Kolkata, Mar 4 () The Indian Arrows secured their first win of the I-League 2021-22 season with a 1-0 win over Sudeva Delhi FC at the Naihati Stadium on Friday. Hero of the match Parthib Gogoi got the solitary goal to decide the contest in favour of the Indian Arrows. In the other play of the day Real Kashmir FC and Kenkre FC played out an engaging 1-1 draw at Kalyani the Stadium. Midfielder Vijay Nagappan (45+1′) who opened the scoring for Kenkre FC to give the club an early lead. Real Kashmir dominated possession and captain Mason Robertson (66′) converted an opportunity in the second half to bring his team back on level terms. The AIFF’s developmental side, the Indian Arrows, did not have to wait much long for their first look at goal, when Parthib Gogoi intercepted a misplaced pass from Sudeva Delhi FC in the 7th minute. Gogoi set his sights on goal early and pulled the trigger from the edge of the box, but his effort deflected behind for an Indian Arrows corner.
Indian Arrows centre back Amandeep got sent off for a foul inside the box, awarding Sudeva Delhi FC a penalty on the stroke of half time. William, who had been Sudeva’s brightest spark in the match thus far, stepped up to take the spotkick, but blazed his effort over the bar, keeping both teams level at half time. Down to 10 men, the Indian Arrows emerged in the second half facing an uphill battle to get a result out of this game. With the man advantage, Sudeva Delhi FC attempted to gain control in the middle of the park, but it was Indian Arrows who made the first breakthrough at the hour mark. As the Arrows midfield tried to thread a pass through for wide forward Parthib Gogoi, the ball was intercepted by Nishchal Chandan, who then failed to clear his lines. Gogoi managed to win the ball in a dangerous position and slid a calm finish past goalkeeper Sachin Jha.