For the primary time in three matches, Gokulam Kerala managed to not concede a objective within the dying seconds, however the former champion is unlikely to be too happy with its 1-1 draw towards Real Kashmir on Sunday.
After the defeats to Namdhari and Mohammedan Sporting, Gokulam hoped to get full factors from this dwelling fixture. But it discovered itself a objective down halfway by the second half. The host discovered the equaliser inside three minutes however did not convert the probabilities it obtained since.
Gokulam thus stays third on the I-League desk with 33 factors, one behind the Kashmiri staff, which has performed a recreation much less. Mohammedan Sporting is sitting fairly on prime with 41 factors; Sreenidi Deccan is second with 36.
Gokulam had begun promisingly, incomes successive nook kicks inside 13 minutes. It obtained two extra within the first half, through which it loved a possession of 61 per cent.
After each groups wasted loads of alternatives, the impasse was lastly damaged by Gnohere Krizo. The Ivorian, after receiving a protracted ball, did effectively to beat Gokulam’s unprepared defence.
That, nevertheless, proved short-lived, as Matija Babovic discovered the equaliser due to a wonderful move into the field from the left by P.N. Noufal.
The outcome: Gokulam Kerala 1 (Matija Babovic 68) drew with Real Kashmir 1 (Gnohere Krizo 65).