An exciting encounter had ended in a two-all draw after 90 minutes and it stayed that way until the end.
In the penalty shootout, Rakshit Dagar turned hero for the Malabarians and won them the match 5-4.
There were five yellow cards handed out by the referee, one to United SC’s Davis Jelvas and a quartet of Gokulam Kerala FC players in Abhivith K, Jithim MS, Emil Benny, and Thahir Zaman.
Gokulam Kerala FC goalkeeper Rakshit Dagar for his exploits was given the man of the match award.