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120th "Osian's" Durand Cup | Pre-Quarterfinal | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi: Viva Kerala 1-4 Salgaocar SC Goals: 0-1,1-4 Shylo Malswam Tulunga (14',90'), 0-2 Felix Chimaokwu (37'), 0-3 Nicholas L Rodrigues (40'), 1-3 Santa Saikhom Singh (74'). VIVA KERALA: 1-TG Purushothaman; 2-Othallo Tabia, 3-Khelemba Singh, 27-Mireku Yaw Amenkwah [C], 22-V Lalu, 7-Sabbarayan Satish Kumar, 8-Sargolsem James Singh, 16-Bimanyu Bimal Barua, 6-Sunil Kumar Thakur, 9-Ebin Rose, 17-Abbey Wisdom. SALGAOCAR: 2-Marcus Basumatari; 12-Remus Gomes, 16-Nicolau Colaco, 5-Eric Bolwe Mputu (8-Agnelo Colaco), 17-TV Biju Kumar; 19-Shylo Malswam Tulunga, 6-Nicholas L Rodrigues, 25-Rocus Lamare [C], 14-Jerose Oliveira; 7-Felix Chimaokwu, 11-PK Anil Kumar. YELLOW CARDS: -. REFEREE: Minagshu Bhattacharya (West Bengal). ASSISTANT REFEREES: M.A. Siddique (Madhya Pradesh), Jagmohan. FOURTH OFFICIAL: JM Stalin. Match Report: Salgaocar SC posted an easy win over Viva Kerala to book a place in the quarterfinals of the 120th "Osian's" Durand Cup. The Goan side looked well organised and were in control of the match from the beginning. The Salgaocar midfielders and the forwards played a major role in producing this result. The match was expected to be a close encounter, but the Kerala-side never looked dangerous and their defence couldn't handle the Goan forward line. Salgaocar took an early lead in the 14th minute when Shylo Malswam Tulunga wonderfully volleyed home a cross by Jerose Oliveira. Salgaocar looked better and better as the match progressed and had more ball possession on their side. Tulunga, fonded called "Mama", was the star performer for the Goans, while netting two goals and setting-up one for Nigerian striker Felix Chimaokwu. Chimaokwu scored in the 37th minute displaying brilliant skill, while converting a good cross from the former East Bengal midfielder Tulunga. Salgaocar increased their lead in the 40th minute as a left-footed freekick by Nicholas L Rodrigues found its way into the Viva Kerala goal. After the lemon break Viva Kerala tried their best to get back into the match, but they didn't manage more than a consolation goal in the 74th minute. A cross by Viva midfielder Santa Saikhom Singh was misjudged by Salgaocar goalkeeper Marcus Basumatari and went into the nettings. Viva Kerala missed a chance to further reduce the margin in the 82nd minute when P Sajesh missed a golden opportunity. The combination of Felix Chimaokwu and Shylo Malswam Tulunga produced the fourth goal, when Chimaokwu's cross from the left wing was easily netted in by Tulunga in the 90th minute.

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120th "Osian's" Durand Cup | Pre-Quarterfinal | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi: JCT, Phagwara 5-0 Assam Rifles, Tezpur Goals: 1-0 Julius Irabor Akpele (16'), 2-0,3-0,4-0,5-0 Eduardo da Silva Escobar (34',53',65',88') JCT: 1-Karanjit Singh; 13-Baldeep Singh Sr, 4-Julius Irabor Akpele [C], 24-Gurwinder Singh, 12-Daljit Singh; 6-Baljit Singh Sahni, 28-Shivraj Singh, 20-Marcos Pereira, 23-Harish Sharma (46' 8-Jaswinder Singh); 17-Parveen Kumar (25-Sakatar Singh), 10-Eduardo da Silva Escobar. ASSAM RIFLES: 1-Lokeshwar Singh; 5-Naoba Singh [C], 20-M Kamei, 8-Johnny Kharluki, 6-Thoiba Singh, 22-Ajit Singh, 4-Dancing Mukhim, 9-Abel Sema, 11-H Changloi, 23-Santa Singh; 7-Akum Ao. YELLOW CARDS: -. REFEREE: Bikramjit Purakasthya (West Bengal). ASSISTANT REFEREES: Rizwan ul-Haq (Delhi), Ramesh Subramaniyam (Tamil Nadu). FOURTH OFFICIAL: Kamal Rakshit (West Bengal). Match Report: JCT, Phagwara thrashed Assam Rifles, Tezpur 5-0 to set-up a clash with Salgaocar SC in the quarterfinals of the 120th "Osian's" Durand Cup. JCT, without their Indian internationals Sunil Chetri and Potsangbam Renedy Singh, sent out a warning message to all teams in the tournament with a convincing win. Assam Rifles showed some good skills and were better than the final result would suggest, but they lacked the sting in attack and had a shaky keeper in Lokeshwar Singh. JCT captain Julius Irabor Akpele opened the scoring in the 16th minute, while heading in a corner. Assam Rifles fully relied on seasoned Akum Ao, but the striker was not allowed too much space by the JCT defence and just had some half-hearted chances. The Tezpur-side conceded their second goal when Brazilian Eduardo 'Edu' Escobar scored from a Marcos Pereira corner in the 34th minute to give JCT a 2-0 lead. Eduardo 'Edu' Escobar added a second goal to his tally when Praveen Kumar was brought down by the Assam Rifles defender Naoba Singh in 53rd minute. The referee awarded a penalty to the Phagwara-side and the Brazilian made no mistake and slotted in the ball. It was indeed Edu's night and the Brazilian import scored his third goal from a 25 yard free-kick leaving the Assam Rifles goalkeeper astonished. In the 88th minute Edu once again found the target, while converting a Jaswinder Singh cross on the second attempt to complete his hattrick. JCT will now face Salgaocar SC in the quarterfinals. Striker Sunil Chetri will be joining JCT in the next match after his national duty, while Renedy Singh won't be part of the squad for the whole duration of the tournament due to an injury.

Mumbai Elite Division - Group A: Mumbai Customs 1-2 Union Bank of India - Goals: 0-1,1-2 Chetan Baghela (15',36'), 1-1 Nitin Shetty (27').

29th Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup: Chittagoan FPWA, Bangladesh 3-4 Punjab Police [on penalties] - Goals: none // Penalty Scorers: Mohammed K Hossain, Mohammed S SH Rony, KK Islam (all Chittagoan) FPWA); Sumit Bali, G Bal Singh, Parminder SSingh, Harjinder Singh (all Punjab Police).
29th Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup: Bhutan XI p-p Tibetan NFA

SOCCEREX NEWS: Soccerex and Dubai team up again Soccerex, the global networking and events business which hosts football's global convention in South Africa and London's international football networking event, is returning to Dubai in January 2008 to stage an exclusive, high-level one day forum for Club and Federation CEOs. The event, in partnership with the Mohammed bin Rashid International Football Championship; Dubai Cup, will focus on opportunities in the Middle East for the football industry, including: club tours, developing business interests, expanding brands and finding investors. Soccerex will hand select 100 senior executives from football governing bodies and Clubs across the globe, and invite 100 senior decision makers from agencies, investors, commercial partners and suppliers to exchange ideas and develop relationships in a relaxed and exclusive environment. The event will mark a return to Dubai for Soccerex, which has established a rich heritage and strong business relationships in the region after hosting the main Soccerex there for four years, under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai. This new event forms part of Soccerex's expansion strategy to host premier international football events in key global markets. Soccerex CEO, Duncan Revie "The Soccerex Dubai Forum is the latest addition to the stable of Soccerex events designed to bring the world of football together. By creating this exclusive high level event in Dubai, key people across the industry will be able to spend quality time in a relaxed setting exploring new business relationships and opportunities. By teaming up with this unique event, Soccerex delegates will also be able to watch the 4 international teams compete for a $2.5m prize fund as VIP guests of The Mohammed bin Rashid International Football Championship." "I am sure that the growth and establishment in the football calendar of both the Soccerex London Forum and the Soccerex Dubai Forum will further enhance the huge success of the principal Soccerex gathering in Gauteng, South Africa" Nasser bin Hassan Al-Shaikh, Vice Chairman and CEO of National Bonds, said: "The combination of Soccerex and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Cup taking place in quick succession in Dubai is a clear sign of Dubai’s intention to continue being a major player in the sports business. "It has already established a reputation as one of the international sporting calendar’s highlight venues with premier events such as horse racing’s Dubai World Cup, and championship tennis and golf tournaments which attract the world’s leading players. This is only the beginning. Dubai will build on its sports events, its extensive sponsorships and the magnificent facilities now being developed in the emirate such as Dubai Sports City to create a world class destination for top class sports." For more go to Soccerex website

::: 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier: Second Indian goal awarded to Steven Dias :::
The FIFA has officially corrected the goalscorer of the second Indian goal! Initally skipper Baichung Bhutia had been awarded the goal, but match analysis showed that Baichung didn't touch Steven Dias corner!

2010 FIFA World Cup | Asian Round 1 Qualifier | Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium, Margao (Goa) Kick-Off: 15.00 IST | 10.30 CET | 09.30 GMT INDIA - Lebanon | <click here for LIVE updates> Goals: 1-0 Sunil Chetri (29'), 1-1,1-2 Mohamad Ghaddar (76',88'), 2-2 Steven Dias (90'+2'). INDIA: 2-Subrata Pal, 17-Irungbam Surkumar Singh, 6-Gouramangi Moirangthem Singh, 14-Mahesh Gawli, 16-Samir Naik (75' 1-Sandip Nandy), 10-Steven Dias, 5-Climax Lawrence (69' 18-Mehraj din Wadoo), 7-Naduparambil Pappachan Pradeep, 4-Krishnan Nair Ajayan (58' 13-Clifford Miranda), 11-Sunil Chetri, 15-Baichung Bhutia [C]. Substitutes: 3-Tarif Ahmed, 8-Debabrata Roy, 9-Manjit Singh, 12-Syed Rahim Nabi LEBANON: 1-Lary Mehanna; 2-Ali Al Saadi, 3-Ramez Dayoub, 8-Hussien Hamdan (54' 14-Amer Khan), 10-Abbas Ali Atwi, 6-Faissal Antar [C], 9-Khodor Salame, 15-Ali Yaakoub, 13-Mahmoud El Ali (80' 18-Paul Rustom), 16-Mohamad Korhani (46' 11-Mohamad Ghaddar), 17-Mohamad Halawi. Substitutes: 5-Mootaz Jounaidi, 4-Hussein Amine, 12-Hassan Moghnieh YELLOW CARDS: Ramez Dayoub (65'), Lary Mehanna (68'), Mahmoud El Ali (70', all Lebanon). RED CARD: Subrata Pal (72', India). REFEREE: Salem Mohmoud Mujghee (Jordan). ASSISTANT REFEREES: Fathi Arabati, Awni Hassouneh (both Jordan). FOURTH OFFICIAL: Mohammed Yussof Mat Karim (Malaysia). MATCH COMMISSIONER: Rendeni Gamini (Sri Lanka). For LIVE UPDATES go to the >>MATCH CENTER For detailed information and pictures go to the >>Indian National Team section.

AFC U16 Championship | Qualifiers | Group C | Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Stadium, Dammam: INDIA U16 2-2 Iraq U16 Goals: 0-1 Waleed Al Lami (29'), 0-2 Ahmed Kueam (50'), 1-2 Bikramjit Singh (80'), 2-2 Tonmoy Ghosh (87'). INDIA U16: 21-Gurpreet Singh Sandhu; 3-Deepak Devrani, 4-Ajith Dhruva Bhoir, 17-Vishal Kumar, 18-Tonmoy Ghosh; 7-Ralte Lalrindika, 12-Milan Singh Ongbam, 14-Bijendra Rai, 29-Bikramjit Singh; 9-Mandeep, 10-Malaswamfela. IRAQ U16: 1-Ahmed Al Turfa; 2-Omar Ali, 4-Mohammed Al Wuhaili, 5-Samer Mansoor [C], 7-Ali Azeez, 8-Ali Al Rubayawi, 17-Ahmed Al Nuaimi, 22-Karrar Al Baidhani; 10-Ahmed Kueam, 11-Mustafa Al Shammari, 29-Waleed Al Lami. YELLOW CARDS: Tonmoy Ghosh (25'), Ajith Dhruva Bhoir (45'), Mandeep (60', all India); Ahmed Kueam (50'), Ahmed Al Nuaimi (66'), Waleed Al Lami (67', all Iraq). REFEREE: Jaafar Alawi Jawad Mahfoodh (Bahrain). ASSISTANT REFEREES: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan), Akber Husain Ali Husain (Bahrain). FOURTH OFFICIAL: Abdulrahman Recho (Syria). MATCH COMMISSIONER: Manirul Islam (Bangladesh). REFEREE INSPECTOR: Viktor Kolpakov (Kyrgyzstan). For detailed information go to the >>Indian National Team section.

