GOA: Mohammedan Sporting Club’s Rana Gharami, Manvir Singh, Sankar Roy, Mumtaz Akhtar and Sheikh Faiaz put on an excellent show to help Bengal clinch the 71st National Football Championship for 2017 Santosh Trophy for the first time since 2011.

In the showpiece final at the GMC Athletics Stadium in Goa, Bengal overcame hosts Goa 1-0 in extra-time. In an end-to-end battle either side couldn’t break the deadlock as the game ended goalless at the end of normal time and Manvir scored the decisive goal in the 117th minute.

Meanwhile, all five Mohammedan Sporting footballers played an important part for Bengal throughout the tough campaign contributing heavily in all games.