Kanpur: Kanpur’s hopes of entering the knockout stage of the Sub-Junior Inter-Division Football Tournament were dashed after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Lucknow at Eklavya Stadium in Agra on Friday.Kanpur took the lead twice during the match but failed to hold on to their advantage as Lucknow fought back on both occasions to level the score. The draw left Kanpur without the crucial win they needed to keep their knockout hopes alive.City team opened the game with attacking note and got 1-0 lead when striker Shaurya Sagar converted a beautiful pass of midfielder and Captain Navjot. Lucknow made counter attack and brought parity on 24th minute when forward converted his right footer into a goal.Shaurya in second half once again scored a goal on 50 th match converting a penalty shot from outside penalty area. Lucknow retaliated and got success in leveling the score with in five minutes.According to coach Amit Narang Piyush, Atharva, Navjot, Devansh and Shaurya displayed fine game during the tournament .
