KOLKATA: Pailan Arrows stays ‘luckless.’ Despite dominating for most part of the match and hitting the cross-piece twice, they went down to Prayag United 2-1 in a crucial I-League match at the Salt Lake Stadium on Thursday (April 5). The win took Prayag to 38 points from 23 matches while Pailan Arrows stay on 8 points from 20 matches.
The match started off with Yusif Yakubu scoring in the 5th minute when he played a one two with fellow striker Joshimar DaSilva and it resulted in him scoring the goal leaving Pailan Arrows keeper Naveen Kumar with no chance.
However, Pailan had a chance to equalise when CS Sabeeth missed an open header off a perfect Tirthankar Sarkar cross down the left. Sarkar, who with his incisive floaters had the Prayag defence stretching and guessing all throughout, also tested Prayag goalkeeper Abhijit Mondal off a corner.
Mondal also palmed a couple of powerful shots from Pailan medio Prabir Das in the first half and stayed lucky when another of Prabir’s shots hit the post with him beaten.
Changing over, Pailan equalised in 62nd minute. A perfect cross off Prabir Das from the right was headed in by Sabeeth.
But the joy didn’t last long. It lasted just three minutes and ended with a World Class goal. Shylo Malsawmtulunga finished it off as he showcased his class with a clever tap which foxed Pailan goalkeeper Naveen Kumar.
Pailan counter-attacked. In the 77th minute substitute Bikramjit Singh (Sr) hit the post with Mondal beaten. They did attack relentlessly but the Prayag defence managed to hang on.
The match started off with Yusif Yakubu scoring in the 5th minute when he played a one two with fellow striker Joshimar DaSilva and it resulted in him scoring the goal leaving Pailan Arrows keeper Naveen Kumar with no chance.
However, Pailan had a chance to equalise when CS Sabeeth missed an open header off a perfect Tirthankar Sarkar cross down the left. Sarkar, who with his incisive floaters had the Prayag defence stretching and guessing all throughout, also tested Prayag goalkeeper Abhijit Mondal off a corner.
Mondal also palmed a couple of powerful shots from Pailan medio Prabir Das in the first half and stayed lucky when another of Prabir’s shots hit the post with him beaten.
Changing over, Pailan equalised in 62nd minute. A perfect cross off Prabir Das from the right was headed in by Sabeeth.
But the joy didn’t last long. It lasted just three minutes and ended with a World Class goal. Shylo Malsawmtulunga finished it off as he showcased his class with a clever tap which foxed Pailan goalkeeper Naveen Kumar.
Pailan counter-attacked. In the 77th minute substitute Bikramjit Singh (Sr) hit the post with Mondal beaten. They did attack relentlessly but the Prayag defence managed to hang on.
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