The player shook the net after receiving Rahim’s through pass. Waithe fourth goal. Jijo completed the hat trick by stepping on a ground cross provided by Soyal Joshi.
Malappuram, First Published Apr 16, 2022, 10:17 PM IST
Malappuram: Kerala started the 75th Santosh Trophy with a convincing victory. Captain Jijo Joseph led the way with a hat trick to give Manjeri a 5-0 victory at Payyanad Stadium. Nijo Gilbert and Ajay Alex scored the remaining goals.
Payyanad witnessed a packed crowd and Kerala took the lead in the sixth minute. Jijo scored from a free kick. Kerala took the lead at the end of the first half. Nijo’s right – footed shot goes wide of the post. Jijo’s second goal in the 58th minute.
The player shook the net after receiving Rahim’s through pass. Waithe fourth goal. Jijo completed the hat trick by stepping on a ground cross provided by Soyal Joshi. Ajay Alex scored in the 82nd minute to give Kerala the lead.
Victory for Bengal too
West Bengal won the first match of the tournament. Bengal beat Punjab by an unbeaten margin at the Kottapadi Football Stadium. Shubham Baumik scored the winning goal in the 61st minute.
The first half
Both teams tried to score in the first half but the net did not move. The first chance came in the 12th minute of the first half for Punjab. Punjab midfielder Jashdeep Singh tried to score on a free kick outside the box but West Bengal goalkeeper Subhebdu Mandi hit the post. In the 20th minute, West Bengal striker Shubham Baumik tried to score from a corner kick but Punjab’s Jashdeep Singh came to the rescue inside the post. Three minutes later, the second chance came for Bengal. Fardin Ali Mollah’s pass from inside the box into the box was deflected by Basu Deb Mandi but the goal was easily blocked. With just minutes left in the first half, Punjab’s Tarun Slatia got a golden opportunity in the 43rd minute but the ball went wide of the post.
Second half
Bengal striker Shubham Baumik, who attacked early in the second half, looked for an opportunity in the first minute. But the goal was set aside. Bengal took the lead in the 61st minute. Shubham Baumik converted a pass from the right wing to the Under-21s’ Jai Bus. This was his first goal of the championship. Four minutes later, Bengal’s Tanmoy Gosh tried for the second goal through a long range, but the Punjab goalkeeper made a superb defense. With just one minute left in the match, Punjab’s Rohit Sheikh extended Akashdeep Singh’s pass from the left wing into the box.
Last Updated Apr 16, 2022, 10:20 PM IST
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