Shankha shekhar hembram

Swami Vivekananda U20 Men: West Bengal and Manipur secured themselves a spot each in the Swami Vivekananda U20 Men’s National Football Championship after the former drew with Odisha, while the latter defeated hosts Chhattisgarh at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh, on Wednesday.

Odisha drew with West Bengal 2-2, with Shankha Shekhar Hembram (28') and Barial Tudu (73') scoring for them, while Sahil Kar (60') and Tanbir Dey (65') struck for the latter.

Ground 2 at the RKM Ashrama experienced a see-saw battle between the two eastern neighbours, which finally ended in a 2-2 draw that confirmed West Bengal’s progression to the quarter-finals from Group E.