Punjab today defeated a lacklustre Karnataka 2-0 to enter the semifinals of the 67th Santosh Trophy national football tournament, here.
With three straight wins, Punjab secured nine points paving their way to the semis. In their earlier matches Punjab had beaten Manipur 3-0 and West Bengal 4-3.
In today's game, both the goals for Punjab were scored by Premkumar in the 11th and 15th minute of the match while the second half remained goalless.
In the other quarterfinal match, West Bengal beat Manipur 4-2 with strikes from Jagannath Sana (4th minute), Nabim Hela (17th), Snehasis Dutta (57th) and Dipendu Biswas (91st) during injury time.
The two goals for Manipur were scored by Premkumar Meitei in the 80th and 92nd minute (injury time).
