Kolkata: Kerala Blasters returned with victory in Durand Cup football. In the last match of Group C, they beat the Indian Air Force 5-0.
With four points from three games, Kerala Blasters were certain not to see the knockout. Indian Air Force, who scored one point from as many games, was also eliminated. In today’s match, Gokulam Kerala FC. will face Bengaluru F.C. Gokulam secured the knockout with six points from two games. Bengaluru have two points from two games.
Bidyasagar Singh became the best player of Blashers with a hat-trick of goals. The goals were in the 12th, 62nd and 82nd minutes. As they did not win in the first two matches, the Blasters were sure not to enter the next round.
They took the lead in the ninth minute through Aiman. Aiman’s goal was through a great move with Vib. This is the second goal of the tournament. In the 12th minute, Bidya doubled the lead by scoring a pass from Danish. The third goal also fell in the second half with a great finish by the Danish. Bidya scored his second goal in the 62nd minute. He also scored a hat-trick soon. Army Red entered the pre-quarters from Group F.
Army achieved this feat by holding Rajasthan United to a goalless draw in the last match held yesterday.
Odisha F.C., Bodoland F.C. The army team that defeated them had a lot of balance. The result was disappointing for Rajasthan, who needed a good win to advance to the next stage. The pre quarter line up will be complete with today’s matches. Army Red and Rajasthan kept up with each other in terms of possession and shots on target. In total, both teams advanced to the post three times. In a match that did not produce any significant chances, Indian Army got one through Deepak after the first half hour. A good pass from Khongsai was caught and the star’s shot in the box missed the target. Raghav Gupta’s shot was saved by goalkeeper Syed Army.
2023-08-21 19:41:00
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