NAIHATI (West Bengal):
Sreenidi Deccan
struck two late goals to beat Aizawl FC 2-0 and jump to third place in the I-League points table on Thursday.
A penalty conversion in the 83rd minute by skipper
David Castaneda and a stoppage-time strike from
Vanlalbia Chhangte
were enough to see Sreenidi Deccan sail past Aizawl.
The victory pushed Sreenidi Deccan up the table to third place while Aizawl's championship playoff aspirations were brought to an end as they dropped to ninth on the table.
The two sides were locked in a stalemate till the 83rd minute when Castaneda was taken down inside the box by Lalthakima. The Colombian stepped up and calmly slotted in his ninth goal of the season from the spot.
Heading into stoppage time, Sreenidi Deccan established a two-goal cushion courtesy substitute
Vanlalbiaa Chhangte
.
Castaneda kept the ball in play brilliantly on the left flank and hit a low cross into substitute
Vineeth Velmurugan
who passed it on to
Chhangte
to smash it into the empty net.
In the second match of the day played at Kalyani Stadium, NEROCA FC and
Rajasthan United
settled for a point each with a 1-1 draw.
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