<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #ffffff">-</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/PuneFC.png"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-29766" src="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/PuneFC-150x150.png" alt="" width="90" height="90" /></a><a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dempo.png"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-34898" src="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dempo-150x150.png" alt="" width="90" height="90" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>PUNE FC v DEMPO SC</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center">Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune 27th May, 2011 - 6:00 PM IST</p> <p style="text-align: center">***</p> <blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Pune FC : </strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Starting - </strong>Soram Poirei (GK) , Othallo Taiba , Selwyn Fernandez , Shanmugam Venkatesh (C), Krishnan Ajayan , Arata , Lester Fernandez , Keita Mandjou , Kamaljeet Kumar , Lamine Tamba , Subhash Singh</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Subs -</strong> Caitano Costa , Sunil Kumar , Balaji , Sandesh Gadkari ,Edmar Figuera ,Paresh Shiwalkar</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Dempo SC</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Starting- </strong>Laximikant Kattimani (GK) , Debabrata Roy , Peter Carvalho , Godwin Franco , Climax Lawrence , Ranti Martins (C) , Beto , Clifford , valeriano Rebello , Samienia Rouholla , Mahesh Gawli</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">0' : Pune in all White's here whereas Dempo SC in thier traditional blue line up for kick off !</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">2' : Two sets of footballing styles being displayed ; Dempo with their swift ground passes against Pune FC's typical long ball tactics</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">5' : Some nice understanding between Arata and Subhash upfront for Pune but they fail to make an impact in the D area</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">10' : Well that was embarrassing for Ajayan, clearance by Tamba towards Ajayan and the ball goes in between his legs !!</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">17' : Oh that was close!! Corner taken by Kamaljeet Kumar and Kieta rises above the Dempo defense connects well and directs towards the far post just whiskers past the bar !</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">19': Caitano Costa from the right and a good cross in , finds Arata , who connects well but straight into the hands of keeper Kattimani</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">25' : Dempo not looking at thier best here. Fatigue maybe. Pune FC for a change are dominating the Goan team here in Balewadi</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">29' : Ajayan steals the ball from Beto in midfield and passes on to Arata. Arata with a good run passes to Venkatesh one touch to Subhash and he shoots. Just Wide !! . What a build up play by Pune. Fantastic.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">33' : Rouhoulla brings down Keita and there are huge booo's around the stadia. Derrick Pereira is up from the dug out !</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">34' : Gooooooooal !!! Arata scores here for Pune FC !</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">Brilliant one-two passing between Venkatesh and Subhash and then Arata curls it pass Kattimani</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Pune FC 1 - 0 Dempo SC</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">37' : Lester to Arata and he crosses into Keita who is caught off side by Mahesh Gawli and Co.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">41' : Godwin Franco with an attempt on goal but its miscued. Godwin is an ex-PFC player !!</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">44' : Ranti goes down in the D area. Ref says no foul and no penalty. Dempo players protesting but eventually game goes on.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>HALF TIME : Pun FC 1 - 0 Dempo SC</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">45' : Its Dempo's title to lose if they cannot make a comeback here! Six points behind with 2 matches in hand.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">48' : Ranti one on one with keeper and Soram Poirei saves it with his legs. Was controversially off-side though</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">53' : Goooaaaaal !!!... PFC lead by two goals.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">What a move by Pune. Kamlajeet overlapping Arata and a sexy inner cut cross into the D and Keita takes it on first time into the net. No chance for the keeper there who just kept on looking form right to left .</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Pune FC 2 - 0 Dempo SC</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">57' : Dempo Sub IN Naik OUT Gawli</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">60' : Nice free kick by Beto. Hits the post ! Cleared by Soram.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">62' : Dempo SC score. Goal scored by Beto.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Pune FC 2 - 1 Dempo SC</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">65' : Pune FC responding with back to back attacks on Dempo goal. First Lester and then Subhas. But Subhash Singh lacks creativity upfront when alone.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">67' : Wow. What a Goal by Dempo. Game on !</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">Peter Carvalho with a super pin point cross and Ranti Martins does the business at the far post.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Pune FC 2 -2 Dempo SC</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">68' : Pune FC SUB IN Balaji (GK) OUT Soram (GK)</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">70': What a touch by Subhash Singh. This boy has some great touches in him. Keita one on one with the keeper and Kattimani makes a smart move to come up and block with his legs.