (Mohammed Adhnan 90+1’ p)

AIFF Media Team

NARAINPUR, CHHATTISGARH: Meghalaya booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Swami Vivekananda U20 Men's National Football Championship after defeating Kerala 2-1 at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground, on Saturday, May 3, 2025.

The side from the north-east secured the top spot in Group A with a game to spare. While they are locked on six points from two matches, Kerala are also on the same number of points, but have played one game more.

Banlamkupar Rynjah scored the opening goal to give Meghalaya the lead in the 27th minute. Rynjah ran onto a cutback from the left wing to side-foot the ball past the Kerala goalkeeper.

Deibormame Tongper doubled Meghalaya’s lead in the 68th minute, when he was quick to react to the keeper’s error, to finish from a tight angle in an open post .

Kerala did pull one back through a Mohammed Adhnan penalty in injury time, but the damage was already done by Meghalaya, who took home the three points and a spot in the quarter-finals.

Sunday, May 4, 2025 Fixtures (Group B):
07:30 am – Andaman & Nicobar vs Tamil Nadu
4.15 pm – Chhattisgarh vs Karnataka
The matches will be streamed live on the Indian Football YouTube Channel.