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This is an archive article published on July 24, 2003

Indian juniors on a roll, beat Irish club 2-0

The India under-18 team pulled off their second successive win in the premier division of Milk Cup football tournament for the BT Trophy at ...

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The India under-18 team pulled off their second successive win in the premier division of Milk Cup football tournament for the BT Trophy at Portstewart on Tuesday, getting past North Ireland’s leading youth club County Antrium 2-0.

The victory put the Indians in the quarterfinals.

Mondal Rahman put the Indians in front in the first half and Manjit Singh sealed victory with a superb header, according to information reaching here.

The Indians had earlier stunned the famed Ukrainian outfit Dynamo Kiev 2-1.

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The India under-18 side, who were specially invited to the tourney, had lost to Preston North End of UK 0-1 in the lung opener.

The Indians will face River Plate Buenos Aires of Argentina in the quarterfinals on Thursday at Anderson Park, Coleraine. The semifinals will be played on Friday while the final is slated on Saturday.

Leeds United won the Premier division of the Milk Cup in 2002.

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