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120th "Osian's" Durand Cup | Pre-Quarterfinal | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi: Churchill Brothers SC 4-1 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Goals: 1-0,2-0,3-1,4-1 Odafe Onyeka Okolie (16',58',79',86'), 2-1 Bimal Minz (66') CHURCHILL BROTHERS: 1-Vinay Singh; 8-Thokchom Naoba Singh, 6-N Govind Singh, 24-Anbalath Suliman Firoze, 17-Robert Lalthalma; 14-Chitrasen Chandam Singh, 36-Eangalis D'Silva, 15-D Raju, 12-Reisangmei Vasum; 10-Odafe Onyeka Okolie [C], 5-Mboyo Iyomi. HAL: 1-Gumpe Rime; 25-Alesha Shameki, 26-Femi Joseph Adeola, 5-Y Jaikumar, 7-Raghuveer Singh; 17-Karthigeyan, 27-J Muralidharan, 14-Rajendra Prasad, 8-Xavier Vijayakumar [C]; 11-Sunil Kumar, 22-Bimal Minz. YELLOW CARDS: J Muralidharan (23'), Femi Joseph Adeola (35', both HAL). REFEREE: Pratap. ASSISTANT REFEREES: A Rowan, Sunil Dutt. FOURTH OFFICIAL: Mustaq. Match Report: In the first match of the day Churchill Brothers SC thrashed Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC 4-1. Churchill captain Odafe Onyeka Okolie scored all the four goals and displayed an inspiring performance. This match will be a boost to the Goan team as the tournament progresses. Churchill could be considered as one of the favourites to clinch the title along with Mahindra United and last years champion Dempo SC. Churchill Brothers, with a mix of young and experience, combined well and were in control of the match right from the beginning. Both their strikers, captain Odafe Onyeka Okolie and Mboyo Iyomi, kept on pressurising the HAL defenders throughout the match. The Goans took the lead in the 15th minute, when Okolie utilized from a cross by Chitrasen Chandam Singh and went past two defenders to net the ball into the goal. Churchill Brothers kept playing attacking football and showed several good moves, but were not able to increase their lead in the first half. There was some concern to HAL when their defence made a major error and Okolie unleashed a shot in the 36th minute, which hit the cross-bar and went wide. In the second half Churchill Brothers looked more focused and were in full control of the game. Odafe Onyeka Okolie's skills and speed were once again enough to shake-up the HAL defence. Okolie scored his second goal of the game in the 58th minute from the penalty spot, after he was brought down in the box by Sumit Thapa. HAL striker Bimal Minz gave the Airmen some glimpses of hope in the 65th minute, when he reduced the margin. But his goal was not enough for the Bangalore-side to come back and to tackle Churchill. Instead Okolie further increased the lead in the 79th minute. The Nigerian striker utilized once again from a defensive error and even made his fourth goal with a stunning 25-yard shot which was too good for the HAL goalkeeper.

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120th "Osian's" Durand Cup | Pre-Quarterfinal | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi: Tata Football Academy 1-1,1-4 Central Railway, Mumbai [on penalties] Goals: 0-1 Soccor Velho (27'), 1-1 Gautam Kujur (47'). Penalty Scorers: Naveen (TFA); Nasir, Kashif, Aziz, Karim (all Central Railway). TFA: 1-Cherandeep Chattopadhyay; 2-S Naveen Kumar, 3-Rino Anto, 4-Rakesh Masih, 15-Karan Atwal, 9-S Muralidharan, 8-Henry Gangte [C], 6-Mumtaz Aktar, 12-Lalramlula, 10-Gautam Kujur, 7-Branco Cardozo. CENTRAL RAILWAY: 1-Raghuvir Khanolkar (120' 25-Kunal Sawant); 12-Agnelo Fernandes [C], 4-Prabash Janardhan, 16-Revelino Fernandes, 21-Nasir Jamal, 3-T Sumesh, 13-P Safique, 11-KS Sumesh, 20-Soccor Velho, 18-Kasif Jamal, 9-Aziz Qureshi. YELLOW CARDS: -. REFEREE: P Bhaskar (Tamil Nadu). ASSISTANT REFEREES: Deepak Singh (Delhi), SB Saha. FOURTH OFFICIAL: A Ghosh. Match Report: In the second match of the day Central Railway, Mumbai defeated the Tata Football Academy by 4-1 in a penalty shoot-out. They match was evenly poised, although the young TFA team had the upper hand in the match and suffered from their poor finishing. The experienced Central Railway team utilized their chances and was lucky to pull off a win. Central Railway scored the first goal in 27th minute when P Safique's shot was saved by the TFA goalkeeper, but Soccor Velho converted the rebounder. The young TFA side paced up their game after the break and scored the equalizer in the 47th minute, when Kujur headed in a cross by Muralidharan. Both teams neutralized each other for the rest of the match and the game went on to extra-time. TFA dominated the extra-time and failed to score due to poor finishing. The match finally was decided in a penalty shoot-out and some tactical changes by the Central Railway coaching staff. The Mumbai-side substituted their goalkeeper Raghuvir and placed their second keeper Kunal between the posts. Kunal proved his coaches decision right and saved three penalties and secured his team a place in the quarterfinals.

29th Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup: Nigerian Eagles 3-0 Sikkim Police - Goals: 1-0 Felix Akiojono (50'), 2-0 Charles Egware (63'), 3-0 Emmanuel Oyoh (82').
29th Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup: Chittagoan FPWA, Bangladesh p-p Punjab Police - Goals -.

::: 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier: Tickets for Rs. 30 :::
Tickets for the match have been priced at Rs. 30 and will be on sale at Champs, Panaji/Margao and at Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium from 11.00 IST. Entry for school children will be free, if they carry their I-card with them.

October 29

RESULTS & NEWS

::: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier: MATCH SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY // KICK-OFF 15.00 IST // SUPPORT TEAM INDIA :::
The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier India vs Lebanon will be played at the Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium, Margao, Goa on Tuesday! Kick-off will be at 15.00 IST (10.30 CET / 09.30 GMT))!
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Bangalore Super Division: Postal Department - LRDE - Goals: -.
Bangalore 'A' Division: Universal FC - Government Press - Goals: -.
Calcutta Premier League: Mohammedan Sporting Club 0-0 Calcutta Port Trust - Goals: none.
2nd Manipur State League: YWC, Thambalkhong - RACC, Churachandpur

29th Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup: Tibetan NFA, Dehradun 1-0 IWDFA, Manipur - Goals: 1-0 Tshering Dhondup (72').

SAI LNCPE All-Kerala Inter-Collegiate Football Tournament, Trivandrum - Final: LNCPE 2-0 MA College, Kothamangalam - Goals: 1-0,2-0 Midhun (12',18').

::: 120th Durand Cup live on NDTV 24x7 :::
The semifinals and final of the 120th "Osian's" Durand Cup will be shown live and exclusive on NDTV 24x7, while the pre-quarterfinals and quarterfinals will be shown on DD Sports.
The semifinals on November 5 will be played at 14.15 IST and 17.00 IST, while the final on November 7 will kickoff at 17.00 IST at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.

::: World Cup qualifier forces reschedule of Man Utd Soccer Schools project :::
Man Utd Soccer Schools Press Release: A decision by the AIFF to move India's crucial World Cup qualifier against Lebanon tomorrow to the Nehru Stadium has meant a change in the timings of Manchester United Soccer Schools' project which is being held there this week.
All children who were due to attend the assessment programme on Tuesday 30th October have been asked to arrive at the same time on Wednesday 31st October instead.
In the first three days the pilot project has seen about three and half thousand children and already one hundred and twenty three children have been selected for further assessment and coaching.
The rescheduling of the match will mean that IMG Events staff have to work through two nights to remove all the hoardings from the pitch and then to rebuild the testing area ready for Wednesday morning.
Manchester United Soccer Schools International Development Director Dale Hobson said "This was totally unexpected but when we got the call from the AIFF we said we would do everything we could to help. This is already an extremely complex operation because it involves assessing hundreds of children from all over Goa every day. This has just come as an extra challenge, but we have a great team of people here and we know we can keep the project on track. We are absolutely determined that no child will miss their opportunity because of the rescheduling of this game."
The pilot project will finish at the end of the week by which time 12 young players will have been selected for further training at Manchester United Soccer Schools in the UK next Summer.

::: FIFA World Cup: Rotation ends in 2018 :::
FIFA Press Release: As from 2018, the hosting of the FIFA World Cup™ will cease to be rotated. Under the chairmanship of President Joseph S. Blatter, the FIFA Executive Committee today - 29 October 2007 - unanimously passed a decision to abandon the principle (originally introduced in the year 2000) of rotating the men's World Cup from continent to continent. The confederations whose associations have hosted the two preceding World Cups will not be eligible to bid, however. Consequently, all the associations from Asia, North and Central America and the Caribbean, Oceania and Europe may bid for the 2018 FIFA World Cup™.
One of the reasons for changing the rotation principle was the fact that only one candidate - Brazil - is still in contention for the 2014 FIFA World Cup that is due to be awarded tomorrow, Tuesday, 30 October 2007. The executive stated explicitly that eligibility to host the World Cup should no longer be restricted to the rotation principle as it was also in FIFA's interests to maintain true competition among several candidates. The provision regarding the exclusion of bids from associations belonging to the two previous host confederations will require an amendment to the FIFA Statutes at the 2008 FIFA Congress.
Meanwhile FIFA president Joseph S. Blatter revealed at a press conference that several countries have already shown their interest to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Countries named by the FIFA president were Australia, China, England, Mexico, Netherlands & Belgium (joint bid) and the USA.

October 28

RESULTS & NEWS

::: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier: MATCH SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY :::
The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier India vs Lebanon has been postponed due to unplayable ground conditions at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.
Initially the match had been rescheduled for tomorrow at 16.00 IST (11.30 CET / 10.30 GMT). But FIFA and AIFF have revised their decision due to the onset of the monsoon in Chennai and have finalised a new date and venue for the match!
The qualifier will be now played at the Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium, Margao, Goa on Tuesday! Kick-off time to be announced soon!

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2010 FIFA World Cup | Asian Round 1 Qualifier | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai: INDIA - Lebanon | <click here for LIVE updates> Goals: MATCH ABANDONED DUE TO UNPLAYABLE GROUND CONDITIONS | MATCH TO BE PLAYED AT GOA ON TUESDAY INDIA: ... Substitutes: ... LEBANON: ... Substitutes: ... YELLOW CARDS: ... REFEREE: Salem Mohmoud Mujghee (Jordan). ASSISTANT REFEREES: Fathi Arabati, Awni Hassouneh (both Jordan). FOURTH OFFICIAL: Mohammed Yussof Mat Karim (Malaysia). MATCH COMMISSIONER: Rendeni Gamini (Sri Lanka). For LIVE UPDATES go to the >>MATCH CENTER For detailed information and pictures go to the >>Indian National Team section.

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120th "Osian's" Durand Cup | Qualifiers | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi: City FC, Delhi 0-4 New Delhi Heroes Goals: 0-1,0-3 Harvinder Singh (18',30'), 0-2 Harrison (28'), 0-4 Gyan Moyon Thapa (33'). Match Report: Osian's New Delhi Heroes literally made the match seem one-sided in their last qualifying encounter with the SAIL City FC at the ongoing 120th Osian's Durand Cup 2007. They stormed into the main draw with a thumping 4-0 victory. What was supposed to be a do or die match turned out to be a cake-walk for the Osian's New Delhi Heroes as they were in complete command of the match from the word go. They surged ahead in the 18th minute riding on the goal scored by the very talented Harvinder Singh and ten minutes later in the 28th minute Harrison netted the ball. These two goals provided the required driving force for the entire team and they played like winners thereafter. A spectacular third goal came in the 30th minute when Harvinder Singh struck again and soon after in the 33rd minute the fourth goal from the foot of Gyan Moyon decided the fate of the game. Osian's New Delhi Heroes led 4-0 during the lemon break. In the second session of play SAIL City FC players did show some aggression but it was too late by then. Osian's New Delhi Heroes played beautifully the whole time even though no further goals were added in the second half. The Osian's New Delhi Heroes sailed into the final round, which begins on 30th October'07. Osian's New Delhi Heroe's will clash with Air India on 1st November'07 in the main draw.

