CUTTACK 12-Feb-2016
Odisha crashed out of the 70th National Senior Men Football Championship for the Santosh trophy with one win and one loss in the East Zone Qualifying Round, held at Kalyani in West Bengal from Feb 10 to 12.
Led by Kedarnath Singh, Odisha beat Sikkim 2-1 in their opening match but lost to host West Bengal 0-3 two days later. After Santosh Trophy, Odisha team will travel to participate in the Birat Gold Cup Football Tournament to be held at Birat Nagar in Nepal from February 18.
ODISHA TEAM FOR SANTOSH TROPHY:
Goalkeepers: Chinmaya Sekhar Behera (Cuttack), Soumya Ranjan Das (Bhubaneswar/SAI STC, Cuttack).
Defenders: Seikh S Alam Jr, Kedarnath Singh (both Rourkela); Tanmoy Mallick (Balasore), Ajit Kumar Rout (Cuttack), Mukesh Bhoi (Bargarh), Ramdas Hansdah (Odisha Police), Dinesh Lakra (Sundargarh).
Mid-fielders: Ambika Lakra (Sundargarh), Prasant Kumar Naik (Bhubaneswar), Bikash Padhiary (Cuttack Sports Hostel), Pankaj Sona (Jharsuguda), Seikh Moin (Cuttack), Sandeep Gadanayak (Odisha Police).
Forwards: Prasanta Behera, Seikh Rohit (bot Cuttack); Arjun Nayak (SAI-STC, Cuttack), Bhabagrahi Padhiary (Cuttack Sports Hostel), Kuanar Marndi (Mayurbhanj). Coaches: Mohammad Shahid Jabbar, Rajsekhar Pradhan; Goalkeeping coach: Gopabandhu Sahoo; Manager: Subhasis Kar.
ODISHA RESULTS:
Feb 10: Odisha (Arjun Naik 1st, Pankaj Sona 36th) beat Sikkim (55th) 2-1.
Feb 12: West Bengal (76th, 81st, 92nd) beat Odisha 3-0.
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PHOTO: Odisha senior men team pose with officials in Cuttack on Feb 6, 2016.
