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Real Kashmir’s Lukman Adefemi celebrates his objective in opposition to George Telegraph.© Twitter
Real Kashmir FC clinched their maiden main trophy by lifting the IFA Shield after beating George Telegraph 2-1 within the summit conflict on Saturday, although the 127-year-old event was held with out among the nation’s prime sides. In reality, lately, many of the prime golf equipment haven’t taken half. This yr, 4 I-League groups and eight Calcutta Premier League sides took half within the competitors. Besides RKFC, Mohammedan Sporting, Gokulam Kerala and Indian Arrows have been the opposite I-League sides.
Fresh from a hat-trick in opposition to Mohammedan Sporting within the semifinals, Nigerian ahead Lukman Adefemi broke the impasse (38th minute) from a penalty however the Georgians restored parity within the second half with a terrific solo run by substitute Gautam Das (50th).
But 10 minutes later, skipper Mason Robertson snatched the lead for the Snow Leopards with a towering header.
There was extra drama in retailer on the Saltlake Stadium because the Real Kashmir captain conceded a penalty within the 80th minute when he introduced down Vivek Singh contained in the field. But, Real Kashmir goalkeeper Mithun Samanta turned out to be their hero, diving it to perfection to disclaim Tanmoy Ghosh’s spot kick. Samanta was good underneath the bar and it was his second save of the day to be awarded the Man-of-the-Match.
“It is a great moment for the team to win this historic tournament. We feel good and we will go into I-League on the back of this championship and try to play even better. It feels good to save a decisive penalty in a big final like this,” Samanta stated.
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Just earlier than the I-League beginning on January 9, it turned out to be an ideal pre-season outing for the Snow Leopards and coach David Robertson was all excited.
“We are really happy after winning the historical IFA Shield. We know the history of this Shield. We were confident of winning the IFA Shield and at last we did it. We didn’t look at it as a preparation for the I-League but it was a different tournament for us,” the coach stated.
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