Tajikistan international Komron Tursunov’s 81st-minute goal from a ferocious free-kick helped TRAU defeat RoundGlass Punjab 1-0 in a hotly-contested match to keep their I-League title ambitions alive in Kalyani, West Bengal on Monday. (More Football News)
With this win, TRAU go to the top of the league, level on 25 po💜ints with Churchill Brothers.
Coming on the back of a 3-3 draw against Mohammedan Sporting, Punjab FC played like they had a point to prove, eager to throw their hat into ♔the title race.
In the fifth minute, Chencho Gleytshen cut inside the box from the left flank but his shot went i🅷nches wide of the goal.
Unfazed, TRAU started playing on⛄ their own terms with Bidyshagar Singh and Tursunov combining welꦓl in the final third.
The best opportunity of the first session fell to Tursunov in the 25th minute when he found himself with just the goalkeꦚeper to beat. But Komron’s shot lacked power and was easily saved by Kiran Limbu.
Suranjit Singh’s effort from a distance in the 33rd minute al📖most gave Punjab FC the lead but th♎e shot rattled the post and came back into play.
TRAU had a couple𝓡 of goal-scoring chances early in the second half but failed to make the most out of them.
In the 54th minute, Bidyashagar’s chipped pass found Joseph Olaleye in the box. But, his vol🎐ley from in front of the goal went ove🍌r the bar.
However, drama unfolded late into the match. In the 79♎th minute, Mohamed Irshad was shown a straight red card for his heavy challenge on Tursunov, who was clear on goal.
A free-kick was awarded right outside the penalty box and the Tajikistan international made no mistake to smash the ball 🐲home.
