Services beat Punjab 1-0 to become the champions of the 73rd edition of the Santosh Trophy on Sunday at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana.
Bikash Thapa scored the only goal of the match in the 61st minute and handed his team their sixth Santosh Trophy.
The teams started with an intent to take an early lead but were denied by strong defences at both ends. The attackers struggled to penetrate and carve out clear-cut chances.
Bikash Thapa looked dangerous on the ball from the off and created the best chance of the half with an excellent cross into the box from the right flank.