Narainpur, May 14 -- Punjab and Uttar Pradesh emerged victorious in their respective matches against Manipur and Ladakh, in the Group C matches of the Swami Vivekananda Men's U20 National Football Championship at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground, on Tuesday, as per the official website of AIFF.

While Punjab defeated Manipur 1-0, Uttar Pradesh were victorious against Ladakh by a 4-2 margin.

An early goal gave Punjab the victory against Manipur, in the first match of the day, by a 1-0 margin.

Punjab captain Harmandeep Singh broke through down the left, entered the box with pace, and dinked the ball over a sliding goalkeeper to put his side in the lead in the 12th minute. Manipur piled the pressure on Punjab in the later stages of t...