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DEMPO SC
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VIVA KERALA
PJN Stadium, Fatorda, Margao, Goa
8th April, 2011 – 4:15 PM IST
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Pre-match: Hello and welcome to TheHardTackle’s LIVE coverage of I-League Round-20. Jonathan DeSousa, our correspondent from Goa, informs that the kick off will be at 4:15 PM – a further 15 minutes’ delay from the usual 4:00 PM start. The weather in Goa is bright and sunny and a steady breeze is flowing across the Fatorda Stadium. Crowd has just started to build in; however it is not expected to be a full house this afternoon.
Here’s the all-important TEAM NEWS:
Dempo SC: Subhashish, Debabrata, Mahesh, Dominic, Valeriano, Peter, Climax, Clifford, Kalu, Beto, Ranty
Viva Kerala: Sarath, Sajesh, Bello, Charles, Sherinsam, Chinta, Ummer, Sabeeth, Pradeep, Karma, Anil
1′: Here we go. With the referee blowing his whistle, the match gets underway at PJN Stadium, Faorda. Both the teams are in good form of-late and it promises to be an exciting encounter.
2′: Dempo keen on attacking right from the word go. Great one to between Ranty and Beto and the Brazilian Maestro unleashes a thunderous drive from 18 yards out. Well stopped by the Viva goalie, Sarath.
3′: Viva on the counter now. Karma to Sabeeth upfront. The Indian international takes a sudden shot from the edge of the box, straight to Dempo ‘keeper Subhashish.
4′: GOOOAAAALLLL! Seems the floodgates have opened up too early. Ranty once again. Viva defense in shambles. Debabrata Roy scores his first goal for Dempo. Beto is the architect who beats three defenders and releases a perfect pass towards unmarked Roy and he din’t make any mistakes. Dempo goes up 1-0.
6′: GOOOAAAALLL! What is happening here. Spectacular individual goal by Ranty Martins. Ranty, on a marauding run down the left flank dribbles past two defenders and shoots from inside the box to beat Sarath at the far post.
8′: Nice attack by Viva. Brilliant defending by Valeriano. Viva Gets a corner.
10′: Cleared away by Dempo defense. Dempo sets off for a counter now.
12′: Corner for Dempo. Rasaq clears.
15′: Dempo gets another corner. Beto bends it in. Headed away be Charles. Dempo are running riot in the Viva defense at the moment.
18′: Brilliant through ball by Climax for Beto; but Chinta anticipates well and averts the danger.
22′: GOOOAAALLLLL! Viva Kerala pulls one back. Disastrous goalkeeping by Subhashish, who comes out off his line and could not held on to a harmless cross. Anil Kumar taps it in. The score-board reads – Dempo 2-1 Viva Kerala.
25′: Dempo are leading by 2-1. Our Goan correspondent, who is incidentally a Dempo fan is in fumes, says – “Even my 80 years old Grandma would have caught that cross – Subhashish must be high on some banned substance“. Chillax! The game is ON.
28′: Could have been Dempo’s 3rd. Nice ball by Climax towards Beto, who controls it beautifully on his chest, but Bello was alert and blocks his attempted screamer.
32′: Nasty injury it looks like. Play held up as Viva goalie Sarath collides with his own player. Doctor and ambulance on the field. It does not look good. Hope he is okay.
35′: Play resumes. Sarath seems to be okay now. One must give credit to the Goa Federation for having prompt medical facilities and ambulance on the ground. Dempo fans will never forget Cristiano Junior.
38′: Viva Kerala are enjoying a major chunk of ball possession at the moment. Dempo suddenly looking tentative, quite a few miss-passes. Subhashish’s needless error must have given a big jolt in their confidence.
40′: Dempo earns another corner. A teasing ball from the flag kick is punched away by a diving Sarath.
43′: Close to the end of first half. But I guess there will be at-least 5 minutes of added time.
45′: Okay. The fourth official signals 4 minutes of injury time.
45+2′: Viva have been enjoying a lot of ball possession of-late, but they aren’t able to create goal scoring chances.
45+3′: Corner for Dempo. Ranty’s header well over the woodwork.
45+4′: Pile-driver by Sabeeth. Subhashish could not hold on to the ball. It was struck ferociously. Thankfully for Dempo, no one was nearby to go for the rebound. Subhashish collects in second attempt. Close shave.
HT’: Dempo 2-1 Viva Kerala. Dempo started brilliantly and went up by 2-0, but then fizzled out gradually – thanks to Subhashish’s howler Viva pulled one back.
