chennai: message forwarding To Leah Tamil Nadu ends with four goals santosh trophy The team entered the group stage with a 100 per cent record after beating Andhra Pradesh 8-0 in the final group match at Ananthapur on Tuesday.
TN has already secured qualification for the finals, accumulating 9 points from three games and qualifying at the top of Group G. Liho, who has scored three goals in his past two games, continued his purple patch – he opened the scoring in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time and then found the net three times (56th, 60th and 69th) in 14 minutes of the second half. )).
Nanda Kumar Anantraj (48th and 80th) scored twice, while Henry Joseph Emmanuel (70th) and A Regan (90+1) also joined the TN party , participated in this uneven game.
Lijo, the star of the show, says his recent spell with Kerala Premier League club Phoka Kochi FC has done him a lot of good ahead of the Santosh Trophy. “I played there with Chennaiyin FC star Raphael Augusto. The work I did and learned at Forca Kochi helped me here. I was in Kerala I joined the TN team immediately after the league, so it was easy for me.
“I’m a striker and my job is to help the team win, whether it’s through goals or other actions. I have to play my role well. I’ve scored seven goals so far and my The performance will give me a lot of confidence heading into the final round.
Lijo also said that considering the lack of preparation before the tournament, it was extra special for TN to advance to the next round. “It’s hard to show when you’ve only been training together for a short period of time. The coach (Narapan Mohanraj) made it clear what was expected of us. I’m happy that we qualified in the end.
