I-League witnessed its fastest goal ever in history in the TRAU
vs Real Kashmir FC match played on Sunday (January 10, 2021). TRAU’s Tajik
National Team striker Komron Tursunov’s venomous strike from outside the box in
the 9th second etched his name in the history books. His strike was 4 seconds
quicker than the record held by Katsumi Yusa of 13 seconds against Churchill
Brothers in the 2018-19 season.
The goal currently stands as the fastest
goal in Indian top tier League football.
And Komron did come close to the fastest
ones ever scored. Comparatively, the fastest goals in the English Premier
League is 7.69 seconds, while in La Liga and Serie A it is 7.82 and 6 seconds
respectively. Meanwhile, the Bundesliga shares its fastest goal scored with the
Hero I-League at 9 seconds.
For the Tajik forward, the goal was more
about taking a half chance. “You can say that. My job is to help my team and
coach. My coach has told me, “Komron, I need goals from you.” I saw it, and had
to pull the trigger. That’s my job,” he stated. “I saw a yawning gap and
thought to myself, why not? As a striker, you need to take on those
half-chances.”
Leaving no stone unturned in his praise
for the Tajik, TRAU coach Nandakumar said: “It was according to our training
routine and we knew how to execute it. It was all according to our game plan
and I am satisfied that it worked out perfectly. Credit where it’s due,
Tursunov striker was a thing of beauty and I am very happy to have a player who
can score absolute bangers in my team”
Vinmhn
May 06, 2021 13:41 [IST]