Srinagar- J&K senior men’s football team suffered its second straight loss of the 78th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy 2024-25 final round on Monday, after being routed 4-0 by defending champions Services at Deccan Arena in Hyderabad, Telangana. The team lost 3-1 to West Bengal on Saturday.
Coach Mehrajuddin Waddoo made several changes to the starting lineup for today’s early morning match, but they proved futile against a strong Services side.
J&K went behind early on as Services opened the floodgates in the 11th minute. They made it 2-0 in the 26th, prompting the J&K coach to make two changes in the 40th minute. The team entered the second half with two more changes as the team tried to find a way back into the game.
However, Services scored two quick fire goals in under a minute to extinguish all J&K hopes. The goals came inthe 53rd and 54th minute.
The two defeats have left J&K at the bottom of the standings in Final Round Group A.
J&K will now play Manipur on December 18, with kick off at 9:00 AM.
J&K Playing XI vs. Services:
21 Nirdosh, 2 Rishi, 3 Arun, 12 Farhan, 23 Dimple, 5 Shahmeer, 17 Ishan, 6 Aakif, 10 Hayat, 11 Adnan, 14 Huzafah
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