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Shafeel scored the winner in the 67th minute as Services won the final 1-0 to lift their seventh Santosh Trophy.
Services shot into lead through a left-footer by Keralite Rahul Ramakrishnan in the 21st minute.
Services will take on the winners of Tuesday's Mizoram-Kerala quarterfinal for a place in the summit clash.
Kerala will meet the second-placed team from Group B in the fourth quarterfinal on Tuesday (7 pm).
The special services could easily be operated using the train coaches that are available at Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam, according to sources.
The new format will see the top four teams from each group advancing to the quarterfinals.
The right-hander smashed 15 fours and four sixes in his 62-ball unbeaten 109.
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Off-spinner Saxena picked up eight wickets on the final day as Services were bowled out for 136 shortly after lunch.
Services, chasing a stiff target of 341, ended the third day on 20/0. The visitors need 321 more to pull off an unlikely win on the final day.