A ten-man Namdhari FC rallied to beat Indian Air Force 4-2 in a high-scoring Durand Cup fixture on the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan right here on Sunday.
Namdhari topped Group A with six factors from two wins. Samuel pounced on a unfastened ball contained in the field to place IAF forward early.
Namdhari waited for round half an hour earlier than Cledson Dasilva transformed a penalty to equalise. Amandeep Singh secured the lead for Namdhari simply earlier than half-time. Then, Dharmpreet Singh made it 3-1 on the hour mark.
Namdhari suffered a setback as Manbir Singh was despatched off within the 73rd minute for a reckless problem. However, substitute Seilenthang Lotjem bulged the result in 4-1 within the subsequent minute.
Sankit’s 78th-minute aim proved solely a comfort for IAF.
At the Sports Authority of India Stadium in Kokrajhar, Punjab FC fought again to beat Karbi Anglong Morning Star 2-1 in a Group-D match to start its marketing campaign with a win.
Joseph’s spectacular aim put Karbi within the lead within the 69th minute. PFC bounced again via objectives from Paramveer (73) and Sanathoi (90+3).
The outcomes: Group A (Kolkata): Namdhari FC 4 (Cledson 37-p, Amandeep 45, Dharmpreet 60, Lotjem 74) bt Indian Air Force 2 (Samuel 7, Sankit 78).
Group D (Kokrajhar): Punjab FC 2 (Paramveer 73, Sanathoi 90+3) bt Karbi Anglong Morning Star 1 (Joseph 69).
