Santosh Trophy 2018: Kerala vs Chandigarh, Live Match Updates

Kerala 5-1 Chandigarh

Updated: 19 March 2018 16:55 IST - Published: 19 March 2018 14:38 IST

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Kerala 5-1 Chandigarh, full time score

Full Time !!! Kerala registers a thumping win over Chandigarh at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium !!!

Pawandep Singh gets injured in the dying minutes of the match !!!!

Chandigarh finally scores, Vishal Sharma saves his team from humiliation !!! Score 5-1 in favour of Kerala !!

Substitution for Chandigarh: Prateek Joshi (17) OUT, Sandeep (14) IN

Substitution for Kerala: Sajith (10) OUT, Parokkottil (16) IN

Chandigarh gets an opportunity to pull one back, but the shot was not in target

Super-sub Shreekuttan makes it 5-0 for Kerala with a header !!! it's all over for Chandigarh !!!

Kerala not trying hard at the moment, considering that they have collected full points form the encounter !!!!

Substitution for Chandigarh: Deepak Kumar (11) OUT, Gagan (12) IN

Jithin is taken off, he was by far the best player of the match with 2 goals and 1 assist

Substitution for Kerala: Jithin (18) OUT, Sreekuttan (12) IN

What a strike from Chandigarh, the ball struck the woodwork but was lazy to infiltrate the target !!!

Goal !!!! Jithin makes it 4-0 by virtue of his individual brilliance !!! Sublime !!!!

Goal !!! Kerala makes it 3-0, Afdal scores, Jithin with the assist !!

Yellow card for Afdal !! The first of the game

We are underway at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium for the second half

It's half-time !!!! Kerala 2-0 Chandigarh

As we approach the end of the first half, Kerala will be pretty happy with their display. While Chandigarh has a lot to worry about, they have 45 minutes left to overturn a 2-goal deficit !!!!

Afdal missed a sitter, the match could have been sealed in the first half itself, but the score remains 2-0

An acrobatic effort from Afdal, trying to capitalise via a bicycle kick !!! but it was off target !!!

Chandigarh is having a good run of play, just what the doctor ordered !!!

Chandigarh get a free-kick from a crucial position, but the opportunity is wasted

Chandigarh trying hard to get a breakthrough, but Kerala's defence is too hard to penetrate

No. 10 Sajith with a picture-perfect finish after receiving a cross from the sideline

Goal !!!! Kerala scores its second !!!

Nice shot from Kerala no.21 Rahul K.P, but the goalkeeper was alert and averted the danger.

Chandigarh nearly scoring their first, the ball sailing over the post

Yet another chance created by Kerala, their frontline is playing sublime football

Kerala is dictating terms at the moment, while Chandigarh is trying to make it even-stevens

Jithin M.S is the goal scorer !!!

GOAL !!!! Kerala draws first blood in the 11th minute if the match !!!!

Both the teams are playing cautiously in the opening minutes of the match

And its Kick-off at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium !!!!

Kerala are all set to get their Santosh Trophy main stage campaign underway, as they face off against Chandigarh at the Rabindra Sarovar Stadium, in Kolkata, today.

Kerala, who are one of the favourites to win the tournament, have had a successful qualification campaign in Bengaluru, where they came off as the top side in their respective group.

The popularity of football has certainly risen in the state over the last few years, with the emergence of teams like Kerala Blasters in the ISL and Gokulam Kerala in the I-League.

Now, they get their campaign in the main draw of the Santosh Trophy underway, with their first match being against Chandigarh, who qualified from the North Zone.