Felix`s double powers Churchill to victory over Salgaocar
Felix Chimaokwu`s double strike helped Churchill Brothers score a 3-1 victory over Salgaocar and move to the third position in the I-League tournament.
|Last Updated: May 02, 2010, 09:20 PM IST|Source: Bureau
Margao: Felix Chimaokwu`s double strike helped Churchill Brothers score a 3-1 victory over Salgaocar and move to the third position in the I-League tournament.
Churchill, who led 1-0 at half time, scored through Felix (28th, 55th) and Odafe Okolie (52nd) to pocket the match played at the Nehru Stadium.Salgaocar who dominated a major part of the match pulled one back through Rocus Lamare in the injury time of the second half.
With this win, Churchill have 35 points from 21 matches while Salgaocar remain on 24 points from 23 matches.Churchill, who came up with few raids, earned a penalty in the 28th minute when defender Luciano Sobrosa accidentally handled the ball while intercepting a high lob from Kalu along with Odafe Okolie inside the box.
Felix who took the penalty converted it beating keeper Amit Nandi to his right.
Churchill again earned a penalty in the 52nd minute when Luciano Sobrosa pulled Odafe Okolie from behind inside the box. Odafe made no mistake in converting it.
Three minutes later, Felix put the match beyond Salgaocar`s reach when his shot from top of the box took a wicked deflection of Ikene Ikenwa`s leg and caught keeper Amit Nandi on the wrong foot to find the net.
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