A Rafique screamer settles matters
It was a narrow win in the end for East Bengal and it was Mohammed Rafique's belter of a goal that was the difference in the end between the two sides.
In the 44th minute, East Bengal won a corner. Kerala cleared the initial ball, but the clearance went straight to Rafique who was camped just outside the box. Taking one touch, the midfielder unleashed an unstoppable volley that left the Kerala keeper with no chance as the ball burst into the back of the net. The contact was so clean that the defence and keeper had absolutely no chance of stopping it.
Edited by Soumo Ghosh