Jamalpur, Bihar: Ayan Chowdhury scored the all-important goal as defending champions Bengal defeated Punjab 1-0 to win the 15th U-21 National Football Championship for M Dutta Roy Trophy, at Jamalpur, Bihar, today. This is the sixth time that Bengal have lifted the M Dutta Roy Trophy. Bengal have won the title in 1992, 1996, 2000-1, 2002-03 and 2004-05.
Despite what coach Raghu Nandy said about Bengal's lack of preparation, they scored 13 goals and conceded none. Tarif Ahmed emerged the highest scorer with seven goals.