1956–57 Santosh Trophy

Two hat-tricks were scored in the tournament before this match, by Arogyasamy of Services and Damodaran of Mysore.

A long pass by W. D'Souza bounced off Guha and Grostate scored off the rebound.

Near the end of the match, Neville D'Souza's shot was helped into the net by Hussain's attempt to block.

Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the Rajpramukh of Travancore–Cochin, presented the trophies.

The 30 member provisional squad for the Melbourne Olympics was announced at the end of the final.