After posting back-to-back wins within the final two away video games, it was a well-recognized story of disappointment at dwelling for Gokulam Kerala within the I-League on Friday evening. The previous champion was crushed 0-2 by Namdhari FC.
This was the fourth dwelling match for the Gokulam males, and their watch for a win on the Company Stadium continues. They needed to pay the worth for poor ending.
Within the first 10 minutes alone, Gokulam actually examined the Namdhari goalkeeper Jaspreet Singh, who would have a wonderful recreation, and gained a few nook kicks as nicely. However, the house aspect squandered all these possibilities.
However, the customer made good use of the alternatives that got here its means. The opening objective got here towards the run of play, with Manvir Singh heading in a nook kick within the fifteenth minute.
Simply 4 minutes later, Namdhari doubled the lead. Cledson da Silva, one of many main scorers of the season, took his tally to 5, from the penalty spot this time.
Gokulam went on to create extra possibilities within the opening half, and loved far more possession (61 per cent). After the interval too, Gokulam continued to assault, and to mess up all the possibilities.
The end result: Gokulam Kerala 0 misplaced to Namdhari FC 2 (Manvir Singh 15, Cledson da Silva 19-pen).
Printed – January 17, 2025 09:20 pm IST