46′: Viva Kerala sets the ball rolling to mark the beginning of second half. Early substitute for Dempo. Covan comes IN; Dominic goes OFF. Seems to be an injury – he was liming while going off the field.
50′: The tempo of the game has gone slow in the second half. No positive moves so far. Calmness just before the storm?
54′: Betooooo! Clifford provides a perfect forward ball for Beto who was unmarked in the centre; but the Brazilian’s attempted drive goes wide.
57′: Nice move by Dempo yet again. Beto plays in to Clifford who takes on Charles and shoots, but the ball goes over. Clifford has been getting in to good goal-scoring positions of-late.
59′: Sub for Dempo. Climax OFF; Joaquim ON.
60′: Great save by Subhashish. Thunderous long ranger by Pradeep, but the Dempo goalie tips the ball over for a corner.
64′: Nice footwork by Ranty Martins on the left to get past his marker. However Viva clears for a corner.
66′: Teasing floater by Kalu towards Ranty inside the box. Ranty relays the ball for Joaquim, but his weak header was comfortably collected by Sarath on Viva goal.
68′: GOOOOAAAALLLLL! Viva equalizes. Subhashish could hardly move as Pradeep’s trademark thunder-strike crashes in to the back of the net. It’s 2-2 and game on here at the Fatorda.
70′: Joaquim shoots from inside the Viva Kerala box. Goes wide.
72′: Ohhhh! Close shave for Dempo once again. Another long ranger attempted by Pradeep. This time Subhashish makes a brilliant diving stop. Viva is dominating here.
75′: Stunning double save by Subhahsih denies Viva a deserved lead. From a Viva Kerala corner Subhashish does well to thwart a header by Bello and then on the rebound he makes another great reflex save. Dempo are looking rattled here. Crowd is booing the home team.
77′: Substitution by Viva Kerala. Sajesh goes OFF; Kurien ON.
80′: Viva goalie Sarath is injured again. He has got a hit on the chest and Doctors are on the ground once again.
83′: Play resumes again. Another attack by Viva; cleared by Mahesh for a corner.
84′: GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLL! Would you believe it? Viva Kerala takes the lead. Faisal Ummer finds the back of the net for the visiting team. Massive, massive moment for the Kerala based outfit.
87′: Sarath is in pains here. Replaced by Shahinlal. A very determined performance by the Viva Kerala goalie and the crowd cheers him while he goes off.
89′: It’s a sensational come-back by Viva Kerala after going down 2-0. Terric display of fighting spirit.
90′: End of the regulation time. 6 minutes of injury time added.
90+2′: GOOOAAALLLL. Ranty equalizes. It’s 3-3. What a match it has been.
90+4′: Both the teams seem to be content with a draw. Playing square passes and wasting time in the middle.
FT’: Dempo SC 3-3 Viva Kerala. Man of the match – Anil Kumar (Viva Kerala)
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ONGC FC
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HAL SC
Sahu Maharaj Stadium, Kohlapur
9th April, 2011 – 4:30 PM IST
1′: Survival battle for ONGC. After a string of disappointing results HAL would look to bounce back from this game.
10′: No goals yet in the match. Both the teams are trying to adjust to the uneven playing conditions at this Sahu Maharaj ground. ONGC is looking a confident lot after their moral boasting performance against JCT.
15′: GOOOAAALLLL! The home team, ONGC FC has taken the lead through their Japanese recruit Katsumi Yusa.
25′: Still 1-0 in favor of the home team.
35′: GOOOAAALLLLL! Badmus Babatunde makes it 2-0 in ONGC’s favor.
HT’: ONGC FC 2-0 HAL SC
Final Score: ONGC FC 4-0 HAL SC. Kailash Patil scored the second and third goal.
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JCT FC
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MUMBAI FC
Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
9th April, 2011 – 4:00 PM IST
Team News:
JCT FC: Naveen, Amarawant, Omoloza, Rahul, Jagpreet, Daljit, Amandeep, Narinder, Gurtej, Maninder, Ajay.
Mumbai FC: Nidhinlal, Debnath, Nicholas, Evans, Dane, Siddiqui, Kuttimani, Nihal, Abhishek, Henry, Sukore.
1′: The game gets underway at Ludhiana.
10′: GOOOAAAALLLL! The Millmen have taken the lead. Ajay Singh finds the back of the net from a free kick floated in by Badru K. Ibrahim.
