Kerala : Gokulam Kerala FC end their I-League 2023-24 campaign on a high note, netting 6 goals against TRAU FC at EMS Stadium in Kozhikode on Friday, April 12, 2024. Noufal P.N’s brace played a vital role in this result.
In 1st half, In the 19th minute, Noufal provided assist for Alex Sanchez’s 19th goal of the season, chipping the ball to the forward inside the box. Sanchez saw the ball bounce off his back & into his path, before shooting low and into the net.
9 minutes later Noufal doubled the lead, cutting in from the left after edging past the TRAU wingback and unleashing a perfect finish into the far corner.
He repeated the trick, albeit from closer range and having been played through 6 minutes later, completing his brace & giving Gokulam 3-0 lead.
Noufal got his second assist of the day in the 39th minute, this time dancing in from the right before cutting the ball back to Komron Tursonov at the top of the box. The Tajik striker took a touch and blasted the ball low and hard into the left of the TRAU goal. Salam Sanaton Singh had no chance.
TRAU pulled one back in the 61st minute from the penalty spot after Premjit Singh was brought down in the box by Salam Ranjan Singh. Issahak Nuhu Seidu slammed the ball in from the spot.
However, Gokulam ended the game with 2 more goals in the extra time with Matija Babovic scoring at 90+2 minutes.
Nikola Stojanovic netted 1 from penalty spot to end the game 6-1 in Gokulam’s favour.
With the win, Gokulam Kerala moved to the third spot in the table and will finish there should Real Kashmir fail to win against Namdhari on Saturday. TRAU have ended the campaign at the bottom of the table.
