Semifinalists spotted in the Nehru-SAIL Champion Colleges Cup

Municipal College, Rourkela, CRA Sonepat, DAV Jalandhar and Al Ameen Bangalore have made it to the semifinals of the 19th Nehru-SAIL Champion Colleges Cup underway in New Delhi.

On day four today, on a crucial day, intense matches were held fitting the stage at which the prestigious tournament was in — to spot the semifinalists.

Pool toppers move to the semis, and all the pool toppers have been spotted today after two matches played today.

Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar needed an outright victory over Municipal College to reach the semis, but it was not there.

Municipal colleges struck twice, a goal apiece in each half. Khalsa which scored the first goal of the match in the 10th minutes, equalized in the 52nd minute. The draw took the team from east India to the semis from Pool A.

Annamalai University too was in the same mould as that of the Jalandhar outfit. It need to win DAV Jalandhar, could only draw. The score was also same, 2-2. Annamalai settled for the last spot in Pool C. DAV Jalandhar, having won Ludhiana college on second day moved to the semis from Pool C.

With two handsome, one-sided matches, CRA Collge, Sonepat already made it to the semis while Jamia, which drew Almeen lost to the team from Bangalore to be in the semis. Al Ameen had better goal difference than Jamia.