RoundGlass Punjab FC taste first defeat of I-League season

Chandigarh:

RoundGlass Punjab

FC went down 1-2 to

Sreenidi Deccan

FC in their I-League match at Kalyani on Tuesday. Sreenidi Deccan FC took the lead as a shot from inside the box by Louis Ogana took a deflection off a defender and went into the net in the 23rd minute. Punjab FC increased the pressure in search of an equalizer, which eventually came in the 39th minute through

Sumit Passi

.One almost became two for Punjab, a minute before half-time as CK Vineeth fired a shot from close range, which narrowly missed the target. Both teams headed into the breather with the scores level at 1-1. Sreenidi Deccan took the lead in the 56th minute through Ogana. Aphaoba Singh, Maheson Singh, Lalchhuanmawia Fanai and Robin Singh came on as substitutes as Punjab hunted for an equaliser. Bikash Yumnam put the ball in the back of the net midway through the second half but it was ruled out for an off-side decision. Maheson came close to scoring in the 86th minute with a curling shot, which went wide of the post. TNN