Football
Santosh Trophy: Kerala score twice in last 10 minutes to beat West Bengal — Highlights
Football powerhouses West Bengal and Kerala met in the Santosh Trophy on Monday. Kerala won 2-0.
Kerala and Bengal both won their first group matches earlier. (AIFF)
Bengal held out for 84 minutes before Kerala scored twice in the last 10 minutes to beat their fellow heavyweights 2-0 in their group match in the Santosh Trophy at the Payyanad Stadium in Manjeri on Monday.
Kerala move to the top of the points table with 6 points from 2 matches after this win. Top two teams from the group will go through to the semifinals at the end of this stage.
Highlights:
Live Updates
- 18 April 2022 2:31 PM GMT
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!
- 18 April 2022 1:49 PM GMT
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.
- 18 April 2022 1:25 PM GMT
Support for Bengal
Kerala fans might taking the roof off at the Manjeri, but Bengal has more than some support too.
- 18 April 2022 1:21 PM GMT
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.
- 18 April 2022 1:19 PM GMT
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.
- 18 April 2022 1:17 PM GMT
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.
