Meghalaya return for U-20 nationals semifinal showdown against Mizoram after two-week break

After more than two weeks since their quarterfinal, Meghalaya will be back in action in the Swami Vivekananda U-20 Men’s National Football Championship 2025, where they will take on Mizoram in the semifinals today. The match will kick off at 3:30 pm and will be streamed live on the Indian Football YouTube channel.

Meghalaya had beaten Karnataka 1-0 in the third quarterfinal on May 9 in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh. However, the league is staggered, with only two groups active at any one time, so once Meghalaya won their quarterfinal, they had to wait until the final two sets of group matches and the fourth and last quarterfinal were played.

Mizoram came through against Punjab on penalties 4-2 in the final last-eight fixture yesterday after extra time ended 2-2.

While Meghalaya will have been well-rested ahead of the semifinal clash, Mizoram have momentum firmly on their side, so each team have challenges to overcome.

The first semifinal will take place at 7:30 am tomorrow between Delhi and the Sports Authority of India. 

Meghalaya, coached by Bobby L Nongbet, made the quarters by winning all three of their Group A games against Rajasthan 4-0, Kerala 2-1 and Bihar 7-0. With the QF victory against Karnataka, Meghalaya are now on a four-game winning streak and have scored 14 goals and conceded just one.

This has been a vast improvement on 2024’s tournament, when Meghalaya were unable to progress from the group stage.

In Group D, Mizoram beat Maharashtra 4-0, Himachal Pradesh 8-0, Tripura 11-1 and Jharkhand 3-1 before Friday’s quarterfinal, where they were pushed to the limit by Punjab.