Super Cup: Jamshedpur FC win five-goal thriller against Gokulam Kerala; FC Goa beat ATK Mohun Bagan

Jamshedpur FC finished their Super Cup 2023 group stage campaign with a perfect record beating hosts Gokulam Kerala 3-2 in the final group C game at the EMS Corporation Stadium in Kozhikode on Tuesday.

ATK Mohun Bagan’s highly forgettable cup campaign ended on an even more sour note when they went down 0-1 to FC Goa in their final match at the EMS Corporation Stadium.

Jamshedpur are the only team to have registered three straight wins in the competition’s group stage in this edition.

The first half of the game saw Jamshedpur and Gokulam Kerala evenly matched, both holding an equal amount of the ball and attempting shots on goal. It was a battle fought in the middle of the park as the two sides tussled to take control of the game.

It was the Malabarians who drew first blood in the 33rd minute when Sourav got the better of three Jamshedpur defenders and passed it onto Samuel Konney in a dangerous position. The Ghanaian forward made no mistake in slotting it home. The goal brought cheers from the home fans’ who had turned up in numbers to watch their side play their final game of the tournament.

However, their celebrations were short-lived as Jamshedpur found a reply within...

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