Churchill Brothers enter Durand final

NEW DELHI, November 5: Nigerian Odafe Onyeka Okolie made the difference once again for Churchill Brothers as the Goan outfit came from behind twice to beat Air India 3-2 and make their first final of the Osian's Durand Cup football tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium on Monday.
Okolie scored the winner with nine minutes left on the clock as Mario Soares' team moved within one match of the coveted title.
It was a spirited fight by Air India and they would be gutted after finishing on the wrong end of the result despite taking the lead on two occasions.
International Gourmangi Singh (17th minute), and Nigerians Mboyo Iyomi (35th) and Okolie (81st) got on the score-sheet for the winners while Dhanachandra Singh (7th minute) and Santosh Koli (27th) were on target for Bimal Ghosh's team.
The match was a see-saw affair which witnessed momentum swings in both directions.
The fast-paced first half, the best 45 minutes of the tournament so far, saw end-to-end action as four goals were scored.
Air India went ahead early when Dhanchandra Singh headed in a Koli free-kick from the left flank.
The Goan outfit, which had swept all before it in the previous two matches, were shocked into launching repeated attacks and drew level 10 minutes later.
A beautifully flighted free-kick from outside the area by Okolie invited international Gourmangi to attack it. The defender's first attempt from close range was blocked by custodian Raju Ekka but the rebound went in off Gourmangi's body.