Sporting Goa got the better of Shillong Lajong by the scoreline of 1-0, to register their first I-League win of the campaign, at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Shillong.
Ogba Kalu scored the vital goal in the 39th minute with a header.
Shillong Lajong started with the pairing of Cornell Glen and Uilliams Bomfin in attack, while Wailadmi Passah marshaled the defense.
The Flaming Oranje meanwhile, made radical changes to their attack, benching both Victorino and Dawson Fernandes, though Boima Karpeh remained the focal point in their attack.
The match started on a slow tempo, as the two sides gauged each other, but the hosts, as expected, got into the groove quicker of the two sides. However they could not make their dominance count. It was Sporting Goa who almost took the lead, when Karpeh turned and took a vicious shot with his left foot, which came back off the post, much to his chagrin.
Clear chances were few and far in-between, and the Goans almost got the next big opportunity to score in the game, but the referee blew his whistle for a foul in a scuffle in Lajong’s box.
While the hosts continued to dominate possession, their fans were stunned into silence in the 39th minute, when Ogba Kalu rose the highest to head home from a Cajetan Fernandes corner, to give Oscar Barreras’ side the lead.
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