**Santosh Trophy 2013 QFs Group C:**
Final Score:
Kerala 3-2 Uttar Pradesh
Goals: Usman P (15′ PEN), Kannan R (17′), Shibin Lal VK (28′) – Biru Yadav (45+2′), Vivek Singh Kaira (90+1′)
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
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**Substitutions:
**30′ – Shammi Pal OFF; Amit Kumar ON Uttar Pradesh)
59′ – Shibin Lal VK OFF; Nasarudeen C ON (Kerala)
66′ – Amit Kumar OFF; Vivek Pratap Singh ON (Uttar Pradesh)
72′ – Kannan R OFF; Ahammed Mallick ON (Kerala)
87′ – Sumesh N OFF; Saleel K ON (Kerala)
**Bookings:
**56′ – Yellow Card – Thushar Chaudhary (Uttar Pradesh)
75′ – Yellow Card – Sumesh N (Kerala)
90+1′ – Yellow Card – Sherin Sam (Kerala)
**Live Commentary:
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Kerala’s left back Johnson has been picked as the man of the match.
It was a fine display by Kerala in an almost one sided match though the final score of 3-2 might tell otherwise.
No more twists in the tail. It’s finished Kerala 3-2 Uttar Pradesh
FULL TIME. Kerala 3-2 Uttar Pradesh
90+1′ -GOAL! UP again scores in the added minutes against the run of play. Vivek Singh Kaira scores from a direct free kick awarded for a foul by Sherin Sam. Kerala 3-2 UP
88′ – Corner for Kerala.Vineeth Antony strikes it on goal, keeper saves. The ball falls for Usman whose shot hits the woodwork. Kerala denied for the second time in the match by the woodwork.
87′ – Ahammed Mallick’s long range effort is deflected for a corner by the UP keeper
84′ – Surjith whips in the corner, Ahammed Mallick tries a scissor cut, the ball falls for Usman infront of goal, but the goalkeeper saves
83′ – Surjith’s long ball from defence to Usman is rewarded wth a corner.
81′ – Surjith’s cross cleared for a corner. But nothing comes ioff the corner.
74′ – Not much noteworthy action yet in the second half, Kerala has slightly been on the backfoot after the break as Kannan is taken off by MM Jacob to give a Santosh Trophy debut for Ahammed Mallick.
70′ – CHANCE! Johnson comes down the left, gets into the box, and takes a shot from a tight angle. The shot brushes the crossbar and goes out!
64′ – Kannan tries a long ranger form 25 yards out. The shot is well struck and lands just above goal
59′ – Nasarudeen replaces goal scorer Shibin Lal for Kerala
55′ – Uttar Pradesh are now starting to fell comfortable with possession and creating a few openings in the Kerala defence
50′ – The game restarts with a free kick. The keeper looks to be alright
49′ – Jean Christian comes forward to latch on to the ball, but he is clipped by the opponent in the process and goes down injured
46′ – Second half kicks off at Kochi
Kerala has returned to the pitch and we are waiting for the Uttar Pradesh side to return.
It has been a very exciting half of football at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi with most of the chances falling for the hosts. Uttar Pradesh has had a little glimpse of hope, if any, for the first time in the game with a goal in the dying minutes of the first half.
HALF TIME: Kerala 3-1 Uttar Pradesh
45+2′ – GOAL! Uttar Pradesh takes one back. Jean Christian comes forward to collect the ball, but fails to do it. The ball falls for UP right back Biru Yadav who scores with an open goal.
2 minutes added on
45′ – Rahul crosses in for Kannan in the center But Kannan could not connect the header from the close range
39′ – Vineeth Antony lays the ball for Johnson who has blast from the box. The shot flies inches wide of the right post
35′ – Then he does something foolish to handle the ball outside the area. Free kick for UP at the edge of the penalty area. But the Freekick is hit straight at the defensive wall set up by Kerala in the box.
