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A hat-trick by Bala Devi

Dindigul: A fine hat-trick by Bala Devi helped defending champion, Manipur, defeat Jharkand 3-0 in the group ‘A’ quarterfinal league of the sixth junior girls’ national football championship here on Sunday. Manipur qualified for the semifinals with the victory

The results: Group ‘A’: Manipur 3 (Bala Devi, hat-trick) bt Jharkand 0. Group ‘B’: Tamil Nadu 6 (Rani Prasanna, Radhika 2, Usha Rani 2, R. Kalpana) bt Bihar 0; Goa 1 (Precy Faria) bt Kerala 0. — Sports Correspondent

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