Bangalore Super Division: MEG p-p BEML (EM) - Goals: -.
Bangalore 'A' Division: Sri Gajanana 1-8 Tilak Memorial - Goals: Girish; Christopher (3x), Kiran (2x), Nitish Kumar, Karunakaran, Erison.
Calcutta Premier League: Mohun Bagan AC 3-0 Eastern Railway SC - Goals: 1-0 Douglas da Silva (37'), 2-0 Shanmugam Venkatesh (44'), 3-0 Ayan Chowdhury (86').
2nd Manipur State League: Southern Sporting Union 1-1 Phoudel Youth Club - Goals: 1-0 Md Riyas Khan (33'), 1-1 Rocky Philem (72').
2nd Manipur State League: NISA 1-1 Manipur Police SC - Goals: 1-0 S Manimohan (15'), 1-1 I Nillakumar (34').
2nd Manipur State League: All-Moirang FA 2-0 Eastern Sporting Union - Goals: 1-0 Lokesh (44'), 2-0 Ashajit (90'+1').
2nd Manipur State League: United Sports Association 1-0 NEROCA - Goal: 1-0 Th Inaomacha (59').
2nd Manipur State League: Kakching FC 0-2 Tiddim Road Athletic Union - Goals: 0-1 Hemkhothang (67'), 0-2 Lunminlal Khongsai (78').
Mumbai Elite Division - Group A: ONGC, Mumbai 1-2 Kenkre Football Academy - Goals: 0-1 Praneel Mendon (22'), 1-1 Danesh MC (33'), 1-2 Reegan D'Souza (43').

29th Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup: Sikkim Police 4-1 Darjeeling Gorkha HC - Goals: 1-0,3-1 LB Lamichaney (4',80'), 1-1 Lakpa Lepcha (38'), 2-1 Sisir Karthok (67'), 4-1 Bhupen Lama (89').
29th Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup: Assam State Electricity Board 0-1 Punjab Police - Goals: 0-1 Gurpreet Singh (10').

October 27

RESULTS & NEWS

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AFC Womens Asia Cup 2008 - Qualifiers Round 1 - Tehran: Iran 4-1 INDIA
Goals: -.

AFC U16 Championship | Qualifiers | Group C | Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Stadium, Dammam: INDIA U16 6-0 Sri Lanka U16 Goals: 1-0 Bijendra Rai (1'), 2-0,5-0 Malaswamfela (31',52'), 3-0 Mandeep (46'), 4-0,6-0 Ralte Lalrindika (37',74'). INDIA U16: 21-Gurpreet Singh Sandhu; 3-Deepak Devrani, 4-Ajith Dhruva Bhoir, 17-Vishal Kumar, 18-Tonmoy Ghosh (78' 2-Ashish Chetri); 7-Ralte Lalrindika, 12-Milan Singh Ongbam [C], 14-Bijendra Rai (54' 24-Tirthankar Sarkar), 29-Bikramjit Singh; 9-Mandeep, 10-Malaswamfela (69' 20-Abhishek Das). SRI LANKA U16: 1-Sujan Perera, 2-Dananjaya Charuka, 3-Janandana Madusanka, 4-Jensan Sriskantharajah, 5-Mohamed Rilwan Saleem [C], 6-Dhanushka Nuwan Welgamage, 7-Mohamed Farhad Shufhin (41' 30-Thushan Dilshankha Dayasiri), 8-Buddhika Sandaruwan Priyananda, 10-Zakeer Ahamed Mohamed Mohideen, 11-Gerard Koshitha Shiyamal Perera, 15-Charitha Bandara Rathnayake (65' 9-Roshan Sanjaya Guruge). YELLOW CARD: Mohamed Rilwan Saleem (84', Sri Lanka). REFEREE: Jaafar Alawi Jawad Mahfoodh (Bahrain). ASSISTANT REFEREES: Akber Husain Ali Husain, Khaled Rashed Salem Al Allan (both Bahrain). FOURTH OFFICIAL: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE). MATCH COMMISSIONER: Chin-Po Chang (Chinese Taipei). REFEREE INSPECTOR: Hussain Ghadhanferi (Kuwait). For detailed information go to the >>Indian National Team section.

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120th "Osian's" Durand Cup | Qualifiers | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi: Indian Air Force, New Delhi 2-1 Amity United FC Goals: 1-0 Kalyan Paul (64'), 2-0 Lalramzuava (73'), 2-1 Tushar (84'). Match Report: The Air Force football team defeated Amity United FC to book a place in the last sixteen of the 120th "Osian's" Durand Cup. It's a great achievement by the Air Force team after so many years without any success. The match was evenly poised and both teams showed some quality football. Both teams played attacking football throughout the 90 minutes. The Air Force team, comprising of many young player, showed great caliber and played like a champion in this match. The first half was dominated by midfield action and both teams tried their best to score, but failed to do so. After the lemon break, the Air Force team made some tactical changes and produced several chances. WB Singh missed one of these chances to score in the 51st minute. But the Air Force team kept pressurising the Amity United defence and finally a terrific cross from the right flank by Stephen found Kalyan Paul, who made no mistake and gave the Forces the lead in the 64th minute. After the first goal the team looked much better and more focused on the goal. They soon scored their second goal when Kalyan Paul was brought down by Amity United stopper Sandip Malik in the penalty box in the 72nd minute. The referee awarded the Forces a penalty and Lalaramzuava easily converted the chance. Amity United made several attempts to get back into the match, but failed to do so. An error by the Forces goalkeeper resulted in a consolation goal for Amity United in the 84th minute. After the match Air Force manager SS Hakkem said: "We fought very well and played well too. There is lack of maturity in the team as the team comprises of many young players." Commenting on the next match he added: "We will give our best!"

Bangalore Super Division: CIL - Army Service Corps - Goals: match postponed due to bad ground conditions.
Bangalore 'A' Division: South Western Railway Institute - Dharmaraja Union - Goals: match postponed due to bad ground conditions.
Calcutta Premier League: East Bengal Club 2-0 Peerless SC - Goals: 1-0 Edmilson Marques Pardal (57'), 2-0 Vimal Paryiar (74').
Calcutta Premier League: Chirag United SC 1-2 George Telegraph SC - Goals: Shankar Oraon; Gautam Thakur, Subho Kumar.
Mumbai Elite Division - Group A: Mumbai Customs 0-0 Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers - Goals: none.

29th Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup: Sikkim FA XI 1-3 JCT Academy, Phagwaras - Goals: 0-1,0-2 Jagpreet Singh (7',19'), 0-3 L Zira (51'), 1-3 Dawa Lepcha (64').

::: 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier: Weather a concern for Chennai match :::
The India vs Lebanon match scheduled for Sunday is facing tough problems caused by the North East monsoon, bringing in heavy rains and intervening the preparations at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai. Spells of rain in the last few days have already done damage to the turf, leaving it soft at several places.
CFA and TFA president CR Visswanathan at a press briefing: "More rains and we have a problem on hand! We have not been able to take up the markings yet with the stipulated plastic emulsion paint because of the wet conditions and as of now, the pre-match practice routine on the match-turf for the two teams looks impossible."
Meanwhile the Lebanese national team has arrived in Chennai and looks quite optimistic about their chances in the return leg.
The Indian team arrived in the city yesterday evening from their camp in Goa and are roaring to go!
Both teams have been provided practice facilities at the American International School ground.

::: 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier: Roda Antar to miss India match :::
Lebanon are set to face India without their star player Roda Antar. According to information IndianFootball.Com received, Antar is prefering to play for his German club 1.FC Cologne in their 2nd Division Bundesliga match against SC Paderborn 07 on Sunday.

::: Viva Kerala leaves for Durand Cup :::
The Viva Kerala team has left Kochin today to participate in the 120th "Osian's" Durand Cup taking place in New Delhi. The Kerala-side is scheduled to take on Salgaocar SC on October 31. The team will be lead by Ghanaian defender Yaw Amankwa Mireku.
Viva Kerala coach AM Sreedharan speaking exclusively to IndianFootball.Com: "It will be an evenly clashed match and the team which utilizes most of their chances will win the match! So we are not going to underestimate them. We will put our best effort in the match".
He also confirmed to IndianFootball.Com that former India star midfielder Jo Paul Ancheri would miss the Durand Cup due to lack of fitness. Further Viva Kerala has failed to sign Justin Stephen from Mahindra United on loan for the new season.
VIVA KERALA:
Goalkeepers: TG Purushothaman, MV Nelson, M Shiju.
Defenders: Othallo Tabia, P Sajesh, Irungbam Khelemba Singh, KV Lalu, Yaw Amankwa Mireku, Shabbaz Shaleel, Shinoj P Chandran.
Midfielders: Sabbarayan Satish Kumar, Sargolsem James Singh, Bimanyu Bimal Barua, Sunil Kumar Thakur, C Shine Raj.
Forwards: Chanambam Jatin Singh, Wisdom Abbey, Ebin Rose, Santa Saikhom Singh.

October 26

RESULTS & NEWS

::: World Cup qualifier LIVE on Zee Sports & IndianFootball.Com :::
Zee Sports will be telecasting LIVE the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier INDIA vs Lebanon on Sunday (October 28). The coverage will start from 18.00 IST onwards!
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120th "Osian's" Durand Cup | Qualifiers | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi: Assam Rifles, Tezpur 2-1 Jammu&Kashmir Bank Goals: 1-0,2-0 Akum Ao (24',51'), 2-1 Namani (54'). Match Report: Assam Rifles defeated Jammu&Kashmir Bank by 2-1 to book their place in the last sixteen of the 120th "Osian's" Durand Cup. Both teams were evenly poised in the game and Akum Ao was once again the best player of the winning team, while scoring two goals. The 2005 semifinalist Assam Rifles played exceptionally well and posted an inspiring win, which could help them to pull one or two surprises as the tournament progresses. Both teams had their chances to score in todays match, but it was Assam Rifles who utilized their chances and emerged as winners. Assam Rifles got an early chance in the game when a Akum Ao header was saved by Jammu&Kashmir Bank goalkeeper Vikramjeet. Only minutes later Jammu&Kashmir Bank had their big chance to take the lead, when Rizwan wasted a golden opportunity to score. Assam Rifles finally broke the goal mouth in the 24th minute. A cross by Thoithoiba Singh found Akum Ao, who made no mistake and headed the ball past the surprised goalkeeper. In the second half Akum Ao kept up his brilliant form and scored the second goal for his team in 51st minute. Assam Rifles could have scored a third one, when Abel Sama's shot touched the bar and went out in the 52nd minute. But it was J&K Bank who managed to score and finally got a consolation goal through Namani in the 54th minute. Assam Rifles defender Omana Kuttan was sent-off after a reckless tackle, but the Rifles showed courage and spirit and won the match with ten men left on the field. Assam Rifles coach Shantanu: "The red card to our stopper affected our style of play. They were playing aerial balls too much and we concentrated on ground play! Our players are not tall enough and that's a cause of concern for our team." Commenting on Akum Ao's performance the coach said: "He is our key player and is in tremendous touch. We want more match winning performances from him as the tournament progresses!"

Bangalore Super Division: ADE - SAI, Bangalore - Goals: match postponed due to bad ground conditions.
Bangalore 'A' Division: Bangalore United FC - HMT - Goals: match postponed due to bad ground conditions.

::: DSA and Wanderland launches youth programme :::
The Delhi Soccer Association and Wanderland Inc. announced the launch of a grass root level and youth development programme for underprivileged and privileged school kids through qualified coaches under the Vision Delhi project.
To improve the standard of the game of football in Delhi's schools as well as Delhi state it is an appreciating step as far as Delhi football is concerned.
Wanderland as a key company devoted to the interests of kids have been involved in activities leading to their mental and physical development for over 5 years now! Wanderland will launch a programme for youth sports development after seeing the abysmal state of sports in general and sports for youth in particular.
More than hundred kids will be provided kits and shoes, besides transportation and refreshments, with credit to some individual and corporate support and largely funded by Wanderland Inc. itself.
Apart from these DSA will be organizing the 2nd DSA Wanderland Youth Soccer Camp for school teams during November and December 2007 as apart of the Vision Delhi project.
Commenting on this, DSA secretary Mr. NK Bhatia said: "It is an important project for us and we want to promote this game from the grass root level. Previously player's first used to play for school than college and than for clubs but know due to interstate transfers fewer players from Delhi are seen in the clubs. In order to check this and to raise the standard of football from the school level it's is necessary to work from the grass root level."