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">75' : Araaaaaataaaaaaaaaa! Pune take the lead once again here at Balewadi.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">Dempo pressing really up into the Pune half and Pune counter attack with Keita and Arata.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Pune FC 3 - 2 Dempo SC</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">80' : Clifford Miranda with a power shot really well saved by the diving Balaji<strong>. Interesting Match this! Can the champions stage a come back again??</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">83' : Climax just outside from the D area. Hits the Post !</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">85' : PFC Sub IN Costa OUT Kamaljeet</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">88' : PFC Sub IN J Prasad OUT Subhash<strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000">89' : Third offside whistle by ref against Dempo. Armando puts his hands up in vain. Dempo is playing all out here to remain in search of the I-League title<strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>95' :And there goes the final whistle ! Pune FC win here at Balewadi in their last home game of the season and thus sent Dempo out of the Title race !</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>FULL TIME : Pune FC 3 -2 Dempo SC</strong></span></p> </blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #ffffff">--</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1461" src="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/3-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="90" height="90" /></a><a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ChiragUnitedSC.png"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-13658" src="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ChiragUnitedSC-150x150.png" alt="" width="90" height="90" /></a><strong>EAST BENGAL v CHIRAG UNITED</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center">Yuvabharati Krirangan, Kolkata 1st June, 2011 - 4:30 PM IST</p> <p style="text-align: center">***</p> <blockquote> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Line-ups:</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>East Bengal: </strong>Sandip, Nirmal, Gurwinder, Naoba, Ravinder, Vasum, Mehtab, Sushant, Khabra, Tolgey, Baljit</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Chirag United: </strong>Abhijit, Arnab, Chika, Narugopal, Bapi, Lalkamal, Jerry, Tulunga, Choi, Joshimar, Sunil</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>0': </strong>The kick of is scheduled at 4:30 PM IST at Salt Lake Stadium.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>1':</strong> Match Kicks Off.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>2'</strong>-East Bengal starting well, attacking from right to left. A win here could seal the third place for the kolkata giants.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="color: #800000">5'- </span></strong><span style="color: #800000">East Bengal pouring in long hopefull balls for Tolgay to work upon, but Chirag defenders dealing with them well here.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>14'-</strong>Tolgay crossed the ball well for Baljit Singh, who lacked the final touch to put ball in the back of the net. Great chance goes begging.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>12'- </strong>Both teams looking a bit rigid, with East Bengal trying to unlock the Chirag defense. Score still <strong>0-0</strong> at YBK.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>19'</strong>- <strong>GOAL !! Finally the deadlock is broken. Shushant Mathew scores a screamer from 30 yards. Well weighted pass form Mehtab. East Bengal take the lead.</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>30'- </strong>Mehtab takes a sizzling free kick, just wide of the woodwork. </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>38'- </strong>Chettri booked for a malicious tackle on Mehtab. East bengal defenders easily nullifying all the moves.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="color: #800000">40'- GOAL !!!! Tolgay doubles the lead for East Bengal. Arnab did clear the ball out well, and the shot ended up in the back of the net.</span></strong><span style="color: #800000"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="color: #800000">45+2'- </span></strong><span style="color: #800000">Naoba cleared the ball well, as Joshimar was building up a good move.</span><strong><span style="color: #800000"> </span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="color: #800000">HT: It's half time. East Bengal lead comfortably by a two goal margin.</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="color: #800000">46'- </span></strong><span style="color: #800000">Second half gets underway.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>52'-</strong> Baljit Singh again guily of missing a glorious chance of a Tolgay's pass. <strong>SUBSITUTION </strong>for Chirag United- <strong>Asin IN, Choi- OUT.</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>58'- </strong>Quick <strong>SUBSITUTIONS </strong>for both the sides. For <strong>Chirag- Elijah Junior IN, Shankar OUT. </strong>For<strong> East Bengal- Vashum OUT, Sanju Pradhan IN.</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>67'- GOAAALLLLLL !!! India Striker Sunil Chettri pulls one back for the men in purple, with a clinical left foot finish past sandip nandy.Scoreline now is 2-1 in favor of the Red-&-Gold.</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>78'- SUBSITUTIONS. For East Bengal- Nabi, Sushil IN. Tolgay, Mehtab OUT. For Chirag- Denson IN, Lalkamal OUT.</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>82'- </strong>Scoreline still 2-1 in favor of East Bengal.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>90'-</strong> Five added minutes.