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I-League 2022-23: Real Kashmir Bounce Back To Defeat Mohammedan Sporting 3-2

The visitors took the lead twic💟e through Mirlan Murzaev (14th) and Christy Davis (33rd), but the goals were cancelled out by Samuel Kynshi's double strike in the 27th and 48th minutes.

Playeཧrs of Real Kashmir celebrate their win ove♏r Mohammedan Sporting on Saturday.
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Real Kashmir recorded yet another comeback victory on home soil, beating Mohammedan Sporting 3-2 in an I-League match at the TRC Stadium in Srinagar on Saturday. (More Football News)

The🍌 visitors took the lead twice through Mirlan Murzaev (14th) and Christy Davis (33rd), but the goals were cancelled out by Samuel Kynshi's dou🧸ble strike in the 27th and 48th minutes.

The Real Kashmir midfielder then turned provider for substitute Ernest Boateng who scored the late winner 🥀for the Snow Leop🍃ards in the 86th minute.

Real Kashmir started the game brightly and almost opened the scoring within six minutes when Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung whi💜pped a cross into the six-yard area.

The Mohammedan custodian Mithun Samanta 🐻misjudged the ball, and it hit the post before going out.

Eight minutes later, Mohammedan Sporting took the lead against the 🐼run of play.

Captain𓆏 Marcus Joseph sent a cross at the෴ far post for Mirlan Murzaev, who headed it beating defender Kamalpreet Singh.

But the lead lasted only 13 minutes, with Kynshi exec꧅uting an excellent finish from a Bawitlung pass.

The visitors restored the lead just six minut♛es later when winger SK Faiaz cut the ball back for Christy Davis at the edge of the six-yard area, and the midfielder slotted it into the bottom cor𝓡ner.

Kynshi was there to restore the lead again with♈ a looping cross from the edge of the 🦩penalty area.

With just four minutes of regulation time left, Ghanaian su𝄹bstitute Boateng scored with his first touch of the game to send the crowd into raptures. Kynshi🅘 gave an inch-perfect cross which was neatly headed in by Boateng.

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