NT Reporter
Panaji
Sporting Clube de Goa played out a 1-1 draw against Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC (KAFC) at KASA Stadium, Diphu.
Doyal rose to meet a late delivery in the 90th+4 minute, heading beyond a helpless Sangramjit Chowdhury to level the scores and deny KAFC what had looked like a certain victory.
Sporting were put on the back foot as early as the 16th minute when a throw-in from the right flank found KAFC in a dangerous position.
Goalkeeper Avilash pushed away the initial effort but could not recover in time as Rahul Paswan finished coolly from the left to put KAFC ahead.
The first half offered little relief for Sporting. KAFC threatened again from a corner in the 30th minute but failed to convert. Two minutes later, Joel Colaco was penalised for tripping Lalsiem Chongloi, but Sukham Meitei’s free kick sailed wide and over.
The second half remained tense but Sporting struggled to breach a disciplined KAFC backline. With the clock winding down, Sporting refused to be beaten.
In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Doyal rose to attack a delivery into the box and headed beyond Chowdhury, who appeared unsighted, to make it 1-1 and secure a point the Flaming Oranje will feel they earned through sheer
persistence.
