Correct Answer : Kerala
Kerala has crowned to their bulging cabinet of national football trophies, putting on a show in the final of the National Beach Soccer Championships and overwhelming Punjab 13-4, to win the title, at Dumas Beach, Surat on 1st Feb 2023.
In the third place game played earlier in the day, Delhi beat Uttarakhand 3-1.
The game was a rematch of the group stage, where Punjab had won a close affair 6-5.
On this occasion though, Kerala left them no chance, dominant from the first minute to the last. Kerala captain Kamaludheen opened the scoring for Kerala, blasting in a shot from the right 24 seconds after kick off to give them the lead.
For the crowd that had arrived to watch this final, it was a precursor for the goal rush to come.
National Beach Soccer Championships :
* Kerala’s goalkeeper Santhosh Kasmeer was awarded the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
* Rajasthan’s Amit Godara was the highest goalscorer, with 27 goals.
* The best player of the tournament was awarded to Kerala’s Siju S...
Source : The Bridge
