AIFF Media Team

NARAINPUR, CHHATTISGARH: Mizoram, on Thursday, May 7, 2026, sealed their Swami Vivekananda U20 Men’s National Football Championship quarter-final berth from Group G, defeating Uttar Pradesh 6-1, on Ground 2, at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh.

Uttar Pradesh 1 (Shahvez 48’)
lost to
Mizoram 6 (Mesak C Lalrinngheta 25’ p, Vanlalramnghaka 50’, 81’, 90’, Eddi Lalhmangaihzuala 62’, C Lalkhawngaiha 86’)

Needing only a draw to make the last eight, Mizoram started off well, as Mesak C Lalrinngheta converted an early penalty. That, however, was to be cancelled out by a 48th-minute strike by Uttar Pradesh’s Shahvez.

The northeastern side turned the heat up after the equaliser, as Vanlalramnghaka scored a second half hat-trick, while Eddi Lalhmangaihzuala and C Lalkhawgaiha netted one each.

Mizoram finish top of the group with three wins from as many matches, followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh, respectively.

Madhya Pradesh 3 (Rohit Malviya 15’, Domendra Kumar Taram 60’, Alpesh Sharma 90+1’)
drew with
Arunachal Pradesh 3 (Jayash Sharma 10’ og, Kalen Mize 22’, Hanu Tari 90’ p)

A tense contest ensued in the other Group G match on Ground 2 at the RKM Ashrama, as Madhya Pradesh held Arunachal Pradesh 3-3. Both sides, however, were already out of contention for a quarter-final spot.

Pondicherry 0
lost to
SAI 14 (Ashad M 5’, 44’, Vishal SM 15’, Pangai Konyak 23’, 58’, Jebin J 45+3’, 61’, Chanambam Mangal Singh 55’, 82’, Devarsh S 63’, Aditya Chetry 69’, 90+1’, Ningthoujam Bidyachandra Meetei 71’, Keisam Bashkar Meetei 81’)

Over in Group F, things were already decided with SAI having sealed the top spot, and progression to the quarter-finals, with a game to spare. However, they continued much in the same vein in their last group stage game against Pondicherry, winning by a massive 14-0 margin on Ground 1 at the RKM Ashrama.

Telangana 3 (Mirza Abbas Ali Baig 24’, 90+1’, Jaydev Sharma 39’)
drew with
Gujarat 3 (Arihant Rajpurohit 9’, Mikhail Fernandes 12’, Manvendrasinh Sarvaiya 17’)

Telangana and Gujarat, both of whom were also ruled out of progression with a game to spare, played out another exciting draw with the match finishing 3-3 on Ground 1 at the RKM.