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Sudeva Delhi FC hold RoundGlass Punjab FC to 1-1 draw 

New Delhi: An injury time goal by defender Sujit Sadhu denied RoundGlass Punjab FC of all three points against Sudeva Delhi FC in a Round 5 fixture of the Hero I – League 2022 – 23 season which was played here at the Chhatrasal Stadium. Luka Majcen scored for RGPFC in the 79th minute, in a match where chances were tough to come by. With this draw RGPFC remain second in the table below Sreenidi Deccan by virtue of goal difference.

SDFC VS RGPFC

RGPFC coach Staikos Vergetis made three changes to the side from their last match by bringing in Aleksander Ignjatovic, Freddy Lallawmawma and Krishnananda Singh instead of Chencho Gyeltshen, Ashis Pradhan and Suresh Meitei. Sudeva Delhi FC coach, Sankarlal Chakraborthy fielded a strong lineup against the second placed team in the league. The first half saw very few chances created at either end of the pitch.

The best chance for RGPFC came early, a Ajay Chhetri free kick was headed towards the goal but it was acrobatically saved by Sudeva keeper Priyant Singh. The rebound fell for Luka Majcen but his shot from close range came back off the post. Sudeva defence was also resilient against the attack of the away side. The hosts played on the counter against a strong RGPFC defence but couldn’t create any clear cut chances.

The second half also saw the lack of creativity from both sides with both teams unable to test their opposition goalkeepers. The match was going towards a draw when the RGPFC coach introduced Chencho Gyleltshen in place of Juan Mera. The move turned out to be a turning point in the match as Chencho’s brilliance created the goal. He played a defence splitting pass for Luka Majcen who expertly finished between the legs of the Sudeva goalkeeper to score his 9th goal of the season. After scoring, RGPFC tried to see off the game, but Sudeva attacked the RGPFC box in search of an equaliser. A corner in the last minute of injury time created panic in the RGPFC box and defender Sujit Sadhu who had defended brilliantly in the whole match finished past Kiran Kumar Limbu to equalise and deny all three points for RGPFC. Sujit Sadhu was named the Hero of the Match.

RGPFC have 31 points from fifteen matches while Sudeva Delhi FC have 6 points from fourteen matches. RGPFC will face defending champions Gokulam Kerala FC on February 9th at EMS Stadium, Kozhikode, Kerala.

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