Santosh Trophy: Kerala thrashed Lakshadweep by 5:0
Kochi: Kerala began their campaign in the Santosh Trophy South Zone qualifiers with an emphatic 5-0 over Lakshadweep at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday.
Kerala opened the scoring early on in the fourth minute. Nijo Gilbert converted a penalty in the fourth minute to give Kerala the much-deserved lead. Jesin doubled the lead in the 12th minute. To put more pressure on Lakshadweep, Ubaidullah was sent off in the 26th minute for a foul on Mohammad Safnad.
In the 36th minute, Lakshadweep goalkeeper accidentally hit Tanveer's leg and turned into a goal. Score remain 3:0 in the half time.
S Rajesh made it 4-0 in the 82nd, while Arjun Jayaraj completed the tally in injury time.
Kerala's next game is against Andaman and Nicobar on Friday.