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| Punjab beat Jammu and Kashmir 1-0 in Santosh Trophy | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 8
Defending champions Punjab defeated host Jammu and Kashmir by a solitary goal in the quarterfinal league match, played over two days, of the Santosh Trophy at the Bakshi stadium here on Sunday.
Sukhwinder Singh's 68th minute strike, which led to mob fury on Saturday, clinched the tie in the visitors' favour.
With this win, the defending champions have kept their hopes alive to progress into the semi-finals and their last league match against Kerala will be a do-or-die encounter for the both the teams.
Punjab's win has also ensured a semi-final berth for Services, which has won both the games in Group A.
The Punjab vs J&K match was stopped on Saturday after a section of the crowd, numbering around 200, crashed through the fencing and ran all over the pitch. This led to the players running towards the dressing room for safety and immediate stopping of the match.
Trouble started following a clash between mediapersons and the tournament organisers, which blocked the view of the crowd when Punjab took 1-0 lead through a fabulous strike by Sukhwinder Singh in the 68th minute.
The clash between the mediapersons and the organisers for alleged misbehaviour by the latter distracted the crowd who started pelting stones towards the area of commotion just as Sukhwinder scored his goal.
Angry at the turn of events, the crowd vented their frustration by jumping over the fence and invaded the pitch which led the match to be stopped by the referee. |
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