Kolkata, Sep 8: Indian Navy defeated Delhi FC 2-1 in their opening match of the Durand Cup football tournament at the Mohun Bagan ground here on Wednesday.
Defender Dalraj Singh scored the winner late in the second-half off a header from a corner kick. Trinidadian Willis Plaza had put the Delhi side ahead in the 21st minute before Indian Navy got the equaliser through Shreyas four minutes later.
Plaza got at the end of a floating ball inside the box after an attacking move by Reinreithan Shaiza and Dawda Cessay in the 21st minute to drive it past the Navy keeper Bhaskar Roy.
Indian Navy hit back almost immediately when a cross from the right by Nihal Sudeesh saw Shreyas swoop in between Delhi defenders inside the six-yard box for a clinical finish.
In the second-half, Dalraj headed a corner in the 86th minute past a hapless Manvir Singh in the Delhi goal. (PTI)
