Nat'l Youth Soccer
Eight teams in zonal finals
Sports Reporter
Eight teams emerged group champions yesterday to advance to the zonal finals of the Western Union National Youth (Under-18) Football Championship yesterday.Jibon slammed his second hattrick of the group stage as Gaibandha thrashed Nilphamari 6-0 to win their group at Lalmonirhat. BKSP dumped Jhalokathi 5-0, Tangail were equally bright in a 5-0 win over Jamalpur, Dhaka blanked Munshiganj 3-0 while Noakhali beat Rangamti 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in regulation time with all winners moving into the zonal finals. Pabna, Khulna and Narshingdi also made it to the regional finals despite draws against Chuadanga, Magura and Sylhet respectively. In the day's other match, Naogaon edged Chapainawabganj 2-1 at Jaipurhat.
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