Led by sturdy right back Shravan Shetty, 27, and coached by former India midfielder Steven Dias, 39, and ex-junior national Ryan D’Souza, 49, the state outfit beat Madhya Pradesh 4-0, Chattisgarh 1-0, Daman & Dadra 4-0 and Haryana 3-1 before going down 1-2 to West Bengal in the qualifiers