PANAJI, FEB 9: Playing before home crowd Salgaocar FC drubbed north eastern India’s football giant Shillong Lajong FC by 2-0 in round twenty of the I-League played at the Duler Stadium, Goa on Saturday.
The Goan side made the maximum of the familiar ground and home crowd and just twenty- minutes into the first half took a lead when Josimar headed the ball home to a
Wilkinson’s cross. The Shillong Lajong continue to feel the heat as in the thirty-nine minutes Randeep Singh’s direct free-kick shook the net as the ball went pass Lajong’s custodian Basant Singh giving the Goan’ side a two goal cushion.
Trying to change the fortune of his team Lajong coach Thangboi Singto brought in PC Lalhlimthara in Wailadmi Passah at the start of the second half. Later he also brought in Samson Ramengmawia for Boithang Haokip, Friday Gbeneme for Sho Kamimura in the 74th and 86th minute respectively.
But unfortunately for Singto the changes did bring about any change in Lajong luck.
Salgaocar’s manager David Booth also made some changes when he brought on Milagres Gonsalves for John Wilkinson in the forty-sixth minute, Brian Mascarenhas in the seventieth minutes in place of G Obatola and Collin Abranches came in for Fulganco Cardozo in the eightieth minute.
Lajong, in fact, did get couple of chances but failed to convert it to goal as the Goan outfit played an outstanding defensive game , warding off attempts by the Shillong side to keep the score line at 2-0.
With this win Salgaocar FC have climbed up to the eighth position with twenty points and
Shillong Lajong FC are in the eleventh position with nineteen points. By Our Reporter
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