VOLOS, Greece (Interstat) — Manipur and West Bengal played to a 1-1 draw Sunday in a Santosh Trophy group stage match surprisingly staged at Panthessaliko Stadio.

The result defied pregame projections that heavily favored West Bengal. The deadlock was broken in the 65th minute by substitute Aaron Leya Iseka, who later received a yellow card. West Bengal found an equalizer, though the specific scorer was not detailed in the available match data.

The match was physical, featuring four yellow cards. Iseka was booked in the 23rd minute, followed by Maximiliano Comba in the 42nd, Vasileios Lampropoulos in the 71st and Nikos Marinakis in the 75th.

The draw leaves West Bengal with one win and one draw in the tournament, while Manipur remains winless with a loss and a draw.