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U20 National Football Championship: Maharashtra and Tripura tasted victories against Himachal Pradesh and Jharkhand, respectively, as Group D of the Swami Vivekananda Men’s U20 National Football Championship commenced at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground on Monday.

While Tripura defeated Jharkhand 1-0 in the first match, Maharashtra overcame Himachal Pradesh 2-0. Maharashtra and Tripura occupy the respective first two spots in the group, while Jharkhand and Himachal have negative goal differences. Mizoram has yet to play in the five-team group.

Tripura began Group D action on Monday morning with a slender win against Jharkhand.