Aizawl edge past newbies Gokulam
birdies with three bogeys to play the front nine on even par.
Meesawat said, “It was a good battle with Shiv. He was playing well and I simply made more mistakes. He deserved to win.”
Bhullar said, “I had a good tournament. I didn’t prepare much as I came straight from my wedding. Today was particularly good. I holed a lot of good putts and gave myself good opportunities.” Kozhikode, Dec. 31: Reigning champions Aizawl FC logged home full points beating debutants Gokulam Kerala 2- 0 in an away encounter of the I- League, here on Sunday.
Daniel Addo’s own goal ( 45th min) and Andrei Ionescu’s strike in the 52nd sealed it for Aizawl. Aizawl with 10 points are placed fifth in the league table.
On the other hand, Bino George’s boys are still placed ninth with only four points from six matches.
Gokulam began without their star striker Kamo Bayi and opted to hold their own- half rather than attacking the Reds from the kick- off.
On the other hand, Aizawl FC’s foreign recruits Kobayashi and Ionescu continued to press hard but the hosts managed to defend the flurry of attacks until the last minute of the firsthalf.
Lalram Hmunmawia put in a low cross for Kobayashi from the leftflank but eventually Daniel Addo, the Ghanaian defender of Gokulam poked it into the net in the 45th minute much to the dismay of the home team.
After the changeover, Aizawl FC took only seven minutes to double the lead courtesy Ionescu’s brilliant effort.
Lalmuankima on the counter freed the Romanian striker, who blasted the back of the net from the top of the box.
Substitute Francis tried his luck for Gokulam in the 82nd minute but Aizawl FC goalkeeper Abilash Paul was equal to the task.