The 2020-21 season of the I-League got underway with Mohammedan SC edging past Sudeva Delhi FC 1-0 at the VYBK Stadium in Kolkata, West Bengal on Saturday.
Ali Faisal’s 58th-minute strike proved to be the difference between the two sides in a match that could have gone either way.
In other matches, Chennai City FC defeated Gokulam Kerala FC 2-1 in the Southern Derby at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium in Kolkata.
In an end-to-end clash that was electric from the first minute to the very end, Vijay Naggapan’s 50th-minute strike proved to be the difference between the two sides after Gokulam Kerala’s 3rd-minute strike by Dennis Antwi was cancelled out by Elvedin Skrijelj’s 26th-minute penalty.
Meanwhile, Punjab FC lived up to their expectation, defeating Aizawl FC 1-0 at the same stadium. Pritam Ningthoujam’s 18th-minute outside-of-the-box strike led RoundGlass Punjab FC to gather three points in a high-intensity match. Meanwhile, Aizawl FC created clear goal-scoring…