Brazilian winger Gustavo Dos Santos’ late strike enabled Delhi Dynamos to pip North East United 2-1 en route their semi-final qualification in the Indian Super league football tournament.
The Dynamos thus became the second team after defending champions Atletico de Kolkata to qualify for the last four stage with 21 points from 12 games. They still have two league matches left after this.
North East are virtually out of contention for top four spots with 17 points from 13 games.
While India international Robin Singh’s opportunistic strike in the 20th minute provided lead to the Delhi franchise, his national team colleague Seityasen Singh equalised within seven minutes.
In the end it was ‘Super Sub’ Dos Santos, whose brilliant left-foot which has delighted the Delhi fans since last season got into act.
Getting a ball at the top of the box, he first did the spadework to beat an opposition defender and then unleashed a left-footer with the outstep that went past the roght of goalkeeper Rahneesh as the partisan crowd were stunned into silence.