Kerala, Odisha retain beach soccer titles; Madhya Pradesh jump to top...

Key Highlights

• Haryana were second with two gold, four silver and two bronze while hosts Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were third with a tally of two gold, two silver and four bronze.
• In a repeat of last edition’s final, Kerala men toyed with an under-prepared Goan defence 8-2 while Odisha women got the better of Gujarat 2-1 in the beach soccer finals.
• Umarul Mukthar slammed a hat-trick (1st, 13th and 29th minutes), while Rohith Y (2nd and 9th) and captain Musheer T (15th and 24th) struck a brace each.
• The five-a-side beach soccer final is played in three periods of 12 minutes each and Goa managed just one strike (Abel Gurjao, 8th minute) in the first two periods.
• They pulled off another consolation goal in the last minute of regulation time through Satish Naik’s solitary attempt from the midfield.