Santosh Trophy 2018: Kerala vs Manipur, Live Match Updates

Kerala take on Manipur at 3 pm today.

Updated: 23 March 2018 16:59 IST - Published: 23 March 2018 15:11 IST

Until next time, It's GOOD BYE !!!!

Hope you all have enjoyed the coverage !!!

The South Indian side will be very pleased with their performance while Manipur will have to work hard on their flaws !!!!

The final whistle is blown !!! Scores, Kerala 6-0 Manipur !!!!

Kerala has been the better side my a mile and is the frontrunners to qualify for the semifinals !!!!

Own Goal for Manipur, as the North Easterner's nightmare continues, its Kerala 6-0 Manipur

Manipur looking for a consolation, but Kerala not ready to give an inch away

GOAL !!! Jithin Gopalan puts the last nail in the coffin, as he Kerala scores it's fifth!!!

Substitution for Kerala: Akhil Soman: IN, Midhun: OUT

Players resume the game after a much-nedded drinks break

Yellow card is shown to Roshan Singh after a clumsy tackle on a Kerala player !!!

Substitution for Kerala: Shrekuttan: IN, Anurag: OUT

GOAL !!! Jithin M.S's individual brilliance paid off as Kerala nets their fourth !!

Jithin Gopalan's goal ensures Kerala bags full points from the match

GOAL !!! it's the third goal for Kerala !!!

Rahul K.P striker for Kerala after the ball rebounded and fell in front of him !!!

GOAL !!! Kerala doubles the lead !!!

Afdal's head causes no danger, but not to deny it was a good move !!!

Substitute for Manipur: Tondomba Singh: IN, Naocha: OUT

Afdal's run along the ground is followed by a weak shot, but nevertheless, they earn a corner !!!

Manipur living dangerously at the moment, its sloppy defence could well cost them the match !!!

GOAL !!! Kerala scores !!! half-time substitute Afdal on the scoresheet

Send half begins at the Sailen Manna Stadium !!!

First half ends, it's Kerala 0-0 Manipur !!!

Jerry ambitious left kick goes in vain, the Manipuri could have done much better in that situation !!!

Five minutes added

Jerry takes a brave shot, but the ball is straight in the hands of the goalkeeper !!

Kerala gets back to back corners but fails to take advantage !!!

Kerala almost got the first one !!! The best chance of the game so far !!!

Jithin M.S, Kerala's backbone in the midfield is trying hard to penetrate through the defence, but the highlander's blocking every move

Players take a drinks break to beat the heat on a humid afternoon at the Howrah Stadium !!!

Manipur's goalkeeper Salam Dinakumar is down with an injury and he is being replcaced by substitute goalkeeper BomBom Singh !!!

The game is pretty even as we nearly complete the first half-an-hour of the game

Kerala pressing hard at the moment, but the score remains 0-0

Although none of the teams have found a clear shot at goal, yet the match is proving to be an entertaining one !!!

Manipur looking the better side till now !!!

Apologies for the delayed start of today's coverage

A dominant Kerala side is all set to face off against Manipur, where the beautiful game is ever so popular, at the Howrah Municipal Stadium, today.

Kerala got their campaign off to a flying start as they thumped Chandigarh 5-1 in their first match. Now, they look all set to take on the men from the Northeast in their second game of the group stage.

Meanwhile, Manipur have had a poor start to their campaign, as they slipped to a 3-0 loss at the hands of defending champions West Bengal. It will be interesting to see whether Manipur can bounce back from this defeat in the match against Kerala.