Punjab FC secured its fourth win in its final six matches of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 because it beat NorthEast United FC 1-0 on the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Thursday.
A 63rd-minute spot-kick by former Highlander Wilmar Jordan Gil ensured that the league-debutant moved to twenty factors from 18 matches, inserting itself ninth within the standings.
The visiting aspect set the tone from the start, with Slovenian striker Luka Majcen receiving a slick move by Ricky Shabong and capturing it simply off track from the centre of the field within the third minute of the competition.
On the opposite hand, Jithin M.S. and Parthib Gogoi had been the standout strikers for NEUFC.
Jithin picked his teammates in promising goal-scoring positions whereas the latter missed bagging his fifth purpose of the season by a slender margin after capturing from inside the field within the twenty fifth minute straight to Ravi Kumar.
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Jithin had an opportunity coming his means, courtesy of Macarton Nickson within the thirty seventh minute. But as a substitute of charging into the field, he examined his luck from the skin and squandered the possibility to the reduction of a disoriented Punjab FC defence.
Gil, who had returned to his former residence, earned the penalty when his cross from the fitting hit Tondonba Singh’s hand and the Colombian transformed it with ease.
The win retains the resurging Punjab FC firmly within the race for the highest six, with the crew only a level fewer than sixth-placed Bengaluru FC, having performed the identical quantity (18) of video games.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com