Churchill ride late goals to earn full points, go above Arrows to seventh

VASCODAGAMA: Churchill Brothers defeated Indian Arrows 2-0 to register their third successive victory on Monday.

Churchill dominated the proceedings throughout but were left frustrated by the defenders till the 88th minute when Dawda Ceesay found the net for the hosts.

Substitute Israil Gurung (90+2’) then scored another to take Churchill’s tally to 10 points from nine matches.

Even though both the teams are on same points, Churchill are above Arrows in seventh place with a better head-to-head.

Churchill, looking for their third successive win, started on attacking note as they kept on probing and Mechac Koffi found the net early after a through pass from PM Britto but the goal was disallowed.

Koffi and Ceesay had their chances to put Churchill ahead but could not direct their shots on target.

Indian Arrows came into their own in the last 10 minutes of the first half with quick counter moves but failed to score.

The second half was fought in a similar fashion with Churchill doing most of the attacking but lacked the cutting edge.

Frustration grew for the home team as Indian Arrows came up with couple of counter moves and nearly found the net in the 77th minute when Rahul Konnoly squeezed past two defenders before unleashing a shot which James Kitham did well to palm away.

Churchill finally managed to score in the 88th minute after Arrows citadel survived dangerously with Kalu’s attempt hitting the post.

Mechac Koffi, who got the ball inside the box took a shot which deflected off defender Anwar Ali and went to Dawda Cessay, who after getting the better of a defender found the net.

Substitute Gurung doubled the lead in the stoppage time from a Koffi free kick to give Churchill their third win.