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Army Green in Durand Cup quarterfinals

The former champions beat Sudeva Delhi FC 1-0 in the final Group B game

Our Bureau Calcutta Published 18.09.21, 03:10 AM
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Deepak Singh scored the solitary goal to take Army Green to the Durand Cup quarter finals after the former champions beat Sudeva Delhi FC 1-0 in the final Group B game at the Mohun Bagan ground, here on Friday.

In another match, Jamshedpur FC were trounced 0-5 by FC Goa, allowing Army Green to advance, along with group toppers FC Goa.

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In the ninth minute, Army Green had their first major scoring opportunity when Lallawmkima took a brilliant header. However, he could not go past Sudeva keeper Sachin Jha. Shubham Rana took another shot at the goal on the rebound, but Sachin came up with another brilliant save.

Thirty minutes into the game, two back-to-back corners almost got Army Green on the board, but Sachin made sure it was goalless at half time.

In the 51st minute, courtesy a wonderful assist by Dip Mazumdar, Deepak tapped the ball into the net.

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