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AIZAWL (Mizoram): Sporting Clube de Goa secured their first point of the I-League 2 following their 1-1 draw against CNFC (Chanmari FC) at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium on Friday.
Doyal Alves put Sporting Clube de Goa ahead in the 16th minute after converting the spot-kick while Vincent Lalduhawma from CNFC levelled terms in the 39th minute.
Sporting Clube de Goa move to one point, while CNFC stand at seven points on the league table standings. Sporting Clue lined up with Nitish Mehra in goal, supported by defenders Myron Fernandes, Joel Colaco and Sairuat Kima. The midfield saw Biswa Darjee, Selwyn Miranda, Ivon Costa, Dattaraj Gaonkar, Sushil Meitei and Naocha Singh dictating play while Doyal Alves led the attack.
The substitutes’ bench featured Siddharth (GK), Kunal, Joyner, Rohan, Lalremruata, Samuel, Joyson G, Vikram, Semboi and Dhiraj. The second half of the match saw both teams unable to break the deadlock, despite Sporting Clube controlling possession early on and generating several promising attacking opportunities. CNFC, reduced to 10 men following Lalrokima’s red card in the 20th minute, were put under pressure, but Sporting was unable to capitalise on the numerical advantage.
The flaming Oranje displayed strong attacking play and created some excellent goal-scoring chances, but couldn’t convert. Both sides continued to push forward, determined to secure the lead, but the match ultimately ended in a 1-1 draw. Sporting Clube’s next challenge will see them face KLSA at the Bambolim Stadium.