Manjeri, March 20 -- A first-half strike from Moses Lalrinzuala and a late penalty conversion by Mirjalol Kasimov sealed a comfortable 2-0 victory for Gokulam Kerala FC over Dempo SC, as they secured their first win of Indian Football League (IFL) 2025-26 at the Payyanad Stadium in Manjeri on Friday.

The victory lifted Gokulam Kerala to fifth in the standings with five points from four matches, while Dempo SC are at the bottom of the table with two points from the same number of matches. Shibinraj Kunniyil was named Player of the Match, according to a release.

Gokulam Kerala head coach Dimitris Dimitriou made four changes to his starting XI, bringing in Nidhin Krishna in central defence in place of Harpreet Singh, Mirjalol Kasimov for N...