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Goa take on Kerala, Jharkhand lock horns with Chandigarh in Coca-Cola Cup semis

Coca-Cola Cup

Coca-Cola Cup

Goa will take on Kerala and Jharkhand will entertain Chandigarh in the two Coca-Cola Cup semifinals on Saturday (January 24, 2015).

Goa and Jharkhand topped Group A and B respectively with the latter grabbing full twelve points from four final round league matches. Goa only lost to Chandigarh 1-2, an opponent they can meet in the final. Runners-up Chandigarh and Kerala logged eight and seven points respectively en route the last-four stage.

All teams had topped their respective groups in the preliminary round with Chandigarh defeating Haryana 2-0 and Jharkhand upsetting West Bengal by the same scoreline in the last hurdle to the final stage, tie between two group winners of each zone. Goa and Kerala qualified from their respective zones, which was not divided into two groups.

The final is on Tuesday (January 27, 2015).

(Report courtesy AIFF Media)