Sreenidi Deccan FC's David Castaneda has impressed one and all with his supreme finishing abilities, scoring a number of goals with his head and also displaying nimble footwork and composure in front of the goal -- one prime example being his first effort against Aizawl FC, which he termed a
Luka Majcen, formerly of Gokulam, scored the decisive goal of the match deep in the second half, sending the Punjab side to second place on the league standings with 17 points from eight matches -- two points behind Sreenidi Deccan, who have 19 points after playing nine matches so far
Following this win, Sreenidi Deccan is now at the top of the table, followed by Real Kashmir FC, who have 16 points after playing one match less than the current table toppers. NEROCA FC stay at tenth on the table with seven points from nine matches
David Castaneda struck at the half-hour mark before adding another two in the second half to net the first hat-trick of this season's I-League. The Colombian striker has now amassed nine goals already in just eight matches.
The hosts have had a poor start to the new campaign, suffering six straight losses and registering zero points to their name. With one-third of the league's fixtures already complete, time is of the essence for Sudeva as they sit six points behind their closest rivals on the points table.
The season has been off to a disappointing start for the Kolkata giants, who have two victories and four losses to their name thus far. It's interesting to note that all of their losses have occurred in away games, despite having a perfect home record up to this point. In their most recent g
Following the result, Real Kashmir extended their lead at the top of the table with 16 points from six matches. A run of four consecutive victories comes to an end for Sreenidi Deccan who now have 12 points from six games as well
The visitors have four wins back-to-back in their last four matches. Like Real Kashmir, the manner in which they secured their most recent win against Mohammedan Sporting is bound to be a massive morale booster, where the team came back from 1-3 down and scored thrice to complete a turnaroun
In a thrilling edge-of-the-seat encounter, Mohammedan raced into a two-goal lead through Nikola Stojanovic and Faslurahman Methukayil, but Faysal Shayesteh's free-kick ensured that the hosts trailed by one goal at the break.