34′ – Whenever Uttar Pradesh has threatened to score, Kerala keeper Jean Christian has risen to the occasion. This time again, he saves one to deny UP winger
Looks like Kerala will score half a dozen here today. Chances after chance falling for the hosts with some excellent buildup plays
30′ – UP makes a substitution. Shammi Pal replaced by Amit Kumar
28′ – GOAL! Defensive mix up in the Uttar Pradesh and Kerala takes advantage. Shibin Lal just has to turn the ball in the goal’s direction. Kerala 3-0 UP
24′ – Ballu Verma tries to pick Thushar Chaudhary free at the center of the box, but the danger is averted by a diving headed clearance form Sherin Sam
17′ – GOAL AGAIN!! Kerala immediately doubles the lead. This time KANNAN with a long ranger at the back of the net. KERALA 2-0 UTTAR PRADESH
15′ – GOAL! Usman steps up and converts the penalty. Kerala 1-0 UP
14′ – PENALTY! Penalty given for Kerala as Sumesh is fell in the box by UP defender.
13′ – Now Kannan chest the ball down for Sumesh in the box for him to balloon the ball over
12′ – Uttar Pradesh’s Satish Kumar Patel delivers a free kick deep into the penalty area, but Kerala custodian Jean Christian is aware of the danger and comes out to parry the ball away
11′ – Now Usman makes a run down the right, cuts inside and shoots. His shot along the ground lacks power and saved comfortably by the UP keeper.
9′ – Usman P chests a ball down for Kannan to lash a shot wide
8′ – First corner of the game. For Kerala. Surjith takes it short and gets the ball back with space to run in. Crosses in to the center, Vineeth Antony tries a scissor cut, but is wide of goal
2′ – First effort from Kerala. A volley from Vineeth Antony is over the goal
Match kicks off. Kerala has made one change from the first match. Injured Rakesh is replaced by Vineeth Antony in the right of the midfield.
Starting Elevens:
Kerala:
Starting Eleven: 01. Jean Christian PA (Goalkeeper), 02. Surjith VV, 03. SajithT, 04. Sherin Sam, 05. Johnson N, 07. Rahul P (Captain), 08. Shibin Lal VK, 09. Usman P, 10. Kannan R, 16. Vineeth Antony, 19. Sumesh N
Substitutes: 06. Ahammed Mallick, 12. Sarath BT, 21. Sreeju K, 22. Nazeeb, 15. Abdul Bhasith, 17. Saleel K, 18. Nasaruddeen C, 20. Rino Anto
Head Coach: MM Jacob
Manager: PG George
Technical Director: AM Sreedharan
Assistant Coach: PK Rajeev
Physio: Thomas Cherian
Uttar Pradesh:
Starting Eleven: 19. Manjesh Kumar Mishra (Goalkeeper), 03. Mukesh Singh, 05. Satish Kumar Patel, 10. Ballu Varma, 02. Ashfaq Ali, 18. Shammi Pal, 15. Nitin Kumar, 07. Hadi Hassan Khan (Captain), 09. Tushar Chaudhary, 12. Biru Yadav, 04. Vivek Singh Khara
Substitutes: 17. Mohammed Amir Khan, 06. Vivek Pratap Singh, 01. Sudeep Kumar Singh, 11. Amit Kumar, 14. Sumit Kumar Yadav, 16. Mohammed Shamshir, 08. Surendar Kumar, 13. Mahish Kumar, 20. Sanjay Patel
Head Coach: Shamim Ahamed
Manager: Mukesh Kumar
Technical Director: Bhupendra Singh
Referee: Uttam Sarkar
Assistant referees: Ranjit Baasi, Anil Kumar Kachar
Fourth Official: J Tony
Match Commissioner: P Bhaskar
From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Saturday 23 February 2013. The database copy of this article was lost; it was recovered in 2026 from the Internet Archive's saved copy of the live page.