Narainpur (Chhattisgarh), April 19 -- Nagaland beat Madhya Pradesh 4-2 on the opening day of Group H in the Swami Vivekananda U20 Men's National Football Championship at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground here on Saturday.
Nagaland forward S Ayenmongba gave his side an early lead in the 2nd minute. K Arap Konyak doubled Nagaland's lead with a header from inside the box in the 36th minute.
Mohammad Yaseer and Rohit Yadav scored a goal each in the 41st and 43rd minutes, respectively, to bring Madhya Pradesh back on level terms before the end of the first half.
It was only in the 89th minute that Nagaland retook the lead thanks to Ayenmongba's penalty. Ghuqhe Chishi hammered the last nail in Madhya Pradesh's coffin as he scored a left...