Aizawl stun New Radiant to record first win in AFC Cup
Leonce Dodoz Zikahi and Andrei Ionescu scored the goals to setup the Reds' first triumph on the continent.
After a goalless first half, the home side had to wait until the 61st minute to break the deadlock through Leonce Dodoz Zikahi. The Ivorian striker fired home from the spot after Andrei Ionescu was tripped inside the box as he attempted to round goalkeeper Imran Mohamed.
Ionescu doubled Aizawl’s lead eight minutes from time after he latched onto Renthlei Laldinliana’s long pass and outpaced his marker before beating the goalkeeper on the second attempt after seeing his initial shot denied by Mohamed but fell back into his path, allowing him to make a simple finish into the empty net.
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New Radiant boss Oscar Bruzon introduced striker Ibrahim Atheeq after Aizawl’s second, and the number 12 repaid his manager’s faith instantly, getting on the end of Jorge Gotor’s nodded pass to finish past goalkeeper Avilash Paul and pull one back for the Maldivians.
[KH_RELATED_NEWS title="Related News"][/KH_RELATED_NEWS]Atheeq’s strike proved merely a consolation for New Radiant whose 2018 AFC Cup campaign ended at the group stage after failing to get the win needed to edge JSW Bengaluru to the top spot.
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