Santosh Trophy Final Manipur Vs Bengal - Live Blogging, Live Tweets

Guwahati, May 30, 2011

FINAL MATCH:
MANIPUR Vs West Bengal

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7:33 PM IST - Final Whistle ... Bengal takes the Trophy ... Manipur did dominate the game in the final 20 mins .. but could not find the equalizer. Still , We did very well from the very beginning of this Tournament winning every game (and drawing to this winner (eventual) Bengal 1-1 in pre-Quarter prelims).. Very proud of the way Manipur played in this entire tournament .... Great job to Coach Ekendra and all the 20 member teams of MAnipur .... Finally, a congratulation to the West Bengal Team on winning ...
7:30 PM IST - Play time is almost up .. still Manipur 1-2 against WB
7:26 PM IST - Free kick for Manipur .... could not convert it .... no luck
7:23 PM IST - Time is ticking .. go Manipur go .... Manipur now up to 1-2 against WB....
7:21 PM IST - Manipur players are on fire now .... with attacks after attacks .... 2 corners in row
7:18 PM IST - more importantly ... Manipur players are getting the rhythm right now .. go Manipur go ....
7:17 PM IST - Time is ticking .. go Manipur go .... Manipur now up to 1-2 against WB....
7:13 PM IST - Manipur is back into the game ... and is showing more and more better playing co-ordination ... we can win this .. another 12 mins + Extra time left
7:12 PM IST - GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL Manipur .... thats the way .... now WB - Manipur 2-1
7:10 PM IST - Time is ticking .. go Manipur go .... Bengal still leading Manipur 2-0 ....
7:08 PM IST - Bengal Defender get yellow card for wasting time ... they are into delay tactics now ...
7:07 PM IST - Players getting hot-up .. arguments on the field .. some are goint to get Yellow cards .. not sure who?
7:02 PM IST - Bengal sprung in for another quick attack . but save by Manipur GK
7:02 PM IST - 15 mins into the second half and Bengal leading Manipur with 2-0 score
7:00 PM IST - Manipur is in a attacking mode .. and missed twice from Manipur's side... still Bengal lead 2-0
6:56 PM IST - Another Manipur attacks beautifully executed... but Nabachandra was shown as off-side .. no score for Manipur yet..
6:52 PM IST - Manipur attacks again ... but collides wth Bengal Keeper .. no score for Manipur yet..
6:51 PM IST - re-iterating ... the game is shown live in DD Sports .. if u r lucky @home or anywhere there is DD Sports .. you can see ... but there is no live streaming of this game as of now ..
6:46 PM IST - Manipur Team need to slow down a bit and re-group .. its not just finding the right rhythm
6:44 PM IST - @Sanjib - thanks for the positve note ... @Yamamato - the live streaming is down due to no power at Blore
6:43 PM IST - Second half started .. and immediately Bengal scored again,,,,, Bengal 2 -0
6:37 PM IST - Maybe Manipur played later with 4-4-2 formation ... more on defensive
6:35 PM IST - Manipur played the first half with 4-3-3 formation ... bengal played with 4-4-2
6:25 PM IST - Half Time whistle blown by the referee .... still Bengal leading by 1 to nil
6:23 PM IST - An off-side call at Bengal territory
6:18 PM IST - 5 more mins till the first half mark is up
6:16 PM IST - Bengal attack again .. but Manipur GK did a fantastic save!!! score still Bengal 1 Manipur 0
6:14 PM IST - @Sanjib in comment .. yes, Bengal is the clearly the strong team here today but as you say .. we all pray and hope the young Manipuri team gets the break it deserved..
6:12 PM IST - A freekick by Nilakumar but miss by a long shot! ..
6:10 PM IST - 30 mins gone with the Bengal leading the score 1-0 ..
6:04 PM IST - Bengal attack again ..
6:01 PM IST - A free-kick for Manipur near the D-box .. but saved by Bengal GK
5:56 PM IST - Bengal drew first blood ... Branco goal scored just now ... so ... Manipur 0 , Bengal 1
5:54 PM IST - now its the turn of Bengal ... they come up with the first co-ordinated attack and the Manipur defender were a little weak ... but thankfully no damage...
5:54 PM IST - We apologize for not getting the video feed up working ... no power supply in Bangalore - can you believe this .. the IT capital of India .., and no power
5:52 PM IST - Manipur attack again ... but miss ..
5:48 PM IST - A collision with Bengal player and the Manipur Goal-keeper...Manipur gets a free Kick...
5:46 PM IST - Goalless as of now .. with 7 mins of play already over...
5:40 PM IST - Manipur started with a bang .. right on the attack mode , but missed the goal post .. a good start indeed , set the tone of the play...
5:32 PM IST - Players on the ground .. the match is about to begin ...
5:00 PM IST - Match is about to start ... Good luck to Manipur Team

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** This Post is uploaded on May 30, 2011.