Services lifts Santosh trophy
Daily Excelsior
09:31 AM Mar 16, 2015 IST
���� Ludhiana, Mar 15:Services lifted the Santosh Trophy after edging out hosts Punjab 5-4 via tie-breaker in a nail-biting summit clash at Guru Nanak Stadium here today.���� In the first half, Services had an upper hand and initiated a couple of moves but their attempts did not materialise into goals.���� In the second half, Lalramnieng Mawia and Arun Tudu combined made well to pierce through rivals but a defender cleared the ball with hand.���� Services players argued with the the referee for a penalty kick, but he awarded a flag corner but they could not do much.���� During the tie�breaker all the five players including Captain Anthony, Vibin, Francis Zonuntulnga, Arun Tudu and Rakesh Singh scored goal for the winners.���� Parmjit Singh from Punjab failed to score goal during that crucial juncture, resulting in their defeat.���� Services have won the title for the fourth time besides finishing runners up on five occasions. (PTI)
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