Kozhikode, March 31 -- Gokulam Kerala kept their I-League 2024-25 title hopes alive by defeating Sreenidi Deccan 1-0 at the EMS Corporation Stadium, on Sunday. Thabiso Brown scored the only goal of the match to lead 1-0 in the first half.

With this win, Gokulam Kerala make a jump to the second place on the I-League table with 37 points from 21 games, ahead of Inter Kashi and Real Kashmir, putting themselves on the contenders' list for the title, whereas Sreenidi Deccan finish the round placed eighth with 27 points from 21 games, a release said.

The tension was palpable. Both sides had been probing, testing each other's defences, searching for an early breakthrough.

Sergio Llamas spotted a sliver of space down the right wing. With preci...