Santosh Trophy: Kerala score twice in last 10 minutes to beat West Bengal — Highlights
1' - Kerala 0-0 Bengal
Match begins! Kerala in yellow, attacking from left to right, Bengal in white. Bengal make the first foray into the Kerala half. Cleared!
Bengal coach speaks
"We had to travel 30km for training at Calicut Uni ground. But what can we do? This is what we have to deal with. But I hope Bengal will play like we are supposed to and we will play for the win vs Kerala," says Bengal coach Ranjan Bhattacharya.
The stakes are high. Minutes remain till kick-off.
Support for Bengal
Kerala fans might taking the roof off at the Manjeri, but Bengal has more than some support too.
Kerala Playing XI
Kerala Starting XI: Midhun (GK), Sanju G, Ajay Alex, Shaheef, Soyal Joshy, Jijo Joseph (C), Shigil, Rashid K, Arjun Jayaraj, Nijo Gilbert, Viknesh M.
Expect the roar to break some more records tonight.
Kerala riding high
Once upon a time, a Kerala vs Bengal Santosh Trophy match would have been the biggest news event of the day in India. Not any more, when this tie has to contend with an I-League match happening at the same time.
Hosts Kerala, however, are making sure the charm of this historic tournament stays truly alive.
Group Standings
Meghalaya beat Rajasthan at the Kottapadi stadium in the first match of the day. Which puts them, Kerala and Bengal all with 3 points after 1 match. Top 2 teams from the group go through to the semis.
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