20′: JCT FC is leading by one goal to nil. Ebi Sukore got an opportunity to equalize for the Mumbai side, but Naveen made a good diving stop.
30′: Mumbai FC is trying their best to get the equalizer. Not successful as of now. Sukore’s 30 yards pile driver was cleared to safety by Naveen on JCT goal.
HT’: JCT FC 1-0 Mumbai FC.
Final Score: JCT FC 1-0 Mumbai FC.
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EAST BENGAL
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MOHUN BAGAN
Yuvabharati Krirangan, Kolkata
9th April, 2011 – 5:00 PM IST
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For minute-by-minute LIVE Updates, click HEREFinal Score: East Bengal 2-1 Mohun Bagan
Scorer: EB – Tolgay (6′), Baljit (54′); MB – Surkumar (47′)
Man of the match: Mehtab Hussain (East Bengal)
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INDIAN ARROWS
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PUNE FC
Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex, Gurgaon
10th April, 2011 – 4:00 PM IST
Team News:
Indian Arrows: Jagroop, Abhishek, Deepak, Inder, Lalrozama, Lalrindika, Jewel, Shilton, Manandeep, Jibon, Jeje
Pune FC: Subrata, Tabia, Selwyn, Tamba, Gurjinder, Venkatesh, Prasad, Lester, Keita, Paresh, Edmar
1′: Indian Arrows are back on their home turf at Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex after a string of impressive performances. Pune FC has been a let down in this season especially after their brilliant run of form last season. Both the teams will look to score as many points as possible and consolidate their mid-table position. All set for the kick-off.
5′: Subrata makes a diving stop to deny Jewel’s long ranger. Good start by the Arrows.
15′: No goals yet in the match. Pune got their first shot on target as Keita’s header from a flag kick was comfortably collected by Jagroop.
25′: Midfield battle is going on here, the pace of the match is on the slower side.
35′: Half an hour passed by and yet the dead-lock remains. Hardly any chance created by either of the sides so far. Venkatesh had a long range effort off target and another similar attempt by Dika from a dead-ball situation went straight to Subrata Pal.
HT’: A disappointing first half comes to an end. Score-line remains goal-less.
46′: Pune FC rolls the ball to start the second half. Going by the first half performance, a goal-less stalemate looks written all over the game.
50′: Same old, same old! Shooting practice from long range. A boring match till now.
60′: Over an hour now and the dead-lock still remains. Malswamfela comes on for Indian Arrows.
70′: Edmar fails to keep the ball down from a corner just six yards out. Close shave for the Arrows.
80′: Almost a disaster for Indian Arrows. The Indian Arrows goalie fails to grip the properly and Paresh was alert and tried to sneak in. Jagroop recovers just in time to avert the danger.
90′: End of the regulation time. 3 minutes of stoppage time is remaining to be played here.
FT’: Indian Arrows 0-0 Pune FC. Man of the match – Jewel Raja (Indian Arrows)
CHURCHILL BROTHERS
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CHIRAG UNITED
PJN Stadium, Margao
10th April, 2010 – 4:15 PM IST
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Team News:
Curchill: Vinay, Rowlison, Raju, Gourmangi, Robert, Israil, Lenney, Zakir, Charan, Odafa, Karpeh
Chirag: Somnath, Chika, Arnab, Narugopal, Sukhen, Lalkamal, Choi, Soumik, Tulunga, Sunil, Joshimar
1′: The match kicks off at Fatorda, Goa. It promises to be a goal fest.
3′: Good run by Sunil through the middle, but outnumbered by the Churchill defenders. Ball cleared.
5′: No real chances for either of the sides in first 5 minutes. Sunil Chhetri is looking lively for Chirag.
9′: Few missed passes by Chirag’s Korean recruit Choi. He is still not making any mark on the midfield battle. Sunil is receiving the ball well and making good runs, but lacks support upfront.
11′: Appeal for penalty as one of the Churchill defenders handles the ball. It looked like inside the box, but the referee has only given a free kick from the edge of the area.
12′: Sunil Chhetri steps up but smashes it straight at the wall.
15′: Crowd getting impatient. Churchill still did not have a single shy on the target. Lot of missed passes in the midfield.
17′: Good build-up by Sunil again. He goes past two Churchill players and sends in a looping centre towards Joshimar. But the Brazilian fails to connect.
20′: No goals yet in the match. Chirag United is dominating the proceedings here.