October 25

RESULTS & NEWS

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120th "Osian's" Durand Cup | Qualifiers | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi: Border Security Force 1-0 Hindustan FC, Delhi Goals: 1-0 Gurjeet Singh Atwal (89'). Match Report: The Border Security Force football team defeated Hindustan FC by a solitary goal to book a place in the last sixteen of the 120th "Osian's" Durand Cup. The seven-time champion BSF were lucky to pull off a win against the Delhi-based club. Both teams had their difficulties to perform in todays match. Hindustan FC had the first chance to take the lead, when the ball deflected of a BSF defender and reached Hindustan striker Daniel whose shot went wide in the 6th minute. On the other side BSF had their chance to go up in the 15th minute, when Harjeet Singh's freekick went off the post. Hindustan paced up their game and could have scored in 45th minute, but Nathan missed a sitter which could have changed the course of the match. Everyone was expecting the extra-time, when BSF scored the lone goal of the match in the 89th minute. Gurjeet Singh Atwal made no mistake and utilized from an error by Hindustan goalkeeper Santosh Kumar Das. Bernard Oparanozie, Hindustan FC coach: "Our strikers were totally off color today! Injuries to our key players and undisciplined behavior by some player resulted in this loss!"

Bangalore Super Division: BEL SC 0-5 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC - Goals: 1-0,4-0 Murali (16',73'), 2-0 Alesh (34'), 3-0 Sunil (63'), 5-0 Minja (76').
Bangalore 'A' Division: Rail Wheel Factory 3-1 BHEL (EPD) - Goals: Naveen Babu (2x), Satish; Shoban.
Mumbai Elite Division - Group A: Union Bank of India 0-1 Bengal Mumbai FC - Goals: 0-1 Nasir Ahmed (78').

::: India U-16 leaves for Saudi Arabia :::
The India U-16 national team has left for Dammam, Saudi Arabia to participate in the AFC U-16 Championship Group C qualifiers. The Indian youngsters will face Bhutan, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka in the qualifiers.
INDIA U-16:
Goalkeepers: Harshad Deepak Meher (Maharashtra), Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Chandigarh), Presley Mascarenhas (Goa).
Defenders: Vishal Kumar (Karnataka), Deepak Devrani (Delhi), Ajith Dhruva Bhoir (Maharashtra), Tonmoy Ghosh (West Bengal), Arashpreet Singh (Chandigarh), Vikas Gulia.
Midfielders: Bijendra Rai (Sikkim), Milan Singh (Jharkhand), Bikramjit Singh (Chandigarh), Akshay Vimal Kumar Mall (Gujarat), Shilton Sydney D'Silva (Goa), Subhojit Majumdar (Jharkhand), Tirthankar Sarkar (West Bengal), Ashish Chetri.
Forwards: Ralte Lalrindika (Mizoram), Malaswamfela (Mizoram), L Prem Kumar (West Bengal), Abhishek Das, Vivek Kumar, Mandeep.
Officials: Colin Joseph Toal (Chief Coach), Sanjoy Sen (Coach), Narayana Menon (Coach), Tanumoy Basu (Goalkeeping Coach), Ankur Dutta (Manager), Amit Kumar (Physiotherapist).

::: Royals Sports Club withdraws team :::
Royals Sports Club have withdrawn their team from the on-going Bangalore Super Division. Consequently the team has been relegated to the Bangalore 'A' Division as per the BDFA rules.

October 24

RESULTS & NEWS

::: INDIA stay 145th in FIFA World Rankings :::
In the latest FIFA World Rankings released by the world football governing body today, INDIA remain unchanged at 145th in the world, while in Asia INDIA continues to be ranked 24th amongst 46 ranked nations.

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120th "Osian's" Durand Cup | Qualifiers | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi: New Delhi Heroes 0-0,5-4 Indian Nationals FC, Delhi [on penalties] Goals: none. Penalty Shoot-Out: New Delhi Heroes: Crispin Chetri, Shariyat Raza, Wajid Ali, Amjad Hussain, Nwaeke H Nwabueze. Indian Nationals FC: Manoj Joshi, Ajit Singh, Anthony, Manish, Pushpender Kundu (missed). Match Report: The match was evenly poised throughout the 90 minutes as both sides were not allowed any kind of space to exploit. Rajat Guha, the Indian Nationals goalkeeper, pulled off a superb save to deny Bhuwan Joshi a chance to take the lead in the 69th minute of the game. Indian Nationals forward Anthony had a couple of golden opportunities (72nd & 89th minutes) with just New Delhi Heroes goalkeeper Rashid Mehdi to beat. But Mehdi had other plans in mind and denied the Indian Nationals forward each and every time.

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120th "Osian's" Durand Cup | Qualifiers | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi: India Air Force, New Delhi 1-1,4-1 Simla Youngs, Delhi [on penalties] Goals: 0-1 Adizua Philip (28'), 1-1 Kalyan Pal (52'). Penalty Shoot-Out: India Air Force: Kalyan Pal, Lalramzuava, GS Sandhu, WP Singh. Simla Youngs: John Clinton (missed), Monu Chowdhary, Ashish Rawat (missed). Match Report: -

Bangalore Super Division: LRDE 4-1 Southern Blues FC - Goals: 1-0 Praveen (18'), 2-0,3-1 Satish Jr. (46',65'), 2-1 Ravi Babu (56'), 4-1 Manimaran (90').
Bangalore 'A' Division: Government Press 1-4 Tilak Memorial - Goals: 1-0 Sethuraman (9'), 1-1,1-3,1-4 Christopher (15',85',90'), 1-2 Kiran (79').
Mumbai Elite Division - Group A: ONGC, Mumbai 3-1 Western Railway - Goals: 1-0 Rakshak Naik (34'), 2-0 MC Ganesh (43'), 3-0 Golidom Rongmoy (69'), 3-1 Rabi Khode (76').
Mumbai Elite Division - Group A: Mumbai Customs 0-4 Mumbai FC - Goals: 0-1 Ahmed Felix Aboagye (4'), 0-2 Michael Osei (30'), 0-3 Papiah Jagadish Kumar (58'), 0-4 Alex Ambroze (86').

::: DSA trials for 6th Junior Girls National Championship :::
The Delhi Soccer Association {DSA} will conduct open trials cum coaching camp on Thursday (October 25) at the Daulat Ram College (North Campus, University of Delhi) to select the Delhi team for the 6th Junior Girls National Championship. The tournament will commence in Tamil Nadu from November 23 on.
Interested players may report to camp chairman OP Malhotra, convener Syed Shaheen or coaches Preeti Arora and Ajay at DRC at 2.30 pm onwards along with their birth certificate.
Players born after January 1, 1989 and not later than December 31, 1991 are eligible to participate in the camp.

October 23

Shubho Bijoya to all of you from the IndianFootball.Com Team, who celebrated Durga Puja in the last few days !!!

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120th "Osian's" Durand Cup | Qualifiers | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi: Assam Rifles, Tezpur 6-0 Navy XI, Kochi Goals: 1-0 Abel Sama (33'), 2-0 Akum Ao (43'), 3-0 Thoithoiba Singh (54'), 4-0 D Mukhim (64'), 5-0 Ajit Singh (69'), 6-0 Nauba Singh (78'). Match Report: Assam Rifles thrashed Navy XI, Kochi 6-0 in the qualifying round of the 120th "Osian's" Durand Cup. From the beginning on Assam Rifles dominated the game and outplayed Navy XI. The semifinalist of the 2005 Durand Cup could have scored at least a dozen goals but they were denied by the Navy XI goalkeeper Suku. Assam Rifles needed 33 minutes to score their first goal, when Thoithoiba Singh's corner was passed back to Abel Sama by Ajit Singh. Sama made no mistake and gave Assam Rifles the lead. Navy XI never looked comfortable and kept on defending their goal. This defensive playing style restulted in the second goal for the Assam Rifles. A brilliant volley by striker Akum Ao resulted in the second goal for his team. Assam Rifles went on to keep the pressure up in the second half and scored four more goals to humiliate the Kerala-side.

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120th "Osian's" Durand Cup | Qualifiers | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi: Jammu&Kashmir Bank 2-0 Oil India Limited, Duliajan Goals: 1-0,2-0 Bilal Ahmad Wani (38',79' pen). Match Report: Jammu&Kashmir Bank pulled-off a great win against favourites Oil India Limited, while going past the Oilmen 2-0. Both teams played well and showed skillful football, but it was finally Jammu&Kashmir Bank who kept their cool and utilized from their numerous counter-attacks. An inspiring performance by the J&K goalkeeper Vikramjeet Singh was a moral booster for the whole team. Singh denied at least three big chances of the Oil India Limited team. Jammu&Kashmir Bank took the lead in 38th minute, when one of their quick counter-attacks was successfully finished by striker Bilal Ahmad Wani. J&K Bank secured the lead for his team, when he denied Oil India's Durga Boro to score in the 74th and 84th minutes. The second goal of the match came in the 79th minute, when Oil India goalkeeper Jitu Chetri brought down Bilal Ahmad Wani in the box. Wani took the responsibility to take the penalty and made no mistake.

Bangalore Super Division: BEML (EM) 2-0 Oriental FC - Goals: 1-0 Govinda (30'), 2-0 Wilfred (37').
Bangalore 'A' Division: Dharmaraja Union 5-5 Reserve Bank of India, Bangalore
2nd Manipur State League: Southern Sporting Union 0-1 NISA - Goal: 0-1 O Pritam Singh (67').
2nd Manipur State League: Eastern Sporting Union 1-1 RACC, Churachandpur - Goals: 0-1 Michael (38'), 1-1 E Amit Kumar (78').
2nd Manipur State League: Tiddim Road Athletic Union 5-1 Phoudel Youth Club - Goals: 1-0,3-0,4-1 L Bijukumar (32',52',59'), 2-0,5-1 Lunminlal Khongsai (44',60'), 1-3 Deved Ngaite.
2nd Manipur State League: NEROCA 4-0 All-Moirang FA - Goals: 1-0 H Chakravati (23'), 2-0 M Meino (26', own Goal), 3-0,4-0 Paosat Vaiphei (43',80').
2nd Manipur State League: United Sports Association, Khurai 1-3 Kakching FC - Goals: 0-1,1-2 M Bijen Singh (25',49'), 1-1 S Dinakumar (30'), 1-3 Joseph Thanghinlal (90+').
Mumbai Elite Division - Group A: Dena Bank 0-4 Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers - Goals: 0-1 Bhagavan Badani (6'), 0-2 Lawrence Dias (11'), 0-3 Kailash Patil (41'), 0-4 Nizel D'Souza (57').

::: Baichung stays positive and says India can do it! :::
by WorldSpace / Total Sports Asia: India's football captain, Baichung Bhutia, says the national team are still optimistic despite trailing Lebanon 4-1 after the first leg of their World Cup qualifier in Saida. Baichung is a weekly guest on PLAY, India's only fully-dedicated sports radio station which can be found on Channel 520 on the WorldSpace Satellite Radio network.
Baichung usually gives PLAY his analysis on the preceding weekend's English Premier League matches but clearly, this week, his thoughts were much closer to home. Speaking ahead of this crucial second leg match, Baichung sounded confident of the team's chances.
"The preparation has been good. If you look at the (previous) game and the scoreline, it gives you a completely different picture. But at the moment, we've been working hard."
The second leg takes place on Sunday October 28 in Chennai but Baichung feels the 3-0 scoreline, that would see India go through, is perfectly possible.
"It will be a very difficult game but we are confident that we can get 3 goals. It's not going to be easy but hopefully, if everything goes perfectly, we can get 3 goals - it's definitely possible."
"There is pressure for us to win by the 3-0 margin but we've got to play our natural game and see what happens."
The Asian Football Confederation, felt that facilities at the usual Indian football hotbeds were not up to scratch so the Nehru Stadium in Chennai has been chosen as the venue for this match. Baichung concedes it will not quite be the same as in Goa, Kolkata or even Delhi but he approves of the ground.
"We might not have the same atmosphere... but I think ground-wise, weather-wise, the conditions are good though I don't feel they will give us any extra advantage."
On tactics for this match, Baichung pointed out specific areas the team needed to improve on if they wanted to advance in the qualifiers.
"It will be more attacking football but at the same time, we don't want to concede a goal because it will be impossible to get back into the match. We'll bring in a few more attacking players but our strategy and formation will be the same. I think we've really got to work on dead-ball situations and aerial balls. That's where we conceded most of the goals in Lebanon."
Baichung was given a chance to send a message to Indian football fans before this match and he was upbeat.
"We are positive and I'm sure the fans would stay positive as well. It's a difficult match to win by a 3 goal margin but at the same time it's not impossible. I think a little bit of luck is required as well - an early goal is going to help us in a big way. Sometimes there are matches when everything goes perfectly and I hope the 28th is going to be one of those matches for us."
Baichung ended the interview on a positive note.
"I feel we will win this match but the margin, well, I hope it will be 3-0, 4-1 or 5-1 but I think we will have a good performance and we will win."

