Striker Ranjeet Singh came up with another impressive showing by scoring both the goals which helped Maharashtra overcome Madhya Pradesh 2-0 in a Group-B qualifying round league match of the AIFF 72ndNational Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy to be held at Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Saturday.
This was the third straight win for Maharashtra who finished on top in the group and qualified for the final round of the National championship.
Maharashtra, who had defeated Daman & Diu 7-0 in the opening group match and scored a 5-0 win against Lakshadweep in the second, maintained their momentum and struck both the goals through the fine efforts of Ranjeet Singh in the first session to come out trumps.
Results: Maharashtra 2 (Ranjit Singh Pandhare) beat Madhya Pradesh 0.