I-League: Abdoulaye Kanoute’s Brace Off Bench Gives Aizawl 2-0 Win Over TRAU FC | Football News
Aizawl FC registered a forged 2-0 win towards Tiddim Highway Athletic Union (TRAU) FC on the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium on Tuesday. 2nd-half exchange Abdoulaye Kanoute’s brace sealed the 3 issues for the hosts, giving them their first win at house within the present Hero I-League season. Aizawl FC Head Trainer Stanley Rozario made only one alternate from his match-winning 11 towards Quess East Bengal, recalling Joe Zoherliana to the line-up. TRAU, alternatively, made 4 adjustments. Dinesh Singh changed the suspended Sandeep Singh. Deepak Devrani was once additionally recalled, with the Nigerian duo of Joseph Olaleye and Yinka Sunday Ayeni beginning up-front.
Aizawl ruled ownership within the first half of however lacked inspiration in advance. TRAU struggled to pose a risk whilst in ownership and had been fortunate to not move in the back of within the 31st minute, when Paul Ramfangzuava’s pleasant lob discovered William Lalnunfela, who chested it down superbly prior to chopping throughout Deepak Devrani and smashing a volley in opposition to objective, handiest to be denied by means of a impressive save from Mithun Samanta.
Samanta produced some other just right save 5 mins later to stay out Matt Veron’s left-footed power and stay the ratings at degree pegging on the damage.
The second one half of was once most commonly cagey however sprung to lifestyles within the ultimate fifteen mins. TRAU virtually went forward thru skipper Princewill Emeka however his audacious half-volley skimmed previous the put up.
Within the 76th minute, Lalthlalova’s immaculate pass from the left discovered exchange Abdoulaye Kanoute, who rose above Devrani and thru brute power, received the struggle to chest house the nerve-settler.
11 mins later, Aizawl skipper Alfred Jaryan’s thunderbolt of a unfastened kick rattled in off the bottom of the crossbar and hit Samanta’s again. Kanoute was once lurking on the proper position on the proper time and put the ball into the web to rubber stamp the 3 issues for his facet in taste.
Aizawl, with this outcome, take their tally to 14 issues whilst TRAU stay in fourth position at the issues desk with one level greater than the Mizo facet.
Abdoulaye Kanoute was once adjudged to be the Hero of the Fit for his decisive brace.
