So in a way, this will be Bengal’s tryst with history and Raghu Nandy’s boys won’t like to miss it when the two sides will clash in the final here on Sunday. "I don’t want to go by the records. Bengal have a great track record in Santosh Trophy but in the last 10 years we failed to maintain it. This is a huge opportunity for us to take the trophy back home. My boys are in great shape and eager to win," Bengal coach Nandy said on Saturday.
Bengal reached the final without losing a single match and their win against Punjab in the quarterfinal league was their best in the championship. They outplayed Services in the semifinal pumping in 2 goals against none over last year’s runners-up.
Gouranga Biswas, who scored two brilliant goals against Services, is Bengal’s new hero. The former Air India medio will hope to deliver his best on the big stage once again. Bengal striker PC Lalampuiya is also in great form and Goa must have plans to stop the Mizo boy.