::: Punjab U19 Team trials :::
The Punjab FA will hold open trials for the Punjab State U19 team, who are set to take part the 44th Dr. B.C. Roy Trophy (U19 Nationals) in Gurgaon and Faridabad, Haryana from November 14 to 30. The trials would be held at the Football Ground of Guru Nanak College, Phagwara on October 26 at 08.30 IST. The male probables intending to give trials have to be born on or after January 1, 1990 are only eligible, must bring with them their original date of birth certificates.

::: The 3rd edition of the PIFA Skills Contest was won by Calvin Lobo :::
The PIFA Skills contest held at the St.Xavier's football ground on October 21 was attended by 209 children aged between 7-16 years from all over Mumbai
This contest was organised by PIFA and the entry was free of cost. It is aimed at identifying young talent especially from the less privileged strata of society. PIFA believes that the drive and determination to succeed in football will be found in these children and it is for us to nurture, guide and train them in the right method.
The format of the contest was similar to that organised by the Bobby Charlton Soccer & Sports Academy in Manchester. The children had to complete four tests before qualifying for the final test. The four elements of the game tested were - shooting, dribbling, passing and ball control. The tests had a very transparent scoring system and children progressed into the next test on achieving marks above the cut-off scores, 600 points after four tests.
Ajay Kajania and Rolfred Couthino held the record score of 800 points in 2005, Tejas Raut scored 770 points in 2006. David Beckham scored 1100 when he was 11 at Bobby Charlton Soccer School skills contest. This year the record was broken by winner - Calvin Lobo (11) from Beacon High and a PIFA Student at the Bandra center with a fantastic score of 960 points. The runner up was Ajil Almeida (16) from Holy Cross Convent School with a score of 890 points.
PIFA Director and UEFA licenced coach Nirvan Shah had this to say, "The contest is an ideal platform to discover talented youth such as Calvin Lobo and Ajil Almeida, both of them had the right temperament and could performed extremely well under pressure"
They top two won a goodies bag from NIKE.
The top 10 contestants will be sponsored by Dr.Francis Saldhana from the USA at their international camp to be held at Karnatak Sports from November 3 to 6.
NIKE was the official football for the PIFA Skills Contest.

October 22

RESULTS & NEWS

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120th "Osian's" Durand Cup | Qualifiers | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi: Garhwal Heroes, Delhi 0-0,4-5 Hindustan FC, Delhi [on penalties] Goals: none Match Report: Hindustan FC posted their second win in the qualifying round of the 120th "Osian's" Durand Cup by defeating their city-rivals Garhwal Heroes 5-4 on penalties, after the regular-time ended in a goalless draw. Hindustan FC was not playing with full flow compared to their last game, but they were lucky to pull-off a win in this match. Both teams were evenly balanced. Hindustan FC were the one who created more chances, but failed to score a goal against the experienced Garhwal defence. The match went into the tie-breaker, where Manish, Jagbandhu, Gurung, Nathan and Harvinder scored for Hindustan FC, whiel Pandey, Devesh, Kamei and Inderjeet did the same on the other side. Bernard Oparanozie, Hindustan FC coach: "We don't have any ground to practice and this is causing us very much. The team needs practice, but due to the lack of a ground our performance is not up to the mark."

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120th "Osian's" Durand Cup | Qualifiers | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi: Corps of Signals, Goa 0-3 Border Security Force, Jalandhar Goals: 0-1 PH Boy Singh (65'), 0-2 Harjit Singh Jr. (84)', 0-3 Sarabjit Singh (90+3'). Match Report: The Border Security Force defeated Corps of Signals, Goa 3-0 in the qualifying round of the 120th "Osian's" Durand Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium. As expected BSF outplayed their opponent and booked their place in next round. In the first half, BSF as well as Corps of Signals didn't make too much moves and were blocked 0-0 at half-time. Soon after the lemon-break BSF paced up their game and found the opener through PH Boy Singh, who converted a Santosh Kujur cross from the left flank in the 65th minute. This gave the BSF players new confidence and they had the upper hand for the rest of the game. They utilized their supremacy and further increased their tally, when a brilliant strike by Harjit Singh Jr. found the target in 84th minute. Sarabjit Singh added another goal in the dying minutes to make the final score 3-0.

Bangalore Super Division: Karnataka State Police 2-0 CIL - Goals: 1-0 Karthik (63'), 2-0 Arun (80').
Bangalore 'A' Division: AGORC, Bangalore 3-0 Universal FC - Goals: 1-0 Kewal (9'), 2-0,3-0 Imanakhum (71',74').
Mumbai Elite Division - Group A: Bank of India 0-2 Mumbai United - Goals: 0-1 Diego Fernandez (41'), 0-2 Abdul Gani Olewaly (87').

::: MCM DAV Club win Deepak Kapania Trophy :::
Scoring more number of goals in the four-team round robin league paved the way for MCM DAV Club to clinch the Chandigarh Senior Women Football Championship for the Deepak Kapania Memorial Trophy organised by the Chandigarh FA at the St Stephen's School ground in Sector 45 here today.
MCM DAV Club and St Stephen's Club today played an interesting but goalless draw and split points in the last league fixture they were tied with seven points apiece. However, MCM DAV emerged victorious as they have scored 11 goals and conceded one goal in three matches.
In their earlier league matches, MCM DAV Club had beaten DAV Senior Secondary School Club, Sector 8 by 3-1 and routed Carmel Convent by 8-0. They have 11 goals to their credit and one against.
St Stephen's Club in their league programme had trounced Carmel Convent by 8-0 and defeated DAVSSS Club by 1-0. As MCM DAV had 11 goals in their favour in comparison to nine by St Stephen's, the former got the custody of the Deepak Kapania Trophy.
Both teams had chances to score but a goal eluded them due to lack of shooting power. On a number of occasions, MCM DAV forwards had a close look at the St Stephen's goal but their forwards lacked direction in their shooting. They either shot wide or ballooned their shots. Jaspreet and Pooja were more culprit in muffing the chances which came their way.
St Stephen's star striker Shikha Sharma was closely shadowed by the MCM DAV Club defence. Left winger Rubal also failed to make much impression and was substituted by Sonam. St Stephen's had few opportunities which their forwards failed to capitalise on.
Earlier, DAV Senior Secondary School Club-8 finished third after beating Carmel Convent School, Sector 9 by 3-0. Kanchan (17th), Kamla (20th) and Neha (33rd) contributed one goal each for DAVSSS Club.
Sharika Kaul (Carmel Convent), Monika (DAVSSSC-8), Amanpreet Kaur (St Stephen's Club) and Nisha (MCM DAV Club) were declared the best players of the tournament. Chandigarh Football Association senior vice-president DSP Jagbir Singh distributed the prizes.

October 21

RESULTS & NEWS

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120th "Osian's" Durand Cup | Qualifiers | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi: ONGC, Mumbai 1-2 Amity United FC Goals: 0-1 Parveen Arora (32'), 1-1 Jatin Singh Bisht (54'), 1-2 Samuel (90'). Match Report: Amity United FC pulled a major upset in the qualifying round of the 120th "Osian's" Durand Cup, while defeating ONGC 2-1. United played with spirit and emerged as winners in today's encounter, which was the most competitive match of the qualifiers so far. United's Danny, Parveen and Tushar played very well and are the player to watch for in the next matches. Parveen converted a pass by Danny to open the scoring for Amity United in the 11th minute. The score-line remained 1-0 till the lemon-break. After the break ONGC increased their pace and soon found the target to level the score. Jatin Singh Bisht was the one who gave ONGC some new hope in the 55th minute. ONGC had even several chances to take the lead, but failed to convert their chances. Amity United's capitalized from ONGC's inability to score and Samuel netted the winning goal. The referee had a quite though match and had to show seven yellow cards - six of them to Amity United players. After the match Amity United manager Rohit Parasher said: "I am happy with the performance, but not from the technical point of view! Yes, I'm also definitely disappointed about the team getting so many yellow cards. There were some bookings, which we should have avoided - but we didn't!"

Bangalore Super Division: Postal Department 0-2 MEG - Goals: 0-1 Santosh (19'), 0-2 D Thapa (90').
Bangalore 'A' Division: Nationals FC 4-1 Sri Gajanana - Goals: Robin D'Souza, Kiran, Shyam, D Kumar; Ravi Kiran.
Goa Professional League: Churchill Brothers SC 2-3 Salgaocar SC - Goals: 0-1 Shylo Malswam Tulunga, 0-2,0-3 Milagres Gonsalves, 1-3 D Raju, 2-3 Odafe Onyeka Okolie.
Goa Professional League: Sporting Clube de Goa 0-2 Dempo SC - Goals: 0-1,0-2 Ranty Martins Soleye (8',77').
2nd Manipur State League: Manipur Police SC 1-2 YWC, Thambalkhong - Goals: 1-0 Ng Jenendra tapped (14'), 1-1 Kh Bobichand (54'), 1-2 S Herojit (62').
Mumbai Elite Division - Group A: Western Railway 0-0 Maharashtra State Police - Goals: none.

::: Stephen's and MCM DAVC to fight for Kapania Trophy :::
A keen tussle is on cards as strong contenders St Stephen's Club take on talented MCM DAV Club in their last four-team round robin fixture on the final day of the Chandigarh Senior Women Football Championship for Deepak Kapania Memorial Trophy being organised by the Chandigarh Football Association at the St Stephen's School ground in Sector 45 here tomorrow at 11 a.m.
St Stephen's and MCM DAV have recorded two successive victories from as many matches in the round robin league. MCM DAV have so far netted 11 goals and conceded one. St Stephen's Club have so far scored nine goals and have not conceded any goals in two league matches.. MCM DAV Club enjoy one-goal advantage over St Stephen's before the last league encounter tomorrow which will decide the winners and runners-up.
Before the final league match on the final day on Monday, DAV Senior Secondary School Club of Sector 8 are pitted against Carmel Convent School, Sector 9 for the third and fourth positions.
In today's league matches, MCM DAV Club snatched full points at the expense of Carmel Convent School, Sector 9 whom they thrashed by 8-0. MCM DAV Club have logged six full points from two outings.
Jasdeep was the star performer for MCM DAV Club as she contributed four goals. Jasdeep put her team ahead in the seventh minute. She also scored her team's third (35th), sixth (47th) and seventh (49th) goals. Two of her goals came from long powerful range shots. Left winger Pooja struck in the 17th and 40th minutes. Parminder (45th) and Semar (55th) netted one goal each to swell the winners' tally.
Though Carmel Convent lost by a big margin, it must go to their credit that they did not abjectly surrendered. A depleted Carmel Convent continued to fight till the long whistle. Some of the Carmel Convent players have gone to Bhubneshwar to represent Chandigarh in the All India Football Association Girls Under-13 Sports Festival.
MCM DAV had beaten DAVSSS Club, Sector 8 by 3-1 in their opening match yesterday.
St Stephen's Club, who had routed Carmel Convent by 8-0 in their opening league encounter, today eked out a narrow 1-0 win over spirited DAV Club, Sector 8. The all-important goal was scored by Simran Sidhu with a long shot in the 40th minute.
Tomorrow's fixtures: Carmel Convent vs DAVSSS Club-8 (9 a.m.); St Stephen's vs MCM DAV Club (11 a.m).

October 20

RESULTS & NEWS

AFC Womens Asia Cup 2008 - Qualifiers Round 1 - Gurgaon: INDIA 3-1 Iran
Goals: 0-1 Fereshteh Karimi (9'), 1-1 Oinam Bem Bem Devi (15'), 2-1 Nangom Bala Devi (29'), 3-1 Lal Varmoi Hmar (80').

INDIA: Ronibala Chanu Lourembem, Madhu Kumari, Romi Devi Ashem, Thoi Devi Ash (52' Ansha), Nameirakpam Geeta Rani Chanu, Lal Varmoi Hmar (90'+ Vasanthy Somu), Gitanjali Kuntia, Oinam Bem Bem Devi, Nangom Bala Devi, Pinky Bompal Magar, Sasmita Malick.
IRAN: Zohreh Koudaei, Seyedeh Azar, Koueistan Khosravi, Sohella Lorestani, Fatemah Arzhangi, Fereshteh Karimi, Nasimeh Golami (48' Neda Abdollahzadeh), Masoomeh Jahanchi (46' Bayan Mahmoudi), Sohila Molmole, Zahra Ghanbari, Katayoun Khosrowyar.

