Ahmedabad, Oct 11 (Ians) West Bengal punished pre-tournament favourites Kerala for their defensive lapses to clinch the men’s football gold medal with a 5-0 victory at the Eka Arena TransStadia here on Tuesday.
West Bengal skipper Naro Hari Shrestha scored a hattrick while Surajit Handsa and Amit Chakraborty chipped in with a goal each to help the former India striker Biswajit Bhattacharya-coached side take total control of the match before the end of the first half.
Kerala had come into the final with an all-win record in the group stage and a comfortable semifinal victory over Karnataka and started the summit clash with confidence.
The southern outfit looked in control, though they did not have any real shot on goal to show for their effort, till West Bengal found the net against the run of play in the 16th minute.
Kerala defender Sanju G. was guilty of not trapping...
West Bengal skipper Naro Hari Shrestha scored a hattrick while Surajit Handsa and Amit Chakraborty chipped in with a goal each to help the former India striker Biswajit Bhattacharya-coached side take total control of the match before the end of the first half.
Kerala had come into the final with an all-win record in the group stage and a comfortable semifinal victory over Karnataka and started the summit clash with confidence.
The southern outfit looked in control, though they did not have any real shot on goal to show for their effort, till West Bengal found the net against the run of play in the 16th minute.
Kerala defender Sanju G. was guilty of not trapping...
- 10/11/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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