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Follow UsWest Bengal and Kerala will clash in the finals of the men's football tournament in the National Games 2022. West Bengal reached the final after defeating Services by a solitary goal while Kerala comfortably defeated their southern counterparts Karnataka in the semifinal on Sunday.
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Coached by former India striker Biswajit Bhattacharya, West Bengal reached the final by defeating Services 1-0. Surajit Hansda put Bengal ahead in the first half of the match. That score stood till the end. West Bengal defeated Punjab 2-1 in the first match of the group league. After that, they won against Gujarat by a big margin of 3-1. West Bengal reached the semi-finals by winning two matches in a row, thrashing Karnataka 3-1 in the last match of the group league.
Although, Coach Biswajit Bhattacharya jumped into the National Games 2022 with high hopes of a bunch of bright new talented faces. From the beginning of the tournament, those new faces were perfect for West Bengal. Back-to-back wins from the very beginning of the tournament boosted the confidence of the boys severalfold. The Bengal boys maintained the dominance even in the semi-final match.
In Sunday's semi-final against Services, Bengal took the lead in 25 minutes of the match. Surajit Hansda scored the goal and that goal reached them into the final. The goal of the team is to return from Gujarat to become the champion in the national games 2022.
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West Bengal will face Kerala in the final. Kerala defeated Karnataka in the first semi-final. Meanwhile, Surajit, the only goal scorer of the match, got seriously injured during the match. In the second half, he was pushed from behind and was immediately sent off the field. The situation was serious and he was taken to the hospital. His injury before the final has left the entire team worried.