I-League 2015/16: Wasteful Shillong snatch late draw against DSK
A header from Cameroon striker Aser Dipanda near the hour mark had put DSK Shivajians in the lead against a wasteful home side. But a free kick from Boithang Haokip in the 74th minute helped Shillong Lajong earn a 1-1 draw at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to avoid a defeat in front of the home fans.
Starting Line-ups:
DSK Shivajians: Prasenjit Ghosh (GK), Rohan,
Shillong Lajong: Vishal (GK), Samuel, Pritam,
After sharing points at the Balewadi stadium in Pune last Sunday, DSK Shivajians and Shillong Lajong once again took on each other in search of the three points that slipped away last week. DSK coach Derrick Pereira made five changes to his team and brought in Prasenjit Ghosh, Rohan Adnaik, Indrajit
Shillong coach Thangboi Singto also made two changes to his XI with Rupert Nongrum and Bipin Singh coming in for Robin Gurung and Zodingliana
Similar to their last encounter between the two, both teams opted for a cautious approach with no prominent attacks. DSK maintained the possession early on with the home side looking to get behind the defence. Shillong looked comfortable giving possession to the away side and used Penn Orji’s pace to get behind the DSK back-four to find an opening. The strategy almost worked for the hosts in the ninth minute, after Boithang produced a defence-splitting pass to find
Within three minutes, another glorious opportunity fell into the lap of the home side, but Rupert Nongrum opted to blast the ball all the way over the bar instead of slotting the ball into the net. The home side continued their dominance in the attack with
A similar pattern continued in the second half with Shillong Lajong dominating the game to the joy of the home fans. But the end product remained astray as Shillong continued to waste the opportunities. And just like the last game, Shillong
The goal produced an instant reaction from Shillong coach Thangboi Singto as he brought on Samuel Lalmuanpuia and Zodingliana
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