AIFF dock Real Kashmir 3 points for Churchill gaffe
SRINAGAR- Mizoram-born midfielder Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung scored a last minute equaliser on Saturday to save Real Kashmir FC the blushes in the front of its home crowd as the team managed to draw 2-2 against NEROCA FC in I-League at Synthetic Turf, TRC here.
Real Kashmir were off to a flyer when Ghanian defender Richard Osei Agyemang gave his team the lead in the 10th minute of the match. However, the Snow Leopards’ joy was short-lived as the referee awarded Imphal, Manipur-based NEROCA a penalty in the 13th minute. NEROCA’s 25-year-old Jamaican international Jourdaine Fletcher stepped up to take the spot kick and scored to bring his side on equal terms.
The next goal in the match came in 70th minute when central defender Agyemang scored an own goal to give NEROCA a 2-1 lead. Barely two minutes later, Real Kashmir’s new head coach Gifton Noel-Williams substituted Agyemang for Ghanian striker Ernest Boateng. The English coach also changed his team’s formation with the move, shifting from three at the back to four.
But it wasn’t until the 90+4 minute of extra time when Bawitlung grabbed a riveting equaliser for the home side to send a cheer across TRC.
There are some positives for the Snow Leopards to take from the draw as it was clawed from the jaws of defeat and they remain unbeaten under new management. Real Kashmir next play Mohammedan SC on Thursday, February 18 at Synthetic Turf TRC.
AIFF Dock Real Kashmir 3 Points
All India Football Federation (AIFF) issued a statement on Saturday to announce that Real Kashmir will be docked three points for playing an ineligible player in their match against Churchill Brothers FC on November 28. Real Kashmir had won the match 1-0.
“AIFF Disciplinary Committee has decided that Match No. 22 of the Hero I-League, played between Real Kashmir FC and Churchill Brothers FC will be forfeited by the former due to a violation in the league’s regulations,” the statement reads.
“The appeal for the matter was made by Churchill Brothers FC Goa about a substitution made on the 64th minute by Real Kashmir, which has been deemed to have violated Articles 6.5.6 and 6.5.7 of the Hero I-League 2022-23 Regulations, which is punishable under Article 57 of the Code.
“As per Article 57.1 of the Code, the Committee deemed that the match is forfeited by Real Kashmir, as a consequence of which, three points will be taken away from the club and awarded to Churchill Brothers. Further, a fine of Rs 60,000 has been imposed upon Real Kashmir, as required by Section 57.1 of the Code,” it added.
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