Santosh Trophy: West Bengal beat Manipur 3-0 to reach final — Highlights
60' SUBSTITUTION!
Goalscorer Sujit Singh goes OUT, Sujal Bag comes IN for Bengal. This could be a masterstroke move by Ranjan Bhattacharjee, who seeks a coup de grace for Bengal.
59' CHANCE!
Manipur 0-2 West Bengal
Sudhir Laitonjam comes charging from the right flank and produces a brilliant cross to Shirak who simply couldn't keep it on the target. Brilliant chance there by Manipur. But as the clock ticks down, they have to convert these into goals!
57'
Manipur 0-2 West Bengal
Manipur look much better in this half, keeping the possession and attacking in quick succession. However, it's Priyant Singh who's simply been phenomenal with his gloves, keeping the custody of the West Bengal goalpost.
54'
Manipur 0-2 West Bengal
Fardin tries to cross it in getting a ball from Basudeb Mandi, and deflects a Manipuri defender to win a corner for West Bengal. Manipur have been able to keep West Bengal's attack at bay after the first 7-minute debacle
51'
Singsit OUT, Manichand Singh IN. Could this be the change Manipur was looking for? They desperately seek a goal here, which would bring them back into the match.
49'
Singsit floats the ball to deliver a cross inside the box but no Manipur player was present to deliver. Priyant Singh has it easy and he clears the ball.
Second half begins!
We are all set for the second half of the action, Manipur with the kick off!
HALF TIME!
Manipur 0-2 West Bengal
West Bengal fans must be quite happy with the result so far. Sujit Singh and Fardin Ali Molla have kept the 32-time champions in the lead. The defence has also been brilliant tonight. Manipur needs some sort of miracle to get back into this match tonight. Till then, have a look at the key stats from the match.
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