The star studded Southern Samity side came from behind to beat home side Kashmir FC by 3-2 goals in the match of second division I-League at TRC ground Srinagar on Sunday.
Kashmir FC that boosts mostly J&K players dominated most of the match but couldn’t sustain that into last 30 minutes of the game. Kashmir FC got lead in second half after scoring two goals. Aakif scored stunner while as Ifham doubled the lead.
It looked like that Kashmir FC will emerge winner easily; However, Odafa Okolie rose to the occasion by scoring two Back to back goals. The once costliest player in Indian football arena showed his class by tearing apart the Kashmir FC defense. In the dyeing moments of game Southern Samity scored third goal that proved out as winner.
Though Kashmir FC lost match, but they won hearts of all the fans that had thronged the venue to watch match. It was match between team that is built on crores of investment and the side that is struggling to survive in absence of proper financial backing. Despite that Kashmir FC players played with their hearts out and almost did the impossible of beating Samity if it would not have been the brilliance of Odafa.