Indian Arrows News
Kerala have gained two points in their last six I-League games but only after four continuous defeats.
With this win, Chennai City FC (33 points) have now leapfrogged Real Kashmir (32) to the top of the 11-team table.
The Arrows, on the other hand, are lying eighth on the table with 13 points from 14 games and have already bested their debut 11th Hero I-League season's record of three wins.
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.
Plaza's first-half strike was enough to hand the Goan side three points while the Arrows suffered their first loss in three games.
The 12th edition of the I-League will feature eleven teams and four new venues.
Everton Santos` goal in the 104th minute made the difference after a second half injury-time equaliser by Achille Emana from the spot cancelled out Rahul Kannoly`s goal in the 77th minute.
Mohun Bagan kept their title hopes alive with a 2-0 victory over Indian Arrows in the Hero I-League match on Tuesday.
After eight winless games, finally Aizawl FC got back to winning ways on Friday defeating Indian Arrows 3-0 at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here. In a game where both sides had a lot of chances to score, Aizawl ran away with three points as they scored thrice.
A first-half brace by Subash Singh (39th, 45th minutes) helped Neroca outplay a young Indian Arrows side for the majority of the game.
The victory saw East Bengal increase their lead at the top of the table with 17 points from eight matches, opening up a four-point gap with second-placed Minerva Punjab FC.
The 17-year-old Dheeraj, who has been training under Matos for nearly a year has not extended his contract with the development squad of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) which expired on December 31, to quit the I-League.
It was for the first time that an I-League match was held at the Kolkata Maidan and the venue witnessed a near full house at the 17,000-capacity stadium as the crowd turned up in large numbers, even for a weekday match with a 2 pm kickoff.
Nongbet, whose side suffered a 0-3 drubbing at the hands of the Arrows, also felt that the Ambedkar Stadium playing surface was hard which made it difficult for his players to control the ball.
Little did the festive season affect the Arrows and brushing aside the rust from their last 0-2 defeat against Gokulam Kerala FC, a robust Arrows took to the field and attacked from the whistle.
The defeat is Arrows second against Minerva this season having lost 0-2 against the same opponents a few weeks ago in Goa.
Indian Arrows coach Luis Norton de Matos has clearly stretched that it's not the result that he is looking for but the development of the young side.
Defender Boris Thangjam, who, like Aniket, was also a part of India's U-17 FIFA World Cup side, added to the tally by scoring in the 90th minute.
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