Kolkata: Mohammedan SC beat Gokulam Kerala FC 1-0 in quarter-finals. This victory helped Mohammedan to qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament and will now take on Real Kashmir FC on Wednesday.

 Kerala FC (GKFC) forwards missed a slew of chances as Mohammedan SC clung to a ninth-minute penalty to salvage a 1-0 win and send Malabarians out of IFA Shield at Kalyani Stadium on Monday. Captain Mohammed Awal missed a penalty in the 23 rd minute followed by open chances by Shibil. Moreover, defender Deepak Devrani and goalkeeper CK Ubaid were shown red cards.

GKFC began strongly but Mohammedan was able to capitalise against the run of the play. In the 9th minute, the referee pointed to the spot after a tackle on Philip Adjab by Ubaid. The Mohammedan foreigner was racing towards the goal on a counter when Ubaid came forward and tried to stop the attack. Malian forward Saliou Guindo was bought in to give more attacking intent in the second half but Malabarians were dealt a blow when defender Deepak Devrani was given a red card. Soon after, CK Ubaid was also shown a red card.

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