Kolkata, Aug 19: Defending Champions FC Goa bounced back from their opening day loss as they eked out a 1-0 win over Indian Air Force at the Durand Cup here on Friday.
Muhammed Nemil was the lone goal scorer at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan.
In the other match of the day, Sudeva FC and Kerala Blasters played out a 1-1 draw at the Indira Gandhi Athletic stadium in Guwahati. With the win, Goa join Mohammedan Sporting and Bengaluru FC with three points in Group A.
Jamshedpur FC is the other team in the group.
The Gaurs got their goal early through Nemil, who struck his second in two games in the tournament.
The move came from the right when Mevan Dias broke through and delivered a minus inside the box finding his classy centre-forward in space. Nemil turned, transferred the ball to his favoured left-foot and found the bottom corner with precision.
In the second-half, the Airmen did try and apply some pressure but the Gaurs defence held firm. (PTI)