REFEREE: Huijun Niu (China).

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120th "Osian's" Durand Cup | Qualifiers | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi: City FC, Delhi 2-1 Assam Regimental Centre Goals: 0-1 Vula (20'), 1-1 Athing (43'), 2-1 Ranjeev Saini (83'). Match Report: City FC registered a win against Assam Regimental Centre in the qualifying round of the 120th "Osian's" Durand Cup. The Delhi-side are the third team from the capital city to advance to the next round. City goalkeeper Th Thesin was the "Man of the Match" with several brilliant saves. Thesin denied the Assam Regimental Centrefrom scoring at least 3 goals. The Regimentals took the lead through Vula in the 20th minute, but City FC was able to equalize in 43rd minute when Athing found the target. The scor line remained 1-1 till half-time. A 25-yard shot by City stopper Ranjeev Saini found its way to the net in the 83rd minute and resulted in the all-deciding winning goal for the Delhi club. After the match City FC Tarun Roy stated: "I am happy with the team performance. Our team didn't have much time to practice. Our goalkeeper Thesin was terrific and outstanding today and emerged as a match winner." City FC will face the winner of the New Delhi Heroes vs Indian Nationals FC match in the next round.

Bangalore Super Division: BEL SC 2-1 Department of Youth Services&Sports - Goals: -.
Bangalore 'A' Division: HMT 0-3 BHEL (EPD) - Goals: -.
Goa Professional League: Vasco SC 5-0 Raia Sporting Club - Goals: Joy Ferrao (2x), Menino Fernandes, Alvito Rodrigues, Agnelo D'Souza.
Goa Professional League: MPT Sports Council 1-3 Velsao Pale SC - Goals: Wilfred Gomes; Ivo Fernandes (2x), Donald Rocha.
Mumbai Elite Division - Group A: Bank of India 1-3 Akbar Travels - Goals: 0-1 Okuwalum Ezekel (24'), 0-2 Dinu M Kumar (28'), 0-3 Tijumon Daibarach (59'), 1-3 Anees Rawapher (74').
Mumbai Elite Division - Group B: Union Bank of India 7-0 Central Railway - Goals: 1-0,5-0,6-0 Krishna M Naidu (24',76',83'), 2-0,3-0,4-0,7-0 Francisco Salim (54',58',69',86').

8th NSF Martyr Trophy, Kohima - Final: Nagaland Police B 1-0 Dimapur Youth Club - Goals: 1-0 Yapang (90'+3').
Yapang of Nagaland Police B scored from a freekick in the 93rd minute (extra time) to help 10-men Nagaland Police B Team beat Dimapur Youth Club 1-0 to lift the 8th NSF Martyrs' Memorial Trophy on Saturday at the ongoing NSF Martyrs' Memorial Trophy played here at DDSC Stadium.
In the first half, NP's defender Kabi John cleared the ball in the 3rd minute after it hit keeper Vikehie. In the 10th minute DYC striker Chumben's attempt hit the post while NP's Viliebizo attempt was saved by DYC keeper Akavi. The match referee Lhousavotuo showed a red card to Mantok of Nagaland Police after he brought down DYC's Chumben in the 30th minute, earlier Mantok was also shown a yellow card in the 23rd minute after he kick the ball which had hit which hit a DYC's defender.
In the second half, DYC's Kabi John attempt was saved by NP's keeper Vikehie, DYC Sakus in the 51st minute also hit the back of the net. In the 55th minute NP's Viliebizo powerful right footer was blocked by DYC keeper Akavi. Nagaland Police substitute Asa in the 59th minute made a pass, However, Beilie Rio failed to score as he slipped and fell down. The next minute Saku of DYC also failed to score a goal. The match was officiated by Lhousavotuo as the main referee, Bentilo and Shihoto Shohe as assistant referees, Ketholetuo as the fourth referee and Shiyito Achumi as the match commissioner.
The All Nagaland Football Referee Association, president, L Khezhie also awarded referee Lhousavotuo of Kohima District who refereed the final match as the best referee of the tournament, based on recommendation from the match commissioner Shiyito Achumi. Lhousavotuo was gifted with a football boot.
Earlier, parliamentary secretary for CAWD, Hewoto Awomi who graced the closing function exhorted the teams to play with "utmost discipline." He also said that "a game is wonderful if the loser can accept defeat gracefully." Hewoto also donated Rs. 100,000 to the organizer on behalf of MLA Atomi, DMC councilloors and party workers. He also donated Rs. 10,000 each to both the team playing in the final and also Rs. 5000 to K. N. Kele Angami, pastor, Phevima Baptist Church who offered invocation.
The organizers also informed that the Angami Public Organization and Angami Gazetted Officers Krotho had donated Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 10,000 each to the organizers.
The tournament also came to a close after Seyielhoutuo, co-convenor, NSF Martyrs' Memorial Trophy un-hoist the flag.
Roko Angami, state football coach who was also spotted at the venue said he was there to spot new talents for the state team.

::: 2nd Manipur State League from tomorrow :::
The 2nd edition of the Manipur State League will kick-off on Sunday with Manipur Police SC facing Youth Welfare Club, Thambalkhong. The league successfully launched last year under Vision India's - Manipur Programme will see a doubling of the prize money to Rs 200,000 for the league champions and Rs 100,000 for the runners-up. Also a fair play trophy would be introduced with Rs 50,000 as the winning purse.
Meanwhile the 12 participating clubs will be happy to hear that all of them have been promised to receive Rs 25,000 as financial support to take care of costs involved. This has been one of the main demands by the clubs and the All-Manipur FA to enable a smooth running of the league.

::: Stephen's and MCM DAV record wins :::
St Stephen's Club and MCM DAV Club recorded victories in contrasting styles in the four-team round robin league of the Chandigarh Senior Women Football Championship for Deepak Kapania Memorial Trophy being organised by the Chandigarh Football Association at the St Stephen's School ground in Sector 45 here today.
Playing with a plan, St Stephen's Club handed out an 8-0 drubbing to Carmel Convent School, Sector 9 in the first league fixture. Later, in another league match, MCM DAV Club overcame a stiff challenge from DAV SSS Club by 3-1.
MCM DAV Club dominated the first half and were able to take 3-0 lead. However, DAVSSS Club shifted goalkeeper Anupriya as her regular position as striker. That enlivened the proceedings with DAVSSS forwards launching a number of counter attacks. Their moves bore fruits in the 38th minute. Kamla sent a long volley into the box. Anupriya trapped it and banged home the lone goal of DAVSSS Club. Thereafter MCM DAV Club defence thwarted DAV SSS Club moves.
Earlier, MCM DAV Club launched attack in the 10th minute with Pooja sending a good cross into the box and burly Anjana Dogra capitalised on the pass to give her team the lead. Maintaining their pressure, MCM DAV Club doubled the margin in the 20th minute. This Nisha sent a defence-splitting pass to Pooja to do the rest. MCM DAV Club got their third goal through Jasdeep in the 27th minute.
Earlier, St Stephen's Club defeated Carmel Convent School by 8-0. The highlight of the one-sided match three goals each by Sonam (3rd, 8th, 21st) and Simran (26th, 30th, 42nd). Shikha (16th) and Meenakshi (29th) contributed one goal each as St Stephen's Club registered a cakewalk victory.
Tomorrow, the league matches will begin at 9.30 a.m.

::: Tanvi to lead Chandigarh :::
Tanvi Bhargava of Sacred Heart, Sector 26 will lead a 17-member Chandigarh team in the All India Football Association Girls Under-13 Festival at Bhubneshwar from October 22 to 31, according to Chandigarh Football Association president Ravinder Talwar. The team will leave tomorrow by air.
The squad: Tanvi Bhargava (Sacred Heart-26), Tanya Sharma (Sacred Heart-26), Ekta Kochar Geisinger (Camel Convent-9), Aditya Chakrabarti (Carmel Convent-9), Shaira Bedi (Vivek High School), Arushi Lal (Vivek High School), Tanya Singh (Saupin's School-32), Kishmita Sachdeva (Saupin's School-32), Neeti Sood (Saupin's School-32), Navreet Kaur (Saupin's School-32), Jaspreet Kaur Rishi (Carmel Convent-9), Manya Setia (Carmel Convent), Meghna Bhasin (Carmel Convent-9), Saloni Mimani (Vivek High School).
Officials: Scott Geisinger (coach), Manmohan Kaur (assistant coach), Satpal Sidhu (doctor).

October 19

RESULTS & NEWS

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120th "Osian's" Durand Cup | Qualifiers | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi: Hindustan FC, Delhi 4-0 11th Gorkha Rifles Goals: 1-0 Daniel (15'), 2-0 Manish Mathani (73'), 3-0,4-0 Mahendra (83',90+1'). Match Report: It seems that the hay days of Delhi football has gone and the good days are back again. Proving this point Hindustan FC advanced against 11th Gorkha Rifles in the qualifying round of the 120th "Osian's" Durand Cup. From the beginning on Hindustan FC dominated the game and took the lead in the 15th minute, while Daniel found the target. The scoreline remained the same till half-time. In the second half the Hindustan players increased the pace of the game. Captain Manish Mathani converted a 45-yard strike to increase the lead in the 73rd minute. Substitute Mahendra, who replaced Manpreet Brar, scored two more goals for the Delhi-side and made the match a comfortable one for the home side. After the match Hindustan FC coach Bernard Oparanozie said: "I am happy with the score line but not very happy with team performance. The team is capable of performing better than this."

Bangalore Super Division: SAI, Bangalore 0-2 LRDE - Goals: 0-1 Saravana Lokesh (65'), 0-2 Solomon Raj (71').
Bangalore 'A' Division: Nationals FC 1-1 South Western Railway Institute - Goals: 0-1 Johnson (80'), 1-1 Shankar (90').
Mumbai Elite Division - Group B: Mumbai Customs 0-5 Bengal Mumbai FC - Goals: 0-1 Saad Mohamed Ansari (36'), 0-2 Nazimullah (48'), 0-3,0-5 Amolo (64',85'), 0-4 Sakil Sekh (74').
Mumbai Elite Division - Group B: Central Railway 0-4 Mumbai FC - Goals: 0-1 Noel Wilson (16'), 0-2 Aseem Kutty (50'), 0-3,0-4 Michael Osei (63',78').

::: DAVSSS-8 girls qualify for Deepak Kampania Trophy :::
DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 recorded a runaway 6-0 victory over Government Senior Secondary School, Khuda Lahora and qualified for the four-team league of the Chandigarh Senior Women Football Championship for the Deepak Kampania Memorial Trophy being conducted by the Chandigarh Football Association at the St Stephen's School ground in Sector 45 here today.
DAVSSS-8 joined St Stephen's School-45, MCM DAV College, Sector 36 and Carmel Convent, Sector 9 in the four-team round robin league.
Dominating throughout the match, DAV Senior Secondary School were awarded two penalties which they converted in a swift action. The DAV SSS girls opened their account in the third minute when Kanchan sent a good cross from the right flank and Rekha tapped it nicely.
Maintaining their pressure, DAVSSS struck two goals through Neha in the sixth and eighth minutes to established a commanding 3-0 lead. In the 12th minute, DAVSSS were awarded a penalty as a GSSS Khuda Lahora defenderhandled the ball inside the prohibited area. Monica converted it with ease. Then Kanchan (20th) and Gurpreet (23rd, penalty) added more goals to increase the victory margin for DAVSSS.
On resumption, Khuda Lahora School girls gave improved performance but failed to match the skills of DAVSSS girls.
Earlier, cricket Dronacharya Desh Prem Azad inaugurated the tournament. He was introduced to the players. Before the match, one-minute silence was observed in memory of Deepak Kampania.
Tomorrow the league matches will begin at 9 a.m.

