ISL 2018-19: Jamshedpur FC 2-2 Kerala Blasters FC - 5 Talking Points

#4 Two wingers stole the show

Doungel was the Hero of the Match [Image: ISL]

The game saw two great wingers in each half. If the first half belonged to Michael Soosairaj, Seminlen Doungel surely caught everyone off-guard in the second. In the end, both of them left smiling.

Much has been talked about Soosairaj before the season even began. The former Chennai City man had been a headache for every opponent team in last year’s I-League. After the campaign finished, many teams tried to sign the winger but it was Jamshedpur who snooped in the Chennai-born smoothly.

In ISL against tougher opponents, Soosairaj has been showing the same kind of talent which he possesses. Darting runs down the line, dribbling past opponent easily and lethal crosses from the by-line are some of the hallmarks of Soosairaj’s game. He scored an eye-catching goal to open his account in ISL.

Doungel did the same in the second half. But he has more pace than Soosairaj and can outpace two or three defenders at a time. Whatever be it, they are a gift to the nation and the Indian coach shouldn’t think twice before including them for the next game.