I-League: Rajasthan United FC Edge Past Aizawl FC in End-to-end Thriller
News 18Rajasthan United FC ran out 1-0 winners against Aizawl FC in the I-League 2022-23 match at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday. Skipper Martin Chaves’ deflected strike in the 12th minute proved to be the difference between the teams at the end of a pulsating encounter that saw multiple chances created at both ends. They should have taken the lead as early as the third minute after Joseba Beitia’s chipped through-pass allowed Martín Cháves to find Lalremsanga with a low cross. Aidar Mambetaliev found Cháves in open space down the left flank and the Uruguayan charged into the penalty area before firing in a fizzing effort that took a deflection off defender Akito Saito and went past Lalmuansanga in the Aizawl goal. Aizawl’s Jeremy Laldinpuia could not connect well to a cross from the right flank and on the other end, Cháves had a shy on goal from long range but it was straight at the keeper and collected.