In a well fought battle of the 72nd edition of Santosh Trophy football finals, Kerala beat West Bengal by 4-2 goals. This is the 6th title win for the state. West Bengal put up a valiant fight but finally Kerala proved to much superior and have clinched the Santosh Trophy.

Celebrating the win, Twitter has been flooded with congratulatory messages from all including the Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Have a look at the congratulatory message on Twitter:

Kerala are Santosh Trophy champions! If you want to see how big the tournament is in Kerala, just take a look at the papers that come out there tmrw #KERvBEN
— Vishnu Prasad (@visheprasad) April 1, 2018

Congratulations Kerala Team for winning the #SantoshTrophy 2017-18! #KERvBEN pic.twitter.com/x8Eu053Ls0
— INC4Kerala (@INC4Kerala) April 1, 2018

CM Pinarayi Vijayan congratulated the Kerala Football team on winning the 72nd edition of Santosh Trophy. This is the 6th title win for the State. He also congratulated the West Bengal team who put up a great fight to create a thriller of a game. #KERvBEN pic.twitter.com/O1SOoUbfJr
— CMO Kerala (@CMOKerala) April 1, 2018

Kerala Crowned new champions of 72nd Hero Santosh Trophy as Kerala win on penalties by scoreline of 4-2 after a 2-2 stalemate at the end of the extra time.
KER 2 - 2 BEN#HeroSantoshTrophy #KERvBEN
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) April 1, 2018

Congratulations to Kerala, the new winners of Santosh Trophy! ? #HeroSantoshTrophy #KERvBEN #IndianFootball https://t.co/o1UekXWaKA pic.twitter.com/gboO1vn4m1
— Goal India (@Goal_India) April 1, 2018