I-League | Gokulams beats Lajong, climbs up the desk

Triumphant: Gokulam Kerala celebrating its second objective in opposition to Shillong Lajong.
| Photograph Credit score: Ok. RAGESH

Gokulam Kerala’s homecoming proved a memorable affair on Monday night time. The previous champion gained a vital I-League encounter in opposition to Shillong Lajong 2-0.

In what was Gokulam’s first dwelling match in two months, Sourav and Matija Babovic have been the scorers.

Gokulam is now on 23 factors, 5 behind the chief Mohammedan Sporting. Two different groups – Actual Kashmir and Sreenidi, which has performed a sport much less – are additionally on 23, with the league transferring into its second half.

Although the Gokulam males loved a lot of the possession within the first half – as a lot as 77 per cent – they needed to wait until the final of the added minutes to attain. They usually needed to thank some insufficient defending from the visiting facet for that objective.

The Lajong defence had two probabilities in opposition to an extended ball of their field, however they failed on each events, as Sourav, in his second try, put the ball into the best nook of the web, previous goalkeeper Neithovilie Chalieu.

Then within the second half, substitute Matija Babovic slotted dwelling a superb cross from captain Alex Sanchez from contained in the field to seal Gokulam’s victory.

The end result: Gokulam Kerala 2 (Sourav 45+4, Matija Babovic 72) bt Shillong Lajong 0.