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Manipur must beat Goa today for place in Santosh trophy semifinals The Imphal Free Press IMPHAL, Nov 16: Manipur is to play Goa tomorrow.in the last quarter final league match in the 60th edition of the Santosh trophy football championship which is now underway in Kerala.The Manipur-Goa match will be played at the flood light lit JN Stadium at Cochi, Kerala. For Manipur, it is a do or die situation as the star studded team must win the match under any circumstances to enter the semifinal. Both Manipur and Goa share three points each after their wins against Assam, the other team in group IV of the quarterfinal league round. However, Goa has a better goal difference as they beat Assam by a margin of 6-0 against Manipur`s 3-1 win against the only other north east team in the championship. As a draw in tomorrow`s match will put Goa in the semifinal, Manipur must win the match so as to book a berth in the last four. It is expected that Manipur will field a strong defence line to thwart possible strong attack from the Goans. Mohan Bagan defender Surkumar is said to have reached Kerala today and joined the state team. He is most likely to play in tomorrow`s match which could strengthen Manipur`s defence line. Playmaker of the Manipur team Tomba along with David Kamson, Dharamjit, Shyamson are likely to play a key role in tomorrow`s match. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
