NEW DELHI, Dec 27:Mahip Adhikari’s brilliant hat-trick, helped Delhi defeated Gujarat 4-0 to register their second consecutive win in Group-1 of the 76th National Senior Men’s Football Championship being played for the Hero Santosh Trophy.
With this victory, Delhi remained in second place in Group-1 with seven points of two wins and one draw from three matches. On the other hand, Karnataka registered their third consecutive win today and remain at the top with nine points from three wins in three matches.Uttarakhand has moved to the third position in the table. Uttarakhand have four points from three matches with one win, one draw and one loss. At the same time, Gujarat is in fourth place with three points from one win and two defeats in three matches. Tripura and Ladakh are placed fifth and sixth respectively with one point each from three matches.
In the first match of the day played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Karnataka had to struggle a bit to win over Ladakh. Karnataka beat Ladakh 3-2. In the third match of the day, Uttarakhand beat Tripura 1-0. This is the first victory of Uttarakhand. (IANS)
