Services blanked Puducherry 8-0 in a Group B match of the South Zone Santosh Trophy qualifiers here on Friday.
Francis Zonun Tulunga opened the scoring in the 10th minute while Shadip Rai and Mawia struck a brace each. P. Jain struck in the 24th minute and Puducherry’s woes were completed when Vishnu Nair contributed an own goal. The winner led 7-0 at half-time.
On Thursday, Kerala opened its campaign with a bang in Group A with a 6-0 win over Andhra Pradesh. V.P. Suhair scored a hat-trick.
The results: Services 8 (Francis Zonun Tulunga 10, Shadip Rai 22, 42, P. Jain 24, Arjun Tudo 26, Vishnu Nair 32-og, Mawia 41, 75) bt Puducherry 0; Kerala 6 (V.P. Suhair 42, 45, 90, Shyjumon 52, 94, Shibinlal 81) bt Andhra Pradesh 0
East Zone: Railways bt Chhattisgarh 4-1, Odisha drew with Sikkim 1-1.