Punjab wins 2017 Santosh Trophy of Football
Punjab has won the 71st Santosh Trophy football
tournament by defeating Railways by 2-1 goals. It was Punjab’s overall ninth
Santosh Trophy after it had earlier won it in 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1985,
1987, 2006 and 2007. For Punjab, both goals were scored by Rajbir Singh (16th
and 61st minutes). For Railways, goal was scored by Rajesh Soosanayakam (59th
minute). About Santosh Trophy Santosh Trophy is an annual Indian football
tournament played in India. It was founded 1941. The trophy is named after the
late Maharaja Sir Manmatha Nath Roy Chowdhary of Santosh (now it is in
Bangladesh). It is knock-out competition contested by the regional state
associations and government institutions under the All India Football
Federation (AIFF).
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