Prayagraj: Northern Football Academy team played a three-match series against Ara Football Club Ahmedabad playing in the Indian Football League at their home ground in Ahmedabad today. In their second match, Ara Football Club Ahmedabad lost 3-5 in a closely fought match at their home ground. Utkarsh Gupta scored one goal while Ujjwal Upadhyay scored two goals for Northern. The third and final match of the three-match series will be played on August 25 at 3 pm at the Ara FC ground.

Northern Football Academy squad: Harshit Ojha (Captain), Utkarsh Gupta, Vedant Tripathi, Aniket Maurya, Veer Pal, Ujjwal Upadhyay, Nishant Mishra (Goalkeepers), Head Coach – Indranil Ghosh