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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.
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- 29 April 2022 2:27 PM GMT
Quickbyte
Both of the Santosh Trophy semifinals were postponed by half an hour following a special demand from fans. While the evening matches of the Santosh Trophy were held at 8 pm, the semifinals - Kerala vs Karnataka on April 28 and West Bengal vs Manipur on April 29 - are being held from 8:30 PM.
This came as a request from the local organising committee to allow fans to come to the stadium after breaking their fast in the evening during the month of Ramzan. Many fans were seen breaking their fast in the stands during the group matches over the last two weeks.
- 29 April 2022 2:22 PM GMT
Coach's corner
Few words from the coaches of Manipur and West Bengal before the match begins!
