Minerva Punjab beats Churchill Brothers to win maiden I-League title
By IANS | Published: 08th March 2018 05:15 PM |
Last Updated: 08th March 2018 05:15 PM | A+A A- |
Minerva Punjab FC (Photo | Minerva Punjab FC Twitter)
PANCHKULA: Minerva Punjab FC beat Churchill Brothers FC 1-0 to win their maiden I-League title here on Thursday.
William Opoku Asiedu scored the decisive goal in the 15th minute and the Punjab-based outfit held on to the advantage till the end.
Minerva thus became the first team from Punjab to win the title since the 1996-97 season when now defunct JCT claimed the inaugural National Football League (NFL), which was later re-christened as the I-League.
Two-time champions Churchill Brothers, meanwhile, have been relegated.
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