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="color: #800000">FT'- Match ends here at YBK, Kolkata. East Bengal finish the season with a comfortable 2-1 victory over Chirag United, and finish second in the table. MAN OF THE MATCH- Sushanth Mathew.</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #ffffff"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #ffffff"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #ffffff">HT:</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #ffffff">HT---</span></p> </blockquote> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dempo.png"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-34898 alignleft" src="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dempo-150x150.png" alt="" width="90" height="90" /></a><a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/HAL_SC.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-16053" src="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/HAL_SC.png" alt="" width="98" height="87" /></a><strong>DEMPO SC v HAL SC</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center">PJN Stadium, Margao 1st June, 2011 - 4:30 PM IST</p> <p style="text-align: center">***</p> <blockquote> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Line-ups:</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Dempo SC: </strong>Subhashish, John Dias, Peter Carvalho, Godwin Franco, Climax, Ranti, Beto, Kalu, Clifford, Valeriano, Kattimani</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>HAL SC: </strong>Pramod, Srikant, Jai, Murali, Xavier, Hamza, Meitei, Prakash, Rohit, James, Adeola</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>0': </strong>15 more minutes remaining for the game to kick-off. Stay tuned for the live updates.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>1': </strong>Match Kicks Off.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>2'- </strong>An Early snapshot by Climax, inches off the post. Dempo starting from where they left.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>14'- SURPRISE !! SURPRISE !! GOAL !!! HAL take a shock lead at the PJN stadium. Prakash with a sublime header to finish off a good move. Complete defensive breakdown for Dempo.</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>17'- </strong>Dempo <strong>0 - 1</strong> HAL , Dempo looking out of sorts for this last match.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>21'-</strong> Great cross ball by Roy, dealt well by the keeper. </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="color: #800000">23'- </span></strong><span style="color: #800000">Shot by Murali, well saved by Kattimani. Dempo's defense looking shaky.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="color: #800000">25'- </span></strong><span style="color: #800000">What a ball from Beto, looking for Climax, just a little heavy for him.Well collected by Pramod.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="color: #800000">27'- GOAL !! the usual suspect Ranti Martins pops in at the end of a beautifully delivered freekick by Roy. Goans restore parity. Its 1-1 now.</span></strong><span style="color: #800000"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>31'- </strong>It's 1-1 here at PJN. Kattimani makes another save, denying RC Prakash.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>33'- </strong>Corner for Dempo.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>38'-</strong> Dempo pressing hard for the lead now. They are enjoying a good spell of ball possession.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="color: #800000">43'- GOAL !!!!!!!! Ranti Martins once again for the Goan Whites. What a solo run. </span><span style="color: #800000"> It's now 2-1 in favor of the home team.</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="color: #800000">45'- </span></strong><span style="color: #800000">Ranti now is the first player to score 30 goals in I-league. what a feat ! 2 minutes are added on.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="color: #800000">HT : Dempo lead HAL by 2-1. A victory here for HAL could spell doom for former champions JCT and ONGC, as both the teams would get relegated. </span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="color: #800000">46'- </span></strong><span style="color: #800000">Second half starts.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>51'- GOAAAAAAAALL!!! VijayKumar Scores for HAL here. The crowd is stunned. he makes it 2-2 .</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>55'-</strong> what a chance for clifford. His shot goes wide.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="color: #800000"><strong>61'- SUBSITUTION </strong>for Dem<a></a>po. <strong>Joachim Abranches IN, Ranti OUT.</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #ffffff"><strong><span style="color: #800000">70'- GOAAAAAAAL!!! What a gritty performance by the bangalore side. Vijaykumar scored his second to give HAL the lead. It's 2-3 now in favor of the visitors. Can HAL do the unthinkable and avoid the drop. </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #ffffff"><strong><span style="color: #800000">72'- SUBSITUTION </span></strong><span style="color: #800000">for Dempo.</span><strong><span style="color: #800000"> Godwin OUT, Samir Naik IN.</span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #ffffff"><strong><span style="color: #800000">85'- GOAAALLLLLL !!!!It looks like we have a shocker on our hands here in Margaon. HAL score again making it 2-4 now, doubling their lead. It was an own goal.</span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #ffffff"><strong><span style="color: #800000">90'- </span></strong><span style="color: #800000">4 mins of added time.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="color: #ffffff"><span style="color: #800000">FT- It's full time here in Goa, amidst massive celebrations among the boys from Bangalore. HAL avoid the drop on the last day, providing that last twist in the tale. JCT FC and ONGC FC go down, and will play in the second division in the next season. What a story !! Final Score from PJN Dempo SC 2- 4 HAL SC !! MAN OF THE MATCH- VIJAYKUMAR.(HAL)</span></span></strong></p> </blockquote>