Tremendous League Kerala | Forca Kochi manages its first level

Fortunate strike: Warriors’ Grande celebrating his freak aim.
| Picture Credit score: Ok. RAGESH

Forca Kochi was let down by a howler from its goalkeeper, but it surely nonetheless managed to salvage a degree — its first within the Tremendous League Kerala.

The Kochi males couldn’t have afforded one other defeat after dropping their opening match, and no person would grudge their 1-1 draw with Kannur Warriors on Friday night time. Warriors have moved to the highest of the desk with 4 factors from two video games.

It was the Kochi aspect that regarded keener to press ahead from early on, and the primary aim got here virtually in opposition to the run of play, within the 18th minute.

And that aim will hang-out the Kochi goalkeeper Subhasish Roy Choudhury for a while: his lazy goal-kick hit the again of a leaping David Grande contained in the field and the deflection beat him comfortably.

It was certainly the freakiest of targets.

Forca, nonetheless, continued to assault via both wing, with Nijo Gilbert arising with some positive crosses. However, the equaliser eluded the crew until properly into the second half.

It lastly got here, off an outstanding cross from Mentioned Nidhal from the best. Basanta Singh’s header proved excellent.

The end result: Kannur Warriors 1 (David Grande 18) drew with Forca Kochi (Basanta Singh 77).