02 April,2018 09:27 AM IST | Kolkata | PTI
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Kerala held their nerves to beat Bengal via penalty shootout as they clinched their sixth national football championships for the Santosh Trophy. Locked 2-2 after extra time, Kerala 'keeper Mithun V was impressive in the tie-breaker to help his side win 4-2.
Ankit Mukherjee and Nabi Hussain Khan missed the first two penalty kicks for Bengal. For the final kick, Jiten Murmu took on the gloves but Seesan S shot past him to deliver Kerala their first Santosh Trophy since 2004-05.
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