October 18

RESULTS & NEWS

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120th "Osian's" Durand Cup | Qualifiers | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi: New Delhi Heroes 3-1 Bihar Regimental Centre Goals: 1-0 Harrison (7'), 2-0 Harvinder Singh Sr. (19'), 3-0 Harvinder Singh Jr. (58'), 3-1 MA Tudu (86'). Match Report: The 120th Osian's Durand Cup began today and who better to kick the ball rolling, quite literally, than the Osian's New Delhi Heroes, who also made their debut in the Osian's Durand Cup today. On the opening day of the knockout qualifiers at Dr. Ambedkar Stadium, the Osian's New Delhi Heroes ousted the Bihar Regiment 3 - 1 in the inaugural match. The Osian's New Delhi Heroes was clearly the better team and seemed in great form as they scored two spectacular goals in the first half of the match and sent Bihar Regiment reeling under immense pressure. Harrison drew blood the first time at the 7th minute and Harvinder Sr. scored in the 18th minute. The pressure only built up subsequently and in spite of some nail biting moments, no goals were scored for a while. The third jolt for the Bihar Regiment came at the 57th minute, when Osian's New Delhi Heroes' Harvinder Jr. kicked the ball into the net. The sole goal for Bihar Regiment was scored by an 87th minute strike by M.A. Tudu. The young players of the Osian's New Delhi Heroes showed great coordination and gave their supporters plenty of opportunities to cheer. Chima Okorie, the Coach for the Osian's New Delhi Heroes Club said, "It was the boys' inaugural match and they did a professional job, but I have great expectations of them and even though they won the match today, I look forward to a much better performance next time." 18 teams are participating in the qualifying (knockout) round and they have been divided into two groups. The top two teams from each group will then be promoted to the final knock out stage thereby joining the twelve elite clubs already slated for the final round. These 16 teams will then be divided into two groups. The frontrunner team of each group will then lock horns in the finals on 8th November.

Bangalore Super Division: BEML (EM) 9-0 Royals SC - Goals: 0-1,0-8 Khalender (5',69'), 0-2 Wilfred (16'), 0-3,0-7 Govinda (38',67'), 0-4,0-5 Gopi (48',58'), 0-6 Obinna Winner (62'), 0-9 Madan (81').
Bangalore 'A' Division: Government Press 1-6 Rail Wheel Factory - Goals: 0-1,0-2,0-3 Satish (17',42',60'), 1-3 Sudhakar (66'), 1-4 Naveen Babu (79'), 1-5 Sugandar (83'), 1-6 Rajan (90+1').
Mumbai Elite Division - Group A: Mumbai United 2-0 Kenkre Football Academy - Goals: 1-0,2-0 Umesh Sharma (59',62').

::: 120th "Osian's" Durand Cup kicked-off today :::
The qualifying round of the 120th "Osian's" Durand Cup is being played from October 18 to 28 and the tournament proper will be played from October 30 to November 8.
Due to the fixtures problems caused by the reorganised World Cup qualifiers, the organisers have very little time to organise and run the tournament. This has forced the organisers to go for a simple knockout format with 12 teams seeded into the pre-quarterfinal stage, while four other teams join them from the qualifiers. But the tournament has been weakened by the forced absence of the Calcutta Maidan giants - East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, Mohammedan Sporting - due to Calcutta Premier League engagements at the time.
The total prize money has been increased to Rs 2 Million with the champions taking home Rs 800,000 while the runners-up would get Rs 600,000.
Following teams have been seeded into the pre-quarterfinal stage: Dempo SC, JCT, Mahindra United, Churchill Brothers SC, Sporting Clube de Goa, Air-India, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Salgaocar SC, Viva Kerala, Army XI, Punjab Police, Tata Football Academy,

October 17

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Bangalore Super Division: Army Service Corps 1-2 Southern Blues FC - Goals: 0-1 Ashok (62'), 1-1 Ramesh (71'), 1-2 Sourav Das (76').
Bangalore 'A' Division: Tilak Memorial - Bangalore United FC || match not held due to lack of referee's
Mumbai Elite Division - Group A: Akbar Travels 2-1 Maharashtra State Police - Goals: 1-0 Dinesh Singh (10'), 2-0 LS Sivadath Rony (38'), 2-1 Santosh Telang (53').
Mumbai Elite Division - Group B: Union Bank of India 0-0 Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers - Goals: none.

::: AIFF announces INDIA Women's squad :::
The AIFF has released the Indian squad list for the AFC Womens Asia Cup 2008 qualifiers against Iran. The first-leg match will be played at the Tau Devilal Stadium, Gurgaon on Saturday, while the return-leg will take place in Teheran on October 27.
INDIA:
Goalkeepers: Ronibala Chanu Lourembem (Manipur), Prashanthi Pradhan.
Defenders: Madhu Kumari (Bihar), Romi Devi Ashem (Manipur), Lal Varmoi Hmar (Manipur), Nameirakpam Geeta Rani Chanu (Manipur), Thoi Devi Ash (Manipur), Alochana Senapati (West Bengal), Gulti Choudhury (West Bengal), Jayanti Barua, Ansha.
Midfielders: Gitanjali Kuntia (Orissa), Oinam Bem Bem Devi (Manipur), Nangom Bala Devi (Manipur), Gayatri Mallick (West Bengal), Rinku Ghosh (West Bengal), Pinky Bompal Magar (Orissa), Amoolya Jayaram.
Forwards: Sasmita Malick (West Bengal), Domiana Gomendes (Goa), Shilpy Deb (West Bengal), Jagdeep Kaur (Punjab), Vasanthy Somu.
Officials: Premkanta Singh (Coach), Kuntala Ghosh Dastidar (Assistant Coach), Chitra Jayaram (Goalkeeper Coach), Dharini Sivakumar (Team Doctor), Lakshmi Thyagarajan (Physiotherapist), Renukalakshmi (Manager).

::: Pradeep & Ajayan get Kerala cash awards :::
Indian international footballers NP Pradeep and Krishnan Nair Ajayan, who both hail from Kerala, where handed over cash awards by the Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan for being part of the Indian national football team which had won the Nehru Cup in August 2007. While Ajayan got Rs 100,000; Pradee received Rs 300,000 for scoring the winner in the finals of the tournament against Syria.

October 16

RESULTS & NEWS

4th Military World Games, Hyderabad - Football - Quarterfinal: INDIA 0-0,0-1 Egypt [extratime] - Goal: 0-1 Abdul Naser (101').

Bangalore Super Division: Oriental FC 0-7 Karnataka State Police - Goals: 0-1 Karthik (14'), 0-2,0-4 Archan (18',37'), 0-3,0-6,0-7 Sampath Kumar (36',67',86'), 0-5 Karthigen (56').
Bangalore 'A' Division: HMT 3-3 Reserve Bank of India, Bangalore - Goals: 0-1 Ramesh Babu (36'), 1-1 Muthu (48'), 1-2 Roshan (55'), 2-2 Benjamin (57'), 2-3 Rajan Wilfy (67'), 3-3 Vikram (78').
Mumbai Elite Division - Group B: Central Railway 1-1 Bengal Mumbai FC - Goals: 1-0 Soccero Velho (86'), 1-1 Adam Benson (90+1').
Mumbai Elite Division - Group B: Mumbai FC 6-0 Dena Bank - Goals: 0-1,0-3 Dane Pereira (45',77'), 0-2 Papiah Jagadish Kumar (59'), 0-4 Jerome Sebastian (81'), 0-5,0-6 Alex Ambrose (83',90+1').

U17 Subroto Cup School Football Tournament, Delhi - Final: National Cadet Corps, Aizawl; Nagaland 1-0 Sagarbhanga High School, Durgapur; West Bengal - Goal: 1-0 MS Dawngzela (47').

12th Sujit Narzary Gold Cup, Kokrajhar - Final: Assam Rifles 5-0 TRAU, Manipur

::: Zico talks about Indian football :::
Brazilian football legend Zico's comments about Indian football have come into sharp focus following India's 1-4 rout against Lebanon in an away World Cup qualifier last week. Zico, who led Japan to the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany, told the Mumbai-based All Sports Magazine in an exclusive interview that the Indian national team will have to improve a lot if they are to have ambitions in Asia. The extremely skilled midfielder who played in three World Cups, was basing his observations on Japan's qualifier against India in the lead up to the 2006 World Cup.
"The Indian national team was very young, they ran a lot but they were yet very innocent too, without quality... At any point of time, it was always easy for us (Japan) to control the match (in Kolkata). The Indian national team has to improve to have ambitions in Asia," he said in the interview published in the latest issue (October 2007) of All Sports Magazine.
Recalling his visit to the 'City of Joy' for the World Cup qualifier, Zico, who now coaches Turkish champion club Fenerbahce which is playing in the ongoing UEFA Champions League, said, "My experience was fantastic, the (Saltlake) stadium was very old, it reminded me of Maracanã back home. The reception was incredible, there were a lot of Indians shouting my name, carrying Brazilian flags. It was really a very beautiful party, and we won the match." He however regretted that he couldn't look around the city as he would have liked to as his team had to pack up and leave soon after.
In the interview Zico also speaks about Fenerbahce's chances in the ongoing Champions League, the star-studded teams and players who will light up the tournament, the Brazilian national team and the evolution of tactics in football. "I don't agree with certain methods such as the abusive use of fouls to break up plays. People should try to back great players, to valorize their talent and the artistry of play, not to prioritize the tactics," the highly skilled playmaker averred.

::: Goan Super Cup in November :::
The new Goan Super Cup would be held with the top four finishers of the ongoing Goa Pro League on November 15 and 18 at Duler ground and Tilak Maidan. League winners Dempo would face the team finishing fourth, while the second and third placed sides would face each other on November 15, while the two winners would face each other on November 18.

October 15

RESULTS & NEWS

::: IndianFootball.Com's International Perspective :::
Canada is surely not a country directly associated with football, but this North American country is slowly but surely developing its soccer as they call it.
Our Harmit Singh Kamboe had the chance to talk to the Media Manager of the Canadian Soccer Association, Richard Scott, and find out more on what their work is all about. Surely some ideas, which the AIFF and the state FA's in India could implement.
Click here to read the complete >>IndianFootball.Com International Perspective interview

Bangalore Super Division: ADE 0-1 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC - Goal: 0-1 Rajendra Prasad (41').
Bangalore 'A' Division: Nationals FC 2-2 AGORC, Bangalore - Goals: 0-1,2-2 Imamkhum (22',61'), 1-1 Shyam Kumar (30'), 2-1 Robin D'Souza (36').
Goa Professional League: Vasco SC 1-1 Velsao Pale SC - Goals: 0-1 Selrino Gonsalves (49'), 1-1 Menino Fernandes (88').

U14 Subroto Cup School Football Tournament, Delhi - Final: SAI Centre, Lucknow; Uttar Pradesh 1-1,4-3 Green Wood Higher Secondary School, Dimapur; Nagaland [penalties]

Sikkim Chief Minister's Cup, Namchi - Final: Chirag United SC 4-0 Bhutan XI - Goals: 1-0 Louis Nigi Ebami, 2-0 Theodore Sunday Wrobeh, 3-0,4-0 Shankar Oraon.
by Dr. Aniruddha Ghosh: The sleepy market town of Namchi in the mountains of South Sikkim, was unusually abuzz with football excitement from this morning. Namchi, 5500 ft above sea level, has an undeniable association with Indian football. It is houses the Namchi Sports Hostel, who nurse a football academy of repute. It also boasts of a football stadium, Alley Ground Stadium, renamed after Sikkim's most famous footballer, Baichung Bhutia .It is the only football stadium in India, named after a living soccer icon.
But today was something special. It was the finals of the All India Chief Minister's Cup 2007!
From the early afternoon, streams of people wound their way to the Baichung Stadium, to watch the finals, dubbed and promoted by the organizers as the 'Mini-SAF' Football tournament. One can hardly dispute the claim, for it was an international tournament with 13 teams from India, Nepal and Bhutan vying for the title honours. In the finals, local favourites Bhutan XI were to clash with Chirag United SC from Calcutta.
Namchi, in Bhutia language means 'sky - high'. But it wasn't the boys from Bhutan, but the fighting lads of the Calcutta outfit, Chirag United, who were sky high at Namchi in the finals. They trounced Bhutan XI 4-0 in a one sided final to lift the trophy.
Chirag dominated the match from the kick off, and had the title all sewn up, when they went 3-0 up at the breather. Nigerians, Louis Nigi Ebami and Theodore Sunday Wrobeh scored the first two goals. Shankar Oraon, a product of the SAIL-Mohun Bagan Football Academy, there after scored two goals, once in each half, to round off the tally!
It was an emphatic victory for Chirag United and further established their stake as one of the top notch football teams of the country. Incidentally it was the second tournament win for Chirag United this year. They had earlier lifted the century old Trades Cup in Calcutta at the start of the season.
The winners received the gorgeous trophy and Rs. 50,000 as prize money from the Sikkim Minister for Roads, DTL Lepcha. The Chirag striker, Theodore Sunday Wrobeh, was the highest scorer of the tournament, scoring five goals in three matches. The Chirag players had much to cheer, when Alokesh Kundu, on behalf of the officials, announced that the prize money was to be distributed among the victorious players. It was a good bonus for the team, ahead of the Pujas.
The team returns to Calcutta with the trophy on the morning of October 17.
Chirag United: Subhash Goswami, Dulal Biswas, Barun Oraon, Louis Nigi Ebami, R Dhanarajan, Surajit Chakraborty, Ashim Das Jr, Denson Devadas, Anjan Dey, Shankar Oraon, Theodore Sunday Wrobeh. Substitutes: Narugopal Hait, Ashim Das Sr, Maduako Francis Chibuze

28th Amba Medhi Cup, Mangaldoi - Final: Assam Rifles 3-1 Green Valley SC, Guwahati

Haryana State Junior Football Championship, Bawal - Final: Rewari 1-0 Hisar

::: INDIA U15 face tough Asian Qualifiers :::
Our INDIA U15 will face tough competition in the AFC U16 Championship qualifiers. They travel to Saudi Arabia later this month for the round robin Group B qualifiers.
As per the schedule our INDIA U15 boys face Sri Lanka (October 27) in their opening match, then Iraq (October 30), Lebanon (November 1), Saudi Arabia (November 4) and finally Bhutan (November 7).
Two out of the six nations will qualify for the AFC U16 Championships.

