Meghalaya to meet Karnataka in Santosh Trophy final

 

Riyadh : Meghalaya and Karnataka on Wednesday stunned former champions Punjab and Services respectively to set up a summit clash between themselves in the Santosh Trophy national football championships here.

Meghalaya made a spirited fightback as they rallied from a goal deficit to beat eight-time champions Punjab 2-1 in the first semifinals and enter their maiden final.

Karnataka then beat Services, who have won five titles in the last 10 years, 3-1 in the second semifinals to enter their first final in 37 years. The last time Karnataka were in the final was in 1975-76 when they had lost to Bengal.