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Santosh Trophy: West Bengal beat Manipur 3-0 to reach final — Highlights
West Bengal outplayed Manipur by 3-0 to reach the final of the Santosh Trophy. Follow the highlights
West Bengal scored the opening goal of the match in just three minutes (Source: AIFF)
West Bengal reach the final of the Santosh Trophy on Friday after they beat Manipur 3-0 in the semifinal at the Manjeri Payyanad Stadium, Kerala. backed by the goals by Sujit Singh and Fardin Ali Molla, West Bengal were up 2-0 within 7 minutes of the game. Manipur was striving to find some success but too many errors in the forward foiled the chances. Brilliant goalkeeping by West Bengal's Priyant Singh was on display as he was awarded the Man of the Match. The most successful team in Santosh Trophy sealed the final blow after a 74th-minute goal from Dilip Orawn.
West Bengal is set to play their 46th Santosh Trophy final on May 2 against hosts Kerala.
Thanks for following our LIVE blog. Here's a look at the highlights from the match:
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- 29 April 2022 3:11 PM GMT
Md Fardin Ali Molla is breathing fire. He gets his fifth goal of the season tonight.
- 29 April 2022 3:09 PM GMT
7' GOALLLL!
Manipur 0-2 West Bengal
The Mohun Bagan lad Fardin Ali Molla finds the long ball following a clash among Manipur defenders, he dribbles past two defenders and post the shot past the net. West Bengal double their lead inside 7 minutes. We saw a 10-goal extravaganza yesterday, what's in store today?
- 29 April 2022 3:04 PM GMT
3' GOALLLLLL!
Manipur 0-1 West Bengal
Sujit Singh from West Bengal tries his luck with a long ranger from outside the box, caught Meitei off guard and the most successful team in Santosh Trophy has a 1 goal lead.
- 29 April 2022 3:01 PM GMT
It's KICK OFF!!
West Bengal operating from left to right of the field and Manipur from left to right!
- 29 April 2022 2:58 PM GMT
The players have turned up on the field. A classic contest between two footballing powerhouses are on the cards. The winner will meet Kerala in the final on Monday.
So are you ready?
