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Gokulam Kerala beat Chennai City 2-0 to move semifinal
DHAKA, Oct 26, 2019 (BSS)- Title aspirant Gokulam Kerala FC of India moved
to the semifinal of the prestigious Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup
Football tournament with a 2-0 goal victory over Chennai City FC of India in
their third and last group B match held today at MA Aziz Stadium in
Chattogram.
With this win, Gokulam improved their tally with seven points from three
matches while all losers Chennai City FC, which already made their exit from
the tournament race, yet to open their account playing the same number of
outings.
In the day’s match, Gokulam’s Ugandan recruit Henry Kisekka put Gokulam FC
ahead early in the 8th minute with a push from the hand shake distance, after
an attempt taken by Lalromawia fisted by Chennai FC’s goalkeeper, came to his
way.
Three minutes later, Kisekka doubled the lead with a perfect placing shot
from inside the D box following a free kick from 15 yards.
After the resumption, Gululam took a defensive strategy not to concede any
goal while Chennai City tried hard to come back but they hardly failed to put
pressure on Gokulam Kerala.
Gokulam dominated the entire proceeding and notched their deserving victory
while Chennai City got some scoring chances but failed to convert those into
a goal due to lack of proper finishing.
Midfielder Nathaniel Garcia of Gokulam Kerala was named the player of the
match for his impressive performance.
Earlier, Gokulam Kerala made an auspicious start as they beat Bashudhara
Kings by 3-1 goals in their group opening match and shared point playing to a
goalless draw with Terenggunu FC of Malaysia in their second group match.
On the other hand, Chennai City FC suffered a 3-5 goal defeat to Terenggunu
FC in their group opening match and went down a 2-3 goal lose to Bashundhara
Kings in their group second match.
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