2017 Santosh Trophy final

The 2017 Santosh Trophy Final was the 71st final of Santosh Trophy, the football competition contested by regional State associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation. It was contested between Goa and West Bengal on 26 March 2017 at the GMC Stadium in Bambolim. Bengal beat Goa 1–0 in extra time, with the only goal being scored by Manvir Singh.

2017 Santosh Trophy Final

Event	2016–17 Santosh Trophy
Goa West Bengal 0 1
After extra time
Date	27 March 2017 (2017-03-27)
Venue	GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance	≈5,000
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Background

West Bengal went into the final with a record of 31 wins from 41 Santosh Trophy finals and Goa with five out of eleven, with the two teams sharing the trophy in 1982–83. They met six time previously in the final, and Bengal had won five. Goa, however, won their last meeting, in 2008–09.^[1] Bengal had defeated Goa the last time the latter hosted the competition, in 1995–96.^[2]

Details

Goa	0–1 (a.e.t.)	West Bengal
	Report	Manvir Singh 119'

26 March 2017 (2017-03-26)

18:00 IST

GMC Stadium, Bambolim

Attendance: ≈5,000^[3]

Goa	West Bengal

GK 30 Bruno Colaço DF 4 Melvin Lobo  101' MF 17 Glan Martins  117' 13 Assumption Soares DF 14 Nicolau Colaco  71' MF 6 Peter Carvalho (c) MF 15 Cajetan Fernandes 16 Leander D'Cunha MF 17 Brian Mascarenhas CF 10 Liston Colaco FW 11 Aaren D'Silva  63' Substitutes: GK 1 Melroy Fernandes  117' 2 George D'Souza  71' DF 3 Lenny Pereira FW 7 Marcus Masceranhas 8 Akeraj Martins  63' 12 Francis Fernandes DF 20 Jessel Carneiro GK 22 Agnelo Gomes Coach: Mateus Costa

GK 1 Shankar Roy DF 4 Provat Lakra DF 13 Samad Ali Mallick DF 16 Rana Gharami (c)  55' DF 18 Santu Singh MF 11 Bishal Pradhan  81' MF 22 Mumtaz Akhtar 23 Shaikhom Singh 24 Basanta Singh  24' CF 20 Manvir Singh FW 10 SK. Faiaz Substitutes: GK 21 Ranjit Majumdar GK 31 Ankur Das DF 19 Ankit Mukherjee DF 2 Suman Hazra DF 3 Sourav Dasgupta MF 5 Debasis Pradhan  81'  113' MF 6 Sannik Murmu  113'  120+1' MF 14 Monotosh Chakladar  120+1' MF 15 Prohlad Roy Coach: Mridul Banerjee

Statistics

Overall[4]	Goa	West Bengal
Goals scored	0	1
Total shots	12	15
Shots on target	3	8
Ball possession	48%	52%
Corner kicks	3	7
Fouls committed	15	15
Offsides	1	7
Yellow cards	1	2
Red cards	0	0