Delhi win NZ Dutta Roy U21 football tourney, qualify for final round

Haldwani, May 6 (UNI) Delhi emerged north zone champions of the 16th under-21 National Football Championship for Dutta Roy Trophy, beating Uttarakhand 4-2 via tie breaker in the final here today.

The penalty shootout was resorted to after both the sides were goalless in the regulation and extra times.

Delhi got the better of Uttranchal in the tie breaker mainly due to the efforts of their goalie Pranav Rai who effected two saves.

Rajeeb Karmakar, Arif Ansari, Sourabh Khan and Kulbhushan Mandarwal scored for Delhi. For Uttranchal, only Deepak Khandari and Dheeraj Jalpange were able to convert the spot kicks.

With this win, Delhi qualify for the final round of the championship to be held in Guwahati in the third week of this month.

Meanwhile, Delhi Soccer Association will hold a coaching camp for the team from May 8 at Ambedkar stadium.

UNI