#5 Kolkata make a fist of it
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Halder's sending off gave Kolkata the impetus that they needed. It injected life into their game, and Javi Lara and Sameehg Doutie became more involved in the game. Molina's decision to bring Didika on bore dividends too, as the winger was instrumental in the improvement in Kolkata's play.
Didika also set up Lara's strike that was the equaliser. Lara deserved the goal, even though he was aided by a significant deflection off Jacki. He was Kolkata’s best player on a night when they desperately missed Postiiga, with both Doutie and Juan Belencoso having indifferent games, in addition to Hume not being at his best.
Lara’s goal meant that Kolkata got themselves a point that they would consider a bonus, given the way they played in the first half.
But then, as they say, the champion sides are the ones that get themselves points on the board even if they haven’t played well enough to deserve those.
