Santosh Trophy kicks off at Malappuram in Kerala

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'.