Orissa vs Goa; Manipur vs TN in semis

Chandigarh, NOV 15 (UNI) Orissa will cross swords with Goa and Manipur will face the challenge of Tamil Nadu in the semifinals of the 7th Girls Junior National Football Championship 2008-09 being hosted by Haryana Football Association at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex here today.

Cluster V winners Manipur recorded their third successive victory as they blanked Cluster II winners Goa in the Group B quarter-final league by 4-0.

Manipur finished in group B with full nine points and Goa were runners-up with two victories and one defeat.

Dominating througout the match, the sturdly Manipur girls virtually camped inside the Goa territory and pumped in four goals without reply. N Montesori Chanu excelled in dribbling and shooting as she fired goals in the 10th and 62nd minutes to fashion her team's convincing victory. L Itarani Devi (55th) andn S Pramodini Devi (79th) contributed one goal each to swell the winners' tally.

Cluster III winners and osts Haryana had a consolation victory as they handed out a 10-0 drubbing to Cluster VII winners Tripura in the last quarter-final league. The highlight of the one-sided match was a hat-trick by Manpreet Kaur who struck in the 43rd, 45th and 47th minutes).

The winners led 5-0 at half time. Haryana scorers were Taruna (1st 33rd ,76th), Priyanka (10th, 79th),Monica (14th) Preeti (21st), Manpreet Kaur (43rd, 45th and 47th).

Both semi-finals will be played on November 17.

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