Santosh Trophy 2018, Semi-final: Karnataka vs West Bengal, Live Match Updates

West Bengal 2-0 Karnataka, Full-Time

Updated: 30 March 2018 16:32 IST - Published: 30 March 2018 16:17 IST

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The defending champions continued their sublime form in today's match and returned home with a comfortable 2-0 victory against Karnataka. Bengal skipper Jiten Murmu provided the initial break with Tirthankar Sarkar putting the final nail in the coffin in the dying minutes.

With the win, the 32-times champion has qualified for the summit clash once again and will take on the winner of Kerala and Mizoram on Sunday.

And, it's all over here. The referee blows the whistle to signal the end of the match.

90+4' Karnataka seems to have lost the plot as Sujay Dutta comes close to scoring a third for Bengal

90+2' Goooaaalll!!!

It's all over for Karnataka as Bengal puts the final nail in the coffin with a second goal. Tirthankar Sarkar converts a free kick with a wonderful knuckleball from right outside the box to double the lead for Bengal.

90' 5 minutes have been added on. Can Karnataka pull one back and bring the game back to level terms in the penultimate stage?

88' Defending champions Bengal not losing the intensity as they try hard for a second goal to cushion their lead in the dying minutes of the match

85' Bengal looking very compact defensively as they deny Karnataka any space in the field with which they can work with.

83' Bengal are currently sitting deep in their own half as they try and sustain the Karnataka onslaught for the remaining few miniutes.

80' Bengal goalkeeper Ranajit Majumder goes down with what looks to be a hamstring but he finally gets back on his feet.

79' Karnataka looking to take the aerial route in order to find the equalizer but Bengal are exposing very little in their defence.

75' Game resumes after the cooling break and Karnataka on the attack. The attack is halted and free-kick for Bengal.

73' Ref blows the whistle as the players head for a cooling break in the hot and sultry weather here in Kolkata

69' Karnataka with a promising surge down the right flank but no end result on the attack

65' Substitution
First change of the game for Karnataka as Edwin Rossario goes off to make way for Shamanth Dodda.

62' Bengal playing with real intent now. Karnataka now down the left flank but the pass is too heavy for the full back to chase down.

57' Gooooooaaall!!

Bengal skipper Jiten Murmu steps up to break the deadlock and put his team in the front.

55' Chancee!!

First potential chance of the half as Karnataka looked on the money to break the stalemate. The visitors with a clear goal scoring chance but the Bengal defender makes an amazing last moment tackle to save the day.

51' Tirthankar Sarkar doing an impeccable job in the midfield for Bengal falling in deep to facilitate play. He is making all the difference with some amazing passing.

49' Bengal dominating posession in the first four minutes of the second half. Tirthankar Sarkar with a shot at the goal but the same is off target.

46' We are back with the second-half live action from the semi-final match between Karnataka and West Bengal.

Half Time

45' Four minutes of added time at the end of the first half.

41' Last few minutes of the first half as Bengal looks under pressure and is struggling to keep possession.

40' Chance!!!

Karnataka with a golden chance to take the lead and establish their dominion over the defending champions. But Bengal goalkeeper Ranajit Mazumder's heroics save the day as he makes two continuous saves in a one-on-one situation.

37' Bengal showing better intent after the break but failing to make any inroads. Both teams still tied at 0-0

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