: Santosh Trophy: Kerala win seventh title after beating West Bengal 5-4 on penalties #IndiaNEWS In a gripping final, hosts Kerala made a comeback to get the better of West Bengal 5-4 in a penalty shootout

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Santosh Trophy: Kerala win seventh title after beating West Bengal 5-4 on penalties #IndiaNEWS
In a gripping final, hosts Kerala made a comeback to get the better of West Bengal 5-4 in a penalty shootout to emerge champions of the 75th Santosh Trophy on Monday at the Manjeri Payyanad Stadium in Malappuram. The match ended goalless at the end of 90 minutes, and both sides scored one goal each in extra time to take it to the shootout.This was Kerala’s seventh title, ending West Bengal’s hopes of adding to their record 32 crowns.The two sides had also met in the first round and the final of the 2018 edition, with Kerala coming up with wins in both - the latter was also won on penalities.Dilip Orawn had given the away side the lead in the first period of extra time before a late equaliser from substitute Bibin Ajayan took the game to penalties. Bengal’s second penalty was squandered by substitute Sajal Bag while Kerala scored on each attempt to take the title home.The first half was dominated by West Bengal. They not only managed to contain Kerala’s free-flowing attacking football but also managed to carve out quite a few decent openings. The first chance of the match came from Bengal’s first corner of the game. Swung in by Md...Read more

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