Beginning issues off: Warriors’ Gomes on his strategy to the primary aim.
| Picture Credit score: Okay. Ragesh
What a match!
Two determined groups cooked up a seven-goal occasion however in the long run it was Kannur Warriors FC which edged previous a preventing Malappuram FC 4-3 in a Tremendous League Kerala fixture on the EMS Company Stadium right here on Sunday.
The victory took Kannur to 16 factors, the identical as league chief Calicut FC, and carried it to the semifinal, the second workforce to take action. After dropping its final sport, Kannur had Forca Kochi respiration down its neck within the factors desk and its intent was clear… to win in any respect price.
Kannur was in a rush, it got here up with quick strikes and scored two fast objectives, by Spaniard Asier Gomes within the second minute and midfielder Pragyan Sundar within the eighth.
The primary aim was a pleasant one. Rishad superior by the best and despatched a stunning cross into the field for Gomes to do the remaining.
Pragyan had numerous work to do for the second aim. As he went on a solo run, he had a rival just about fall at his toes after which one other defender trying to drag him again as he entered the field however the midfielder saved his cool and beat goalkeeper Muhammed Sinan with an angled shot.
The Malappuram defence had seemed shady all this whereas however the customer fought again and levelled the rating 2-2 by half-time with objectives from Faslu Rahman — an angled shot from the best following throw-in — and a sensible freekick from simply outdoors the field from Aitor Aldalur.
The groups had been degree 3-3 within the 52nd however Kannur had the final snort with Alister Anthony scoring the winner from the centre of the field within the 79th minute.
The consequence: Kannur Warriors 4 (Asier Gomes 2, Pragyan Sundar 8, Adrian Sardinero 48, Alister Anthony 79) bt Malappuram 3 (Faslu Rahman 28, Aitor Aldalur 45+4, Sergio Barboza 52).
Revealed – October 27, 2024 10:11 pm IST
