Santhosh Trophy: Kerala thrashed Andaman and Nicobar by 9-0
Kerala: Kerala thrashed Andaman and Nicobar by 9-0 in the Santhosh Trophy South Zone Group B match.
TK Jesin and Nijo Gilbert scored two goals each. Vibin Thomas, Arun Jayaraj, K Salman, PN Noufal and Muhammed Safnad scored one each.
Andaman managed to hold Kerala till the 38th minute. Gilbert broke the deadlock in the 39th minute, while Jesin scored a brace in injury time as the hosts led 3-0 at the half-time break.
Thomas made it 4-0 in the 64th and Jayaraj found the mark six minutes later. Safnad (80), Gilbert (81) and Salman (85) pumped in three goals in quick succession. Safand completed the tally in additional time with his second strike.
Andaman had suffered an 8-0 thrashing at the hands of Puducherry in their opening match.
With this win, Kerala topped the scoreboard. Kerala, who thumped Lakshadweep 5-0 in their opener, meet Puducherry in their final fixture on Sunday.
The group winner will contest the Santosh Trophy's final rounds at Kozhikode and Manjeri in January 2022.