Category: Santosh Trophy

After a drought of 13 years, 6 months and 28 days, what spurred a young Kerala side to stamp their authority yet again on the national level ? Was it simply the outstanding talents or did Mr. Satheevan Balan weaved wonders through his magic wand? We from FOOTBALLCOUNTER went deep into the reasons and found out the answers!

In the final match of the 72nd edition of Santosh Trophy we saw  Southern Giants Kerala pulling off a thrilling victory over defending champion West Bengal in a pulsating 4-2 shoot-out in favour of them after the score was tied  2-2 at the end of extra time; at the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan.

Today in the semi-finals we had  Karnataka who were  playing in orange and yellow while Bengal were sporting all white t. Karnataka started with the  kick-off and an early attack from Karnataka’s U-21 midfielder...

Kerala reached their 14th Santosh Trophy final in the 72nd edition after a gap of four years as they upset a young Mizoram side by a solitary goal, and will battle it out  against the defending champions Bengal on Sunday in the Salt Lake YBK Stadium.

Karnataka edged out a second-string Mizoram team by a solitary goal and thus emerged as the group topper in group B at Mohun  Bagan Ground in Kolkata on Wednesday

Punjab faced Goa today in a very interesting match with a match decision that could decide the fate of the next semi finalist.The match no.10 of the 72nd edition of Santosh Trophy 2018 saw...

Coming together is the beginning. Staying together is progress. Working together is success. The emerging football capital of India, Manipur put up a great show in the early moments of the match with two...

Kerala cruised into the semi-finals of 72nd Santosh Trophy as the group A topper when they edged past the defending champion West Bengal 1-0,here at Mohun Bagan Ground,on Tuesday afternoon.

We witnessed today in what seems to be an action packed game between Maharashtra and Manipur in match no.17 of the 72nd  edition of Santosh Trophy at the Sailen Manna Stadium, Howrah . The...

Goa salvaged their dreams of qualifying to the semi final and turned around their woeful 72nd Santosh Trophy campaign by registering a huge 6-1 victory over Odisha.

Today we witnessed a Do-Or-Die match where the Northern state of Punjab faced the Southern Giants Karnataka in an exciting and action-thrilled  match live at the Sailen Manna Ground.Karnataka were  attacking from right to...

West Bengal won their third consecutive fixtures on the trot as they edge past  a hapless Chandigarh side by a solitary goal and thus sealed a confirmed berth in the semifinals of 72nd Santosh Trophy main stage.

Western giants Maharashtra will face an uphill task when they face off in form Kerala in a must win affair to keep their semis hope alive, today, afternoon at Howrah Stadium.

Karnataka’s winning spree continued even on Saturday afternoon when they overcame Odisha courtesy a late goal in the second half .They thus remain very much in contention for a semi final berth as they made it two out of two after mauling Goa in their previous fixture.

The highlanders Mizoram faced the northern state of Punjab in what appeared to be the eleventh match of the 72nd edition of Santosh Trophy  in the Group B category .   Punjab kick started ...

Football is the most loved sport in Kerala and that is evident as they  scored a total of 11 goals in the two matches they played .In their  first match  against Chandigarh  they scored...

  In the 9th match of the 72nd edition of Santosh Trophy ,we witnessed the emerging football capital of India, Manipur facing  God’s own country ,Kerala. Manipur started with the kick off and  operated ...

Maharashtra left behind a forgetful campaign opener to foil  Chandigarh’s semi-final hopes after a hard-earned 2-1 victory over their opponent, here at Rabindra Sarovar Stadium in a crucial group A clash of the 72nd Santosh Trophy. Maharashtra thus kept their hopes for qualification alive as they will now look to win all of their remaining group fixtures.

Team Karnataka played  their first game against Goa, at the Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium in the Group B category. It was hot and humid but  that did not stop them from playing. Goa started...

On Thursday afternoon a 21 year old turned up the heat in the pitch of Rabindra Sarovar Stadium as the youngest son of a farmer, back in the Sanlukhai village of Mizoram became the highest goalscorer in the 72nd Santosh Trophy final stage as he struck a beautiful brace to help his team humiliate Odisha 5-0

On a humid Thursday afternoon Mizoram turned up the heat even more when they walloped Odisha 5-0 for their second successive victory and reinstilled their numero-uno status in group B; on the 4th day of 72nd Santosh Trophy, here at Rabindra Sarovar Stadium, Kolkata.

