Kerala revealed extraordinary strength as they beat competition favourites West Bengal 5-4 in a charge shootout in the Santosh Trophy last.
This is Kerala’s seventh title and this time, they have actually won it on their house soil.
Bengal scored in the 97th minute of extra-time thanks to Dilip Orawn and simply required to hang on for for some more time, however could not.
Bibin Ajayan developed an equalising objective for Kerala with a looping header from a cross off the extreme right.
The video game entered into a charge shootout and Kerala came out triumphant to win their very first Santosh Trophy on house soil considering that 1993 in Kochi.
Along with Indian media, some gamers and fans responded in big numbers after Kerala’s win. Here are a few of the very best tweets:
Champions ♥️???????????????????????????????????????? #SantoshTrophy
— CK Vineeth (@ckvineeth) May 2, 2022
Scenes in Malappuram as Kerala beat West Bengal to win the Santosh Trophy ?
This is their very first win on house soil considering that winning in Kochi in 1993 pic.twitter.com/pn63do6Y12
— ESPN India (@ESPNIndia) May 2, 2022
Celebrating Kerala’s Santosh Trophy win with a gallery of thousands! ⚡
What an Atmosphere!#IndianFootball #SantoshTrophy #KeralaFootball pic.twitter.com/DWUJQW302B— Dhananjayan (@_DhananJayan) May 2, 2022
Tournaments like Santosh Trophy, Durand Cup and Super Cup should be provided more significance as they have huge capacity to end up being effective! ?#IndianFootball #SantoshTrophy #IFTWC pic.twitter.com/JFeFWjZKEn
— IFTWC (@IFTWC) May 3, 2022
? | Kerala captain Jijo Joseph reveals retirement from Santosh Trophy.
“I won’t play in Santosh Trophy anymore, happy to retire with the trophy. I have offers from some clubs, will have a look at them. The response from department is also good, so let’s see.” #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/CpRCiZ2Zzx
— 90ndstoppage (@90ndstoppage) May 3, 2022
Congratulations to all the charming fans of Kerala. You people deserve this success. Celebration time ?????
— Chetan Singh Chouhan (@chetanschouhan_) May 2, 2022
Kerala fans made this competition a terrific success. Kudos to them ??
— Chetan Singh Chouhan (@chetanschouhan_) May 2, 2022
Congratulations Kerala. Love from West Bengal ❤️
— Aniruddha. (@imAppyAni) May 2, 2022
Absolutely Incredible scenes all over Kerala! ?
— Akhil Babu (@Akhil7Cena) May 2, 2022
What a video game it was!! Absolutely spectacular!! ?
— Joseph George (@Kite_Runnerr) May 3, 2022
Congratulations Kerala…from the #Mariners.#SantoshTrophy
— #JoyMohunBagan (@RemoveATK) May 2, 2022
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— eldhos Cj (@cj_eldhos) May 2, 2022
THE PRIZE IS HOUSE! ?
Congratulations to the kids on ending up being the #SantoshTrophy champs for the 7th time in our excellent state’s history ?#YennumKerala pic.twitter.com/oFoySzspQ9
— K e r a l a B l a s t e r s F C (@KeralaBlasters) May 2, 2022
#IndianFootball things you can discover in Kerala today:
1. Santosh Trophy Champions
2. I-League Champions
3. IWL Champions
4. ISL Finalists#KeralaFootball— Hari Thoyakkat (@harithoyakkat) May 2, 2022
Big congratulations to the Kerala Santosh Trophy group for winning this distinguished competition . You have actually provided individuals of Kerala the much waited for joy . #WellDone
— Prabhsukhan Singh Gill (@SukhanGill01) May 2, 2022
Heartfelt Congratulations to the Kerala football group on winning its seventh Santosh Trophy. Kudos to your efforts and accomplishment.
Wishing you the very best for your future! @IndianFootball @IndiaSports@CMOKerala @VABDURAHIMAN1 #KERWB #HeroSantoshTrophy #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/ELbloPNTvi— Praful Patel (@praful_patel) May 3, 2022
If I am right, more individuals viewed the Santosh Trophy Final in between Kerala and Bengal than the ISL opener, Kolkata Derby and any Indian Football Team video game “online” this season. There were 1L+1L (FB+YT) audiences formally throughout the shootout. Not counting the pirated streams.
— Sayak Dipta Dey (@sayakdd28) May 2, 2022
Kerala wins the Santosh Trophy 2022. They beat West Bengal 5-4 on charges after the match ended 1-1. Congratulations @keralafa. ??? #IndianFootball #SFtbl pic.twitter.com/o1QLMmERGz
— Sevens Football (@sevensftbl) May 2, 2022
Congratulations Team Kerala!
Champions of 2022 Santosh Trophy#SantoshTrophy2022 #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/bfj3uBu07A— football news india (@fni) May 2, 2022
? CHAMPS ?
Congratulations to @keralafa for winning the 75th Santosh Trophy, really should have. ⚡️
This group has lots of ? ✨ #KeralaFootball #Champions pic.twitter.com/BvKWE4OLIo
— Gokulam Kerala FC (@GokulamKeralaFC) May 2, 2022
Kerala are the ????????? of Hero 75th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy ⚡️??
Congratulations, @keralafa #IndianFootball #KERBEN #SantoshTrophy pic.twitter.com/HfGMHAlzVj
— 90ndstoppage (@90ndstoppage) May 2, 2022
Congratulations to West Bengal for ending up as Santosh Trophy runners up!
Chin up, kids ♥️#ATKMohunBagan #JoyMohunBagan #AmraSobujMaroon #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/uq8orI9WcK
— ATK Mohun Bagan FC (@atkmohunbaganfc) May 2, 2022
Performance of Kerala group in the 75th edition of Santosh Trophy ?⤵️
⚔️ Matches: 6
✅ Win: 5
? Draw: 1
❌ Defeat: 0
↗️ Goals scored: 19
↙️ Goals yielded: 7
? Clean sheets: 2#HalfwayFootball #SantoshTrophy#KeralaFootball #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/UvbCScdpmf— Halfway Football (@HalfwayFootball) May 3, 2022
Kerala are the champs. Current ileague winners, present IWL holders, ISL finalists and now Santosh Trophy champs. Surely this football transformation is here to remain?
— Nevin (@nevinthomas) May 2, 2022
Had @KeralaBlasters won the @IndSuperLeague title, all football titles in India would have been Kerala’s, other than the ladies’s nationwide crown:
I-League (@GokulamKeralaFC)
IWL (Gokulam)
Santosh Trophy: Kerala #Football#IndianFootball
— T.N. Raghu (@tnrags) May 2, 2022
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