I-League: Round Glass Punjab FC go top with win over Chennai City

KALYANI: Round Glass Punjab FC recorded their second win on the trot in the I-League by beating Chennai City 2-0 at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium on Saturday. With the result, the Punjab side has now displaced Churchill Brothers from the top of the league table with 14 points in eight games.

Papa Diawara and Robert Nungrum scored but it was Punjab goalkeeper Kiran Kumar Limbu who won the player of the match award for his performance in goal which gave his team a fifth clean sheet in eight matches.

RoundGlass Punjab made just one change from their 2-1 victory over the Indian Arrows as Mohammed Irshad started ahead of Suranjit Singh. Chennai City FC also made a change from their 2-1 win over NEROCA FC as head coach Satyasagara picked Lijo Francis over Umasankar.

Gokulam Kerala FC kept their hopes alive of finishing in the top six with a stellar performance against Tiddim Road Athletic Union (TRAU) football club at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan. Gokulam won the match 3-1 to condemn TRAU to their second defeat of the season. IANS

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