It was a stunning performance by the Mizoram team in the second half that saw them register a huge upset win over the pre-tournament favourites Goa, who incidentally can be termed as the strongest team on paper with a coach of a stature of Armando Colaco, who has been the mainstay to record glory that the legendary Goan club Dempo achieved so far. We from FootballCounter investigated the reason behind Goa’s shocking loss and had a nice conversation with the Mizo coach Lalsangzuala Hmar who was really proud of the way his boys dominated. Let’s take a journey to the fallout of Mizoram’s scintillating win over Goa as both teams will look for a win in their next fixtures,today:

“Don’t ever ask a player to do something he doesn’t have the ability to do. He’ll just question your ability as a coach, not his as an athlete.”The coach of the western state of Maharashtra...

he 3rd day of 72nd Santosh Trophy witnessed a barren stalemate played out between Chandigarh and Manipur; in what was the revival match for both the teams of group A after massive setbacks in the first one. Ngangbam Naocha struck the opening goal for Manipur in the 25th minute while Vivek Rana equalised on the behalf of Chandigarh in the 65th minute.

In the second match of Group A in  72nd Santosh Trophy we saw an exciting match between Maharashtra and Bengal at the Sailen Manna Stadium, Howrah. Once kick – off  took place Bengal were...

Wednesday holds an exciting battle on the card as the in-form 32time defending champion West Bengal takes on a strong Maharashtra side. While Bengal is fresh; coming after a comfortable 3-0 victory over a weakened Manipur side, Maharashtra has had quite a record in the West zone qualifiers but yet to play a match in this final stage of 72nd Santosh Trophy.

2nd day of the final stage of 72nd Santosh Trophy at Rabindra Sarovar Stadium witnessed a humdinger played between two heavyweights Goa and Mizoram, in which the highlanders scripted a scintillating comeback, from being one goal down to clinch an upset victory of 3-1over the last year runners-up.

In the first match of Group B in the 72nd edition of Santosh Trophy we saw  Punjab welcome the visit of neighbors Team Odisha to the Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium. The Odisha  side were...

Residents of the home town were overjoyed to see  the young lad from  Ashoknagar, Sumit Das emerging as the man of the match after scoring a brace in the opening match of the tournament....

While Kerala had register a thumping 5-1 victory over Chandigarh we from FootballCounter managed to catch up with the coaches of both the teams and the man of the match Jithin MS who was at his sublime best even after suffering food poisoning and scored two goals coupling with two assists. Let’s take look at what these three personalities had on their mind after the opening day of final stage of 72nd Santosh Trophy.

In the 72nd Santosh Trophy final stage opener Kerala dominated the proceedings from the word go and went on to clinch a big victory of 5-1 over Chandigarh, which will come handy in the latter half of the group matches as they are already pitted in the “group of death” along with other heavyweights like Maharashtra, Manipur and 32 time champion West Bengal.

19th March, 2018-The high powered and adrenaline rushing game between Manipur and defending champions West Bengal  took place at the Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium. We witnessed  the live action of the final phase of...

72nd Santosh Trophy kicks off today,here,in Kolkata, as the 32 time champion West Bengal will be squaring off against dark horse of the tournament, Manipur in group A; while Kerala will kick off against Chandigarh in another group A fixture. 

GOA: Manvir Singh’s 119th-minute left-footer, finally, does the magic for West Bengal who eventually went to beat Goa in the final of the 71st Santosh Trophy to lift their record 32nd Santosh Trophy silverware. Incidentally, it’s...

Goa: Nine minutes before the half-time, with Goa already one goal ahead, the huge Goan crowd gathered at the Bambolim Stadium to watch the Santosh Trophy semi-final witnessed something special. A young fearless 18-year-old...

NEW DELHI: Mizoram inflicted a crushing 5-1 defeat over Railways to qualify for the semi-finals of the 71st Santosh Trophy in a match played at the GMC Stadium in Goa. Both teams were locked 1-1...

NEW DELHI: This match had everything. An early goal for Services that left the huge Goan faithful fearing another heartbreak, two late strikes for Goa, a cliff hanger of an atmosphere that left every...

Goa: Maharashtra kept their semi-finals hopes alive with a hard-fought 1-0 win against Punjab in a Group B encounter of the 71st Santosh Trophy at the GMC Stadium in Bambolim. Maharashtra looked more intent between the two...

Host Goa, after missing a plethora of chances, settled for a 1-1 draw against Chandigarh that leaves them needing at least a point in their final game to make it through the semi-finals. Goa...

NEW DELHI: Kerala snatched a point from the jaws of defeat as substitute Muhammed Parakkottil banged in two goals in the last five minutes to earn a thrilling 2-2 draw against Punjab at the...

Goa: Table-toppers Bengal strengthen their position at the top of the table following their goalless stalemate against host Goa in a Group A clash of the 71st National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy, and...

GOA: 31-times champion West Bengal moved atop the Group A standings after a hard-fought 1-0 win over defending champion Services at the GMC Bambolim Sports Complex in the 71st National Football Championship for the Santosh...