THE Northland Tailevu side came from behind to beat Lami 2-1 in the second round of the Digicel Senior League at Uprising Sports Center last Sunday.
Both teams started the match with an aim for a win after getting defeated in the first round.
Lami with the experience of former Navua reps Simione Maikali and Lemeki Raisalato in defense started the match with more tempo which saw Alfred Haununu getting the opener in the 21st minute.
Both teams had equal opportunities on the first half but failed to utilise as they went to breather with Lami leading with a 1-0 advantage.
The young Northland Tailevu oufit came out firing in the second half which saw Lami loosing concentration and getting pressure in its defense.
In the 52 minute a mistake by Lami goalkeeper Pawan Lal saw Ayush Raj getting the equaliser. The goal brought Northland Tailevu back into the game and lack of discipline in the Lami defense once again allowed Raj to score his double and winning goal in 83rd minute.
Northland Tailevu coach Kritesh Prasad said it was a great performance by his players.
“We have a very young team who have come from our last U19 youth team and I am happy we came out victors in our second match after losing the first one,”
“The boys have proved they will be a team to reckon in the future, “said Prasad
The former Northland Tailevu rep said Lami was a physical side but he was happy his young brigadiers kept concentration despite down 0-1 in the first half.
“The boys really played their heart out against much experienced side of Lami and hats off to all the players, “said Prasad
“We are building this team and I am sure the boys will improve game by game.”
Northland Tailevu now moves into third place in Digicel Senior League with three points.
