<p class="title">Mizoram virtually sealed a semifinal berth with a 2-1 win against Punjab while Karnataka too remained in the hunt after beating Odisha by an identical scoreline in the National Football Championship for the 72nd Santosh Trophy here on Saturday.</p>.<p class="title">The North-Eastern outfit now have three wins from as many matches to be on nine points to lead Group B, followed by Karnataka, who have six points from two matches.</p>.<p class="title">Karnataka drew the first blood through Leon Augustine in the 26th minute but Odisha restored parity in the first-half injury time, thanks to Arjun Naik's goal.</p>.<p class="title">The second-half saw both teams fighting for a decisive goal and it was Rajesh S who scored the winner for Karnataka in the 87th minute at the Rabindra Sarovar Stadium.</p>.<p>Mizoram made a rousing start to the contest at the Howrah Stadium with Lal Remruata scoring two back to back goals in space of two minutes.</p>.<p>In the seventh minute, Remruata drew first blood off a rebound and struck his second in a couple of minutes. Jitender Rawat pulled one back for Punjab in the 56th minute.</p>
<p class="title">Mizoram virtually sealed a semifinal berth with a 2-1 win against Punjab while Karnataka too remained in the hunt after beating Odisha by an identical scoreline in the National Football Championship for the 72nd Santosh Trophy here on Saturday.</p>.<p class="title">The North-Eastern outfit now have three wins from as many matches to be on nine points to lead Group B, followed by Karnataka, who have six points from two matches.</p>.<p class="title">Karnataka drew the first blood through Leon Augustine in the 26th minute but Odisha restored parity in the first-half injury time, thanks to Arjun Naik's goal.</p>.<p class="title">The second-half saw both teams fighting for a decisive goal and it was Rajesh S who scored the winner for Karnataka in the 87th minute at the Rabindra Sarovar Stadium.</p>.<p>Mizoram made a rousing start to the contest at the Howrah Stadium with Lal Remruata scoring two back to back goals in space of two minutes.</p>.<p>In the seventh minute, Remruata drew first blood off a rebound and struck his second in a couple of minutes. Jitender Rawat pulled one back for Punjab in the 56th minute.</p>