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#2 Charles Teiko's brilliant display in the midfield
Charles Teiko was in the thick of the things for Gokulam Kerala FC throughout the match. He was the initiator of the majority of the attacks and the architect in the midfield. The foreigner chased every ball, winning it on a regular basis before passing it up front. It would have been beneficial for the club if they had roped in the Ghanian before the January transfer window.
His understanding with Castro at the heart of the midfield was very visible. Side back Abhishek Das was repeatedly fed with balls by Charles on the overlap, which created quite a scare to the Minerva Punjab FC’s stoppers. The ‘Malabarians’ came close to scoring the winner on quite a few occasions but lacked in quality to finish it off before Marus Joseph finally scored in the 82nd minute.
Fighting to get out of the relegation zone, the services of Charles will be more than useful for the South Indian side in the upcoming matches. Gokulam Kerala FC will host 5th placed NEROCA FC in their next tie following which they will travel to the North East to play against Shillong Lajong FC.