22′: Chika Wali is man marking Churchill’s star striker Odafa. No real chance for the home team yet, quite a few uncharacteristic missed passes in the final third by Churchill.
25′: Already 25 mintes gone and not even a single shot on target by either of the sides. One of the most boring matches of the season.
28′: Nearly a suicide goal from Chirag. Israil Gurung makes a good run from the right and crosses. Narugopal tries to clear, but the ball deflects off backwards just over the cross bar. Corner for Churchill
30′: Corner cleared.
32′: Great chance for Odafa. He rounds of the goalkeeper and tried to place it towards the far post. Chika makes a goal-line clearance.
34′: Nice run by Lenny, but Chika makes a clean tackle to dispossess him.
35′: GOOOAAALLLL! Chirag takes the lead. I bet you would see a better goal in the entire season. Sunil Chhetri – WHATTAPLAYA! A lose ball inside the box and a spectacular bicycle kick by the Indian international crashed on the back of the net leaving Vinay flabbergasted.
39′: Close to five minutes left for the breather. Churchill is looking rattled at the back.
40′: Odafa has not been given an inch so far. All credit to Chika Wali who again makes a clean tackle on Churchill’s star striker.
41′: Free kick for Churchill just outside the box. Arnav Mondal brings down Odafa.
42′: Good save by Somnath Khara. Score-line remains 0-1. Chirag on a counter now. Sunil runs with the ball and passes it to Lalkamal, but off-side flag is up.
43′: What a run by Odafa. but he looses his footing and falls down indie the box, crowd thinks he was pulled down – but the referee has got the decision correct. No penalty, and rightly so.
44′: Yellow card shown to Israil for arguing with the linesman.
45′: Free kick for Churchill on the right. Israil was pulled down. Cleared away. 2 minutes of added time
45’+1: Great ball by Chhetri to Joshimar. The Brazilian controls well but shoots over.
45’+2: Corner for Chirag. Chhetri’s header off Lalkamal’s flag kick goes agonizingly close to the cross bar. Great effort that was.
HT’: Time for the breather. Chirag is leading by one goal to nil.
46′: Second half gets underway.
49′: Brilliant defending by Chika once again. He blocks Karpeh with a clean tackle.
51′: Great run by Choi. But he was quicky closed down by Rowlison and Gaurmangi.
52′: Substitution for Churchill. Vincent comes IN; Israil goes OFF.
54′: Brilliant goal-line clearance by Chika Wali once again. He has been like the Great Wall of China at Chirag’s defense. Odafa runs through Chirag’s defense, but had his shot blocked, it rebounds to Karpeh who shoots – but Chika appears from nowhere to clear the danger.
57′: Churchill midfield is next to non-existent. Really ordinary display by Lenny and Zakeer.
58′: GOOOOAAAALLLLL! Churchill equalize! This game is really cruel; it’s Chika who scores a same-side goal. Raju crosses aimlessly in to the centre and Chika goes to clear the ball with his wrong foot. He mishits and the ball goes straight in.
60′: Chirag on the counter. Chhetri through on goal. Shoots with immense power, blocked by Vinay Singh.
64′: GOOOOAAAALLLLL! Pile Driver by Zakeer. Churchill takes the lead. Brilliant assist by Odafa to an unmarked Zakeer at the edge of the box.
66′: Both teams make one sub each. For Chirag Soumik OFF, Rafique ON. Bineesh ON and Vincent OFF for Churchill.
70′: Great ball by Sunil Chhetri for Joshimar. From an one on one situation the Brazilian fails to control the ball and let go off a golden opportunity to equalize.
74′: What a save by Somnath Khara! Robert fired a screamer from 18 yards out, but the young goalie makes an acrobatic stop to keep his team in the game.
76′: Third change by Subrata Bhattacharya. Choi goes OFF; Junior comes IN.
79′: Chirag going for the equalizer now. But they are leaving holes at the back which a player of the calibre of Odafa will surely exploit. Chances of seeing more goals here.
82′: What a save by Vinay Singh. Brilliant through ball by Lalkamal which splits two defenders and goes on to Chhetri who shoots from the right, but Vinay with a terrific effort makes an acrobatic stop.
85′: Five minutes plus stoppage time remaining here. Can Chirag level the score? Meanwhile another corner for Chirag.
86′: Good delivery by Lalkamal, just over Joshimar’s head.
88′: Chirag have plenty of possession but can’t find that killer ball.
90′: Four minutes of added time.
