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Neroca beat Kerala Blasters 3-2, enter quaterfinals

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Press Trust of India Bhubaneswar

I-League runners-up side Neroca FC rallied from two-goal deficit with a three-goal burst in 12 minutes to stun Kerala Blasters 3-2 and book a quarterfinal spot in the Super Cup football tournament here today.

Neroca were trailing 0-2 till the 70th minute of the match after strikes from Victor Pulga (11th minute) and Prasanth (49th) but the Manipur side fought back in a remarkable fashion to run away with full three points in the round of 16 match at Kalinga Stadium.

Jean-Michel Joachim (70th) began the Neroca fightback before Aryn Glen Williams (79th) restored parity. Felix Chidi (82nd) converted a penalty to send Neroca in the quarter finals.

 

Neroca face Bengaluru FC in the quarterfinals.

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First Published: Apr 06 2018 | 10:30 PM IST

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