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Former champions Services finished on top of Group A in the Santosh Trophy on Friday, March 1, 2024, at the Golden Jubilee Stadium when they drew 1-1 with Kerala.
While Services finished with 10 points from five matches in the six-team group, Kerala completed their engagements with eight points.
Both goals in the match came in the first half. Kerala took the lead in the 22nd minute off a corner kick. Kerala skipper Arjun V lobbed the ball diagonally at the far corner and Sajeesh E completed the job with a neat header.
Services were quick to press hard and finally found the equaliser just before halftime in the 45+4 minute through Samir Murmu, who so far has scored nine goals in the current edition.
The second place in Group A went to Goa after they drew 3-3 with Assam. While Delton Colaco, Lloyd Cardozo and Joshua D’Silva scored for Goa Pragyan Sundar, Sudeepta Konwar and Milan Basumatary found the goals for Assam.
All four teams — Services, Goa, Kerala and Assam—have already qualified for the quarterfinals.
