Triumphant: Gokulam Kerala celebrating its second aim towards Shillong Lajong.
| Photo Credit: Ok. RAGESH
Gokulam Kerala’s homecoming proved a memorable affair on Monday night time. The former champion gained a vital I-League encounter towards Shillong Lajong 2-0.
In what was Gokulam’s first house match in two months, Sourav and Matija Babovic had been the scorers.
Gokulam is now on 23 factors, 5 behind the chief Mohammedan Sporting. Two different groups – Real Kashmir and Sreenidi, which has performed a recreation much less – are additionally on 23, with the league transferring into its second half.
Though the Gokulam males loved a lot of the possession in the first half – as a lot as 77 per cent – they needed to wait until the final of the added minutes to attain. And they needed to thank some insufficient defending from the visiting facet for that aim.
The Lajong defence had two probabilities towards an extended ball of their field, however they failed on each events, as Sourav, in his second try, put the ball into the proper nook of the internet, previous goalkeeper Neithovilie Chalieu.
Then in the second half, substitute Matija Babovic slotted house a superb move from captain Alex Sanchez from inside the field to seal Gokulam’s victory.
The end result: Gokulam Kerala 2 (Sourav 45+4, Matija Babovic 72) bt Shillong Lajong 0.
