Warriors shake off a combating Malappuram, enter SLK semifinal

Starting issues off: Warriors’ Gomes on his approach to the primary purpose.
| Photo Credit: Okay. Ragesh

What a match!

Two determined groups cooked up a seven-goal occasion however in the long run it was Kannur Warriors FC which edged previous a combating Malappuram FC 4-3 in a Super League Kerala fixture on the EMS Corporation Stadium right here on Sunday.

The victory took Kannur to 16 factors, the identical as league chief Calicut FC, and carried it to the semifinal, the second workforce to take action. After shedding its final sport, Kannur had Forca Kochi respiration down its neck within the factors desk and its intent was clear… to win in any respect value.

Kannur was in a rush, it got here up with quick strikes and scored two fast objectives, by means of Spaniard Asier Gomes within the second minute and midfielder Pragyan Sundar within the eighth.

The first purpose was a pleasant one. Rishad superior by means of the fitting and despatched a stunning cross into the field for Gomes to do the remainder.

Pragyan had loads of work to do for the second purpose. As he went on a solo run, he had a rival just about fall at his ft after which one other defender making an attempt to tug him again as he entered the field however the midfielder saved his cool and beat goalkeeper Muhammed Sinan with an angled shot.

The Malappuram defence had seemed shady all this whereas however the customer fought again and levelled the rating 2-2 by half-time with objectives from Faslu Rahman — an angled shot from the fitting following throw-in — and a wise freekick from simply outdoors the field from Aitor Aldalur.

The groups had been degree 3-3 within the 52nd however Kannur had the final snicker with Alister Anthony scoring the winner from the centre of the field within the 79th minute.

The outcome: Kannur Warriors 4 (Asier Gomes 2, Pragyan Sundar 8, Adrian Sardinero 48, Alister Anthony 79) bt Malappuram 3 (Faslu Rahman 28, Aitor Aldalur 45+4, Sergio Barboza 52).