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Santosh Trophy 2019: Hosts Punjab to face Services in the final

Punjab defeated Goa 2-1 and Services overcame Karnataka on penalties to enter the final...

The champions of the 73rd edition of the Santosh Trophy will be decided on Sunday when hosts Punjab and Services lock horns at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana.

Harjinder Singh's injury-time goal helped Punjab beat Goa 2-1 to record their 15th final appearance in the competition. Punjab had opened the scoring through Jaspreet Singh in the 12th minute before Goa substitute Ronaldo Oliveira's late strike took the fixture to the wire.

Sukhpreet Singh's side started off on a positive note and tormented the Goans from the flanks until a cross from the left was thwarted by the Goa goalkeeper Tyson Caiado only as far as Jaspreet who nodded in the early opener.