Indian Football League | Sreenidi consigns Gokulam to a narrow defeat

John Kennedy started. Dimitris Dimtriou took complaint arsenic coach. And different lucifer astatine home. There were respective things going for Gokulam Kerala, but each that didn’t beryllium enough.

Gokulam mislaid 0-1 to Sreenidi Deccan successful the Indian Football League astatine the Payyanad Stadium present connected Saturday. So, aft 3 matches, the two-time champion is inactive without a win.

After drafting some its erstwhile matches, Gokulam indispensable person been hoping to get its run connected track, but it could not rather retrieve aft Fabrice Kah’s extremity aboriginal successful the 2nd half. It was a well-earned triumph for the Hyderabad-based team, though.

This was the Deccan men’s 2nd triumph successful 3 matches and a good comeback aft the 1-2 decision to Chanmari FC. They defended well, adjacent portion putting unit connected the different end. They were led from the beforehand by David Castaneda, who marshalled the onslaught well.

And it was his assistance that paved the mode for the goal. After receiving a agelong throw-in, helium bushed the defence of Amid Arezou and Kingslee Fernandes earlier releasing the shot to Kah, who deftly enactment it past the goalline. Defender Harpreet Singh could person done amended perhaps, though.

Gokulam tried hard to equalise, but its champion striker Thabiso Brown wasn’t astatine his sharpest. Neither was Kennedy, the antheral who had scored a sensational hat-trick connected this precise crushed 3 months ago, successful the Super League Kerala for Malappuram FC against Forca Kochi.

The result: Gokulam Kerala 0 mislaid to Sreenidi Deccan 1 (Fabrice Kah 54).