::: Goa FA ban on Churchill Brothers officials :::
After yesterday's post match attack by Churchill Brothers SC officials on match referee Anjulo Fernandes for not giving their club a penalty against Dempo SC, the Goa FA has decided to ban Churchill Brothers manager Denzie Ferrao and club official Ciabro Alemao for one year and inposed a fine of Rs 5,000 each on the two men and also on their club.
Trouble broke out as the match ended with Dempo SC's 2-1 victory resulting in the club winning the Goa Pro League title, which the Churchill Brothers officials thought had been taken away by the referee for not granting them a penalty late in the match.

October 14

RESULTS & NEWS

4th Military World Games, Hyderabad - Football - Group B: INDIA 1-0 Afghanistan - Goal: 1-0 Nguernilal Hmar (5', pen).
With today's victory INDIA have made it to the quarterfinal knockout stage.

Goa Professional League: Churchill Brothers SC 1-2 Dempo SC - Goals: 0-1 Clifton Gonsalves (9'), 1-1 Odafe Onyeka Okolie (36'), 1-2 Chidi Edeh (61').
Dempo SC have regained the Goa Professional League by beating closed rivals Churchill Brothers SC in their penultimate league match!

Bangalore Super Division: MEG 1-0 CIL - Goal: 1-0 Dhanji Singh (29').
Bangalore 'A' Division: Dharmaraja Union 6-2 Sri Gajanana - Goals: 1-0,2-0 Praveen (9',53'), 2-1 Harish (54'), 3-1 Suda (56'), 4-1 Mahesh (67'), 5-1,6-1 Sunny (69',81'), D Murali (90').
Goa Professional League: Salgaocar SC 1-0 Sporting Clube de Goa - Goal: 1-0 Felix Chimaokwu (35').
Mumbai Elite Division - Group A: Kenkre Football Academy 0-1 Maharashtra State Police - Goal: 0-1 Sandeep Badkar (59').

Friendly, Jamshedpur: Tata Football Academy 0-2 East Bengal Club - Goals: 0-1,0-2 McDonald Mukansi (21',??').
Red Card: Edmilson Marques Pardal (East Bengal).

::: 12th Assam Club Championships :::
The 12th Assam Club Championships for the district champions of the state would be held from December 8 at Bokakhat. Guwahati's Assam State Electricity Board are the defending champions.

October 13

RESULTS & NEWS

Bangalore Super Division: Royals SC 1-1 Department of Youth Services&Sports - Goals: 0-1 Kiran Kumar (22'), 1-1 Thamarai (58').
Bangalore 'A' Division: Universal FC 0-4 BHEL (EPD) - Goals: 0-1,0-2,0-4 Shoban (34',36',62'), 0-3 Dakshinamurthy (41').
Goa Professional League: Raia Sporting Club 2-0 MPT Sports Council - Goals: 1-0 Demola Simeon Adesanmi (20'), 2-0 Marcus Mascarenhas (89').
Mumbai Elite Division - Group B: Union Bank of India - Bengal Mumbai FC = match postponed
Mumbai Elite Division - Group B: Indian Navy 0-5 Mumbai FC - Goals: 1-0,3-0 Aseem Kutty (17',79'), 2-0 Bira Oraw (73'), 4-0 Noel Anthony Wilson (83'), 5-0 Papiah Jagadish Kumar (85').

::: Bhutan XI to clash with Chirag United in Finals :::
by Dr. Aniruddha Ghosh: Sikkim, West Bengal and Bhutan share territorial boundaries and a lot of socio-cultural interaction with each other. Thus fittingly maybe, the finals of the Sikkim Chief Minister's Cup 2007 will witness a clash between the Bhutan XI and Chirag United SC, West Bengal, to be played on the 15th of this month.
In the second semifinal of the tournament, played this afternoon at Namchi, Sikkim; Bhutan XI defeated Punjab Police, in the tie-breaker to set up the title clash with Chirag United. The two teams were locked 1-1 after the scheduled time, with Bhutan XI restoring parity after initially being a goal down. Punjab Police squandered not only two penalty kicks in the shoot out, but also their chance to figure in the finals of this prestigious tournament of the North-East.
The final promises to be an exciting affair. Chirag United, slowly but steadily, making their presence felt as the new third of the 'Big Three' football teams from Calcutta, will undoubtedly go all out to lift this Sikkim trophy, with a quasi-international flavour. This will put them at par, if not ahead of the team they are quietly displacing among the famed Calcutta triplet, Mohammedan Sporting, who recently won the Independence Cup in Assam.
The Chirag Coach for this tournament, Anjan Nath, exuded enough confidence, when contacted over phone this evening. Despite the non-availability of key midfielder Sasthi Duley, out of the finals due to a red card in the semis, he seemed confident of lifting the first trophy for his team in several months. With stopper Barun Oraon, goalie Subhash Goswami and striker Theodore Sunday Wrobeh having an excellent tourney, Anjan's confidence seems to be well placed.
But the Bhutan XI will be no push overs. Fresh from their victory over the tough Punjab Police outfit, they will play in the finals against a more fancied team, with a 'nothing to lose attitude'. This is what is worrying Anjan slightly.
Over all, the final promises to be a very exciting encounter! Will Chirag burn bright on Tuesday afternoon? Or will the Druk Dragon snuff out its flames? Let us all wait with baited breath!

::: 37th Malappuram District 'A' Division in December :::
The 37th edition of the Malappuram District 'A' Division Football Championship will be held in the first week of December at the Malappuram Kottappadi Ground. The top seven teams from Malappuram District will be taking part. Besides defending champions MES College Mampad; ASC Areacode; NSS College, Manjeri; Basco Othukungal; Evergreen, Manjeri; Brothers, Tirur; and Mailappuram FC will be taking part.

::: Stephen's girls lift Mother Veronica Cup :::
Strong contenders St Stephen's School, Sector 45 huffed and puffed to eke out a narrow 1-0 triumph over a never-say-die Carmel Convent School, Sector 9 in the final of the Chandigarh Sub-Junior Girls Under-17 Football Championship for Mother Veronica Cup, sponsored by Carmel Convent School, at the Sector 17 Football Stadium here today.
The match was evenly contested and both teams had their share of chances to score. St Stephen's who enjoyed a slight edge over their rivals, snatched the all-important goal in the 48th minute. Left winger Rubal Singh sent a measured minus to Harleen Randhawa who made no mistake to guide the ball into the goal.
Both teams played with crowed defence and Stephen's star striker Shikha Sharma, who was leading scorer with six goals, was today tightly marked by the Carmel Convent defenders. Still she created many openings but a tight Carmel Convent defence thwarted all her moves.
Carmel Convent School Principal Sister Maria Christie distributed the prizes.

ST STEPHEN's-45: Shikha Sharma, Rubal Singh, Shruti Sharma, Puneet Chahal, Amanpreet, Gauri Bhaita, Inayat Pathania, Gurleen Kaur, Aisha, Harleen Randhawa, Shivani Sood.
CARMEL CONVENT: Nitya Sharma, Pallavi Dhawan, Jaspreet Kaur Rishi, Kudrat Sandhu, Sharika Kaul Devika Pathak, Parul, Ekta Kochar Geisinger, Namrata Kochar Geisinger, Meghna Bhasin, Ishita Bansal.

October 12

IndianFootball.Com wishes everybody Eid Mubarak!!!

4th Military World Games, Hyderabad - Football - Group B: INDIA 0-1 Qatar - Goals: 0-1 M Abdullah (52', pen).

Bangalore Super Division: Postal Department 0-5 BEL SC - Goals: 0-1 Stephen (3'), 0-2,0-4 Aravind (4',48'), 0-3 Musharraf (40'), 0-5 Jenny Freddy (84', pen).
Bangalore 'A' Division: Government Press 3-2 South Western Railway Institute - Goals: 1-0,2-1,3-1 Vijaya Babu (9',39',42'), 1-1,3-2 Dinesh (30',56').
Mumbai Elite Division - Group A: Western Railway 3-1 Mumbai United - Goals: 1-0,2-1,3-1 Reuben D'Souza (14',25',90+3'), 1-1 Yousuf Ibrahim Tijani (23').
Mumbai Elite Division - Group B: Central Railway 5-1 Dena Bank - Goals: 0-1 Melroy Fernandes (20'), 1-1 Soccero Velho (46'), 2-1 EK Arun (48'), 3-1,5-1 T Sumesh (79',89'), 4-1 Tausif Jamal (83').

Friendly, Jamshedpur: Tata Football Academy 2-3 Mohun Bagan AC

::: 44th Dr. B.C. Roy Trophy (Under-19) will be held in Haryana :::
The 44th Dr. B.C. Roy Trophy (Under-19) will be held at Gurgaon and Faridabad in Haryana from November 14 to 30, 2007.
For the complete 44th Dr. BC Roy Trophy (under-19) fixtures .

::: Chirag United SC enter Finals of Sikkim Chief Minister's Cup :::
by Dr. Aniruddha Ghosh: Chirag United SC continued its' run of good football display this season, when they entered the finals of the Chief Minister's Cup being played at Namchi, Sikkim defeating a fighting CRPF by 2-0 in the first semifinal played today. Nigerian striker Theodore Sunday Wrobeh was once again the hero for Chirag, scoring once in each half, to take his team through to the finals. The first of his two goals came off a brilliant freekick. In the second half he latched onto a pass from midfielder Anjan Dey, before placing the ball beyond the reach of the CRPF custodian, into the net, for his and his team's second goal. Down 0-2, the CRPF boys came back strongly and earned a penalty, midway in the second half. But the Chirag goalkeeper, Subhash Goswami, playing only his second match of the season, brought off a brilliant save and prevented CRPF from reducing the lead. The match witnessed some rough football in the second half, and former India International Sasthi Duley of Chirag, who was otherwise having a brilliant tournament, was shown the red card, for a tough challenge. Chirag will definitely miss his services in the final on October 15, where they will meet the winners of the second semifinal to be played between Bhutan XI and Punjab Police tomorrow. The Chirag Coach for this tournament Anjan Nath, of course, is banking heavily on Theodore, for the finals. And why not? "Theo" is in brilliant form, having scored both the goals in Chirag's 2-1 victory over Sports' Authority of India XI, in the quarterfinals also. In fact Theo has scored all the four goals for his team in this tournament so far.

::: Stephen's face Carmel Convent in Mother Veronica Cup final :::
Formidable St Stephen's School, Sector 45 will meet strong contenders Carmel Convent of Sector 9 in the title clash of the Chandigarh Sub-Junior Girls Under-17 Football Championship for Mother Veronica Cup, being sponsored by Carmel Convent School, at the Sector 17 Football Stadium here tomorrow at 15.00 IST.
Playing a well-organised game in the semifinal today, St Stephen's School defeated a spirited Sacred Heart of Sector 26 by 2-0. The highlight of the semifinal encounter was a brilliant brace by inside striker Shikha Sharma. This prolific scorer has so far displayed her fine ball control and dribbling skills to outfox the rival defenders. By scoring two goals today, Shikha Sharma has become the leading scorer of the tournament. In two matches St Stephen's have played so far, Shikha Sharma has scored six goals, including the only hattrick of the tournament.
Shikha Sharma was also looking for opportunities to score. Against Sacred Heart, Sector 26, Shikha Sharma opened the account for St Stephen's School in the very first minute. Getting a possession of the ball in the middle, Shikha Sharma dribbled past a host of defenders before hitting the target with a powerful left footer which brooked no denial. Keeping their pressure, St Stephen's School struck again in the 17th minute. Inside right striker Shikha Sharma trapped a stray pass and with a solo effort banged home her second goal to end the challenge of Sacred Heart-26.

October 11

RESULTS & NEWS

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