In Santosh Trophy football, the match between Kerala FC and Rajsthan FC is underway at the Payyanad Stadium in Manjeri. Kerala was leading by 1-0 when reports last came in.

Earlier, in the inaugural match of the 75th National Football Championship, West Bengal beat Punjab 1-0 at the Kottappadi Stadium in Malappuram this morning. After a barren first half, Subham Bhowmik scored the winner in the 61st minute as Bengal grabbed three precious points in Group 'A'.