Durand Cup 2021: Kerala Blasters beat Indian Navy 1-0 in a Group C match
Duand Cup 2021: Kerala Blasters beat Indian Navy 1-0 in a Group C match on their Durand Cup debut at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium here on Saturday.
Uruguayan
midfielder Adrian Luna scored the winner off a penalty in the 70th minute in
his first competitive match for the Yellow Brigade. The penalty was awarded
after Sreekuttan was brought down inside the area.
Indian Navy had beaten Delhi FC 2-1 in their opening match.
Blasters next
meet Bengaluru FC at the same venue on Wednesday. Their final group match is
against Delhi FC on September 21 at the Mohun Bagan Club Ground. The other
Kerala team in the fray Gokulam Kerala begin their title defence against Army
Red in Group D on Sunday.
The top two teams
from the four groups will qualify for the quarterfinals.