Coach Biniano Fernandes will lead a young Bengaluru FC side in the Durand Cup and the pressure will straight away be on the youngsters as they will have to compete with Gokulam Kerala who are sitting pretty on the top of the group with two wins in two matches.
It was Ronney Wilson’s deflected own goal that gave Downtown Heroes the lead. Lajong goalkeeper Ngamsanglena was shown a straight red card in the 10th minute of the game. Shillong Lajong finished the tournament with three points from three matches.
After a low-key start to the match, Kerala Blasters started dominating ball possession. But to everybody’s surprise, Bouba Aminou fired a goal for Gokulam from a Nili Perdomo corner to put his side ahead in the derby.
The Kerala derby is scheduled to start at 2.30 pm. Following that in Kokrajhar’s SAI Stadium, with a scheduled 4.45 pm IST kick-off, Downtown Heroes of Kashmir get down to play their first-ever Durand Cup game against Shillong Lajong in Group D.
Sourav and Sreekuttan scored on either side of the half as the IAFFT could not match up to the Malabarians, despite Sourav Sadhukan coming in the second half and showing enterprise in front of goal. This was the first match of the group which also has Kerala Blasters and defending champions
Dinesh Henjan scored for the Tribhuvan Army FC while Girish Khosla scored the equalizer late for Delhi FC. This is Delhi FC’s second straight draw in the tournament as they take the top spot in Group E.
This edition of the tournament will witness 36 league matches, four quarter final matches, two semi-finals, and culminating into the final match on September 3 . In a remarkable display of national integration and sporting excellence, this month-long event with 43 matches will bring together
Group C features two ISL teams in the shape of southern rivals Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters FC, who have been rubbed shoulders in many crunch games last season.
Miranda who took over as the interim head coach at the end of the season after the departure of Josep Gombau, led the Kalinga Warriors to Super Cup glory and also helped them qualify for the AFC Cup with a win over Gokulam Kerala in the Club Playoff.
Edu Bedia's six-year long tenure with FC Goa will be coming to an end, the Club confirmed. An Indian Super League icon, Bedia will be leaving an indelible mark on the history of the Club. The midfielder has 122 appearances to his name for FC Goa.
The Club Licensing Committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), on Friday met via video conferencing to determine the status of the licence applications in the 'ICLS (Indian Club Licensing System) Premier 2' for the 2023-24 season.
If there was an award for game of the season, it is safe to say the Indian Women's League (IWL) quarterfinal between Odisha FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC would make it to the final round of voting.