Aizawl FC News
21-year-old Paul and 19-year-old Isak were part of I-League outfit Aizawl FC last season.
Aizawl FC finally found their lead when Kromah made no mistake converting a penalty to hand Aizawl FC a 2-1 lead in the 87th minute.
The visitors will be looking to win this clash and the next, to avoid the last two relegation spots, provided some other results in the league go their way.
Gokulam would also aim to come out winning against Aizawl FC in their return leg, after having lost 2-3 to the formers champions in their first encounter this season.
Ugandan forward Henry Kisekka put the Green and Maroons forward in the 22nd minute before former Bagan man Ansumana Kromah drew Aizawl level at the half-hour mark.
Minerva are going through a lacklustre season and are currently placed seventh on the points table with 14 points from as many games.
Chennai City will now lock horns with Real Kashmir at the TRC Polo Synthetic Turf Ground on January 28.
With the result, Real Kashmir FC have drawn level on points with second-placed Churchill Brothers, but are behind on goal difference.
Aizawl, the more accomplished of the two sides under the able guidance of Gift Raikhan, are enjoying an extended home stint, after a rough time on the road.
Aizawl now have nine points from 10 matches to occupy the ninth place in the league table.
Owing to Mapuia's 83rd minute strike, former champions Aizawl FC finally managed to win their first game of the ongoing league. Mapuia had been on the pitch for just seven minutes before he struck.
It does look like a mountain to climb for coach Gift Raikhan's home team, given their strikers are not scoring and three of the five goals they have scored so far have come from setpieces.
Aizawl FC will now play host to defending champions Minerva Punjab FC on November 10 while Neroca will travel to Srinagar to lock horns with Real Kashmir FC on the next day.
This will be Aizawl's first home game of the season while contrastingly for Neroca, it will be their first away encounter.
At the near-packed JLN stadium, Mahesh scored two brilliant goals in either half to clinch full three points for his side.
I-League champions Minerva Punjab FC owner Ranjit Bajaj was on Monday banned for one year from all football activity and also fined Rs 10 lakh after being found 'guilty' of making racist remarks by AIFF.
An injury time goal by Laldanmawia Ralte helped East Bengal to notch up a thrilling 1-0 win over Aizawl FC and seal the first semifinal spot of the Hero Super Cup on Sunday.
Indian Super League runners-up side Bengaluru FC bounced back from a goal down to outwit former I-League champions Aizawl FC 3-1 in an AFC Cup Group E clash at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium here today.
Former I-League champions Aizawl FC knocked out reigning ISL champions Chennaiyin FC 5-3 via tie-breaker in a thrilling pre-quarterfinal encounter of the Super Cup Football tournament.
India's Aizawl FC suffered a 1-3 drubbing at the hands of New Radiant in their maiden group stage AFC Cup match, with inspirational skipper Ali Ashfaq's hat-trick leading the Maldivian charge on Wednesday.
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