91′: Corner for Churchill. Cleared away.
93′: Last throw of the dice for Chirag. Free kick from a dangerous position. Poor effort, cleared by Churchill defense.
FT’: Churchill Brothers 2-1 Chirag United. Man of the match M.P. Zakeer (Churchill)
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AIR INDIA
11th April, 2011 – 4:15 PM IST
Team News:–
Salgaocar: Karanjit, Meitei, Rocus, Sabrosa, Govin, Rino, James, Sueoka, Francis, Gilbert, Yakubu–
Air India: Abhijit, Eric, Santosh, Nepolean, Dhanachandra, Darren, Yusuf, Bijoy, Allan, Manjit, Praise–
1′: Here’s the kick-off. The match is on!–
5′: Long ranger by Yakubu. Safely collected by Abhijit.–10′: Salgaocar settling nicely here. No clear cut chances yet.–
14′: Air India players are busy defending at the moment. Salgaocar attacking in numbers.–
17′: First shot on target for Air India and it’s a brilliant one. Screamer of a right footer by Yusuf; Karanjit had to dive full stretch to make a good stop.–
20′: Game suddenly getting slow now. Salgaocar has lost the early tempo.–
25′: Air India are seeing quite a lot of possession of-late. Praise and Manjit, especially, are keeping Luciano Sabrosa-led Salgaocar defense busy.–
30′: An indifferent first half-an-hour’s play. Air India players are happy to just pass the ball around. Salgaocar players are getting frustrated.–
35′: Air India is completely frustrating Salgaocar here testing their patience. Crwod, too, getting impatient. The home team is unable to penetrate the final third.–
38′: This is very unlike Salgaocar. No flowing passes from the midfield. Credit must be given to Air India. The relegation fight is still open if they can get a point from this game.–
41′: Early sub for Salgaocar. James OFF; Cajetan ON. Our Goa correspondent Jonathan DeSousa reckons it to be a good move by Karim.–
43′: Rino Anto brought down inside the box; appeal for penalty. Not given.–
45′: 2 minutes of added time.–
HT’: Here goes the half time whistle. Disappointing performance by the home team. Hardly any chance created in the first half. Gritty defending by Air India.–
46′: Second half starts. Can Salgaocar strike early or Air India will continue to frustrate Karim and his men.–
47′: Great reaction by Abhijit Ghosh. Tips a Rino Anto screamer over the woodwork with a timely punch. Corner for the home team.–
53′: Salgaocar is looking desperate for a goal. Playing with lot of purpose now. Continuously attacking the Airmen defense.–
56′: Free header for Sueoka, but his weak effort is collected easily by the goalie. Karim might look for a replacement now. Yakubu-Sueoka are not looking impressive upfront.60′: Hour’s play is over. Salgaocar have 30 more minutes to find that elusive opener.–65′: No goals yet. More nerves for Karim and Shivanand Salgaocar, in the VIP Lounge is getting more and more impatient.–68′: Another sub for Salgaocar. Francis OFF; Milagres ON.–71′: Substitution by Air India. Okorogor Praise goes OFF; Socoro comes ON.–75′: What a save by Abhijit Ghosh! Great cross by Gilbert on the right. Yakubu and Sueoka both were waiting at the centre but the goalie dives across and diverts the ball. Brilliant stuff by the ex-East Bengal keeper.–79′: Sub for Air India. Sukhwinder ON; Yusuf OFF. Defensive tactics by Air India coach Santosh Kashyap. He is looking to settle for a point here.–81′: Last throw of dice by Karim Bencharifa. Sueoka goes OFF to make way for Ekene Ikenwa.–83′: Abhijit comes out and spills a cross. The ball falls to Ekene, but Bijoy makes a timely intervention. Lucky escape for Air India. Pressure is mounting on Air India.–85′: Ohhh! Another miss by Ekene as he shoots over from inside the box. Brilliant run by Yakubu to create this wonderful chances. These missed chances might going to hurt Salgaocar in the title chase.–89′: GOOOAAALLLL! Twist in the tale. Air India takes the lead. Manjit Singh is the scorer. Salgaocar 0-1 Air India. The crowd is stunned. I-League title chase wide open.–90′: 6 minutes of added time.–90+2′: Corner for Salgaocar. Temting delivery, but cleared by Air India defense.–90+4′: Sub for Air India. Manjit OFF; Uttam ON.–FT’: Salgaocar 0-1 Air India. Man of the match – Manjit Singh (Air India)
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