Kannur Warriors go top by beating Forca Kochi 2-1

Kannur Warriors FC defeated Forca Kochi FC 2-1 on Friday to move to the top of the Super League Kerala standings.

Bogdan Stamenkovic scored in the 39th minute for the winners and Faslu Rahman added a second in the 49th minute to secure the victory.

Rahul Raju scored for Forca Kochi in the 52nd minute, three minutes after the second Kannur goal, but they fell short of rescuing a point.

The result gives Kannur their second win of the season, which propelled them to the top with seven points from three matches.

Forca Kochi, meanwhile, are third with five points - the same as Calicut FC - following their first defeat of the campaign.