I-League 2nd Division 2018: Hindustan FC pip Lonestar Kashmir FC 1-0

The Delhi-based Hindustan Football Club defeated Lonestar Kashmir Football Club 1-0 on Saturday at the Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi i

Hindustan FC Starting XI: Maneshwar Mushahary, Shailesh Maurya, Pushpender Kundu (C), Amestrong Alexandre, Utkarsh Kaushik, Pawan Pratap Singh, Thomyo Shimray, Asifullah Khan, Nitesh Chhikara, Mithun Samonto (GK), Martins Remi

Lonestar Kashmir Starting XI: Gagandeep Singh, Alexandre Didier Jean, Karun Raina, Dashyanng Kachru, Vikram Singh, Akshay Hurria, Mohammed Shibili, Arun Nagial (C), Aakif Javaid, Hayat Handoo, Seikh Sadek (GK)

Hindustan FC came into the game at the back of an impressive run. They were undefeated in their last three games with two wins and one draw. Lonestar Kashmir, on the other hand, came into this game with a disastrous form. The Kashmiri side are still winless in the tournament.

Hindustan began the game on a positive note. The Delhi based side kept knocking on the doors to open the scoring. The Kashmir side looked abysmal in the opening minutes in defense and were rightfully punished.

Maneshwar Mushahary scored for the Delhi side at the 38th-minute mark to put Hindustan ahead. It was the first goal for the striker in his four games, this season.

Hindustan went into the halftime break with a slender 1-0 lead.

Lonestar tried to get back into the game with few long balls across the field, but the Hindustan defence stood strong and tall to thwart each and every dangerous looking ball.

Kashmir kept pressing looking for the equaliser but Hindustan somehow held them on to register their third victory of the season.

Hindustan FC will next face Real Kashmir at the same venue on 12th April while Lonestar Kashmir will face Hindustan again, next up on 17th April in the return fixture at the TRC Turf Ground, Srinagar.