Manipur, April 28 -- Manipur cruised to the semi-finals thrashing Telangana by 4-1 goals in a match of the ongoing Swami Vivekananda U-20 Men's National Football Championship 2023-24 played at Narainpur, Chhattisgarh.

It was a clash of the titans as Manipur who is Group Awinner in the league round was pitted against Telangana, also a Group H winner, to battle it out for the best, seeking the crucial semi-final berth.

Telangana put Manipur in a tight situation as the former got the opening goal from Pitla Saiyashwanth in the 21st minute of the game. But Manipur soon got the reprieve as Telangana puddled in their mud with goalkeeper Rishab Pradhan dropping in an own goal in the 23rd minute.

Spurted by the sudden turn of events, Manipur r...