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43rd Moulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy - Pre-Quarterfinal: SAI, Chennai - Young Challengers, Calicut
In the latest IndianFootball.Com Guest Column TV sports presenter Jaya Uttamchandani under the title "1889" looks at the rich history of Asia's oldest football club Mohun Bagan AC, who face German Bundesliga giants FC Bayern Munich on May 27.
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43rd Moulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy - Pre-Quarterfinal: SAI, Chennai - Young Challengers, Calicut = postponed to tomorrow due to death in the organising committee
::: AIFF introductory coaching course from May 19 :::
The Chandigarh FA is conducting an introductory coaching course for outstanding players/officials from May 19 to 24 at St Stephen's School ground in Sector 45 here. The one-week course is being conducted under the supervision of Gabriel Joseph, AIFF Director of Coaching.
According to CFA general secretary Rakesh Bakshi, the AIFF has appreciated efforts of the CFA to promote football. The CFA has recently opened football academies for women at Dev Samaj College in Sector 45 and for men at SD Senior Secondary School in Sector 42. Coaching is being provided at these association-run football academies free of cost. The CFA will also associate a dietitian from PGI during the course.
Keeping this in view, the AIFF proposed that introductory coaching course for coaches/players/players who are manning these academies or working in some other schools/coaching centres, should be held in Chandigarh from May 19 under supervision of Gabriel Joseph.
The AIFF introductory coaching course will be inaugurated on May 19 at 9.45 a.m. After inauguration pre-requisites for the course and expectations/course details will be considered. Joseph will devote his second session to introduction to coaching profession. Video on training will be shown during third session. The fourth session of the day will deal with warming up/ball feeling and cooling down etc.
The following is the complete course programme:
May 19: Session I: Inauguration. Pre-requisites for course and expectations/course details. Session II: Introduction to coaching profession. Session III: Video training. Session IV: Warming up/ball feeling and cool down.
May 20: Session I: Passing and support play. Session II: Laws of the game. Session III: Session planning, organising individual training and coaching sessions. Session IV: Dribbling etc.
May 21: Session I: Attacking play 1 vs 1, 2 vs 2. Session II: Football technique and skills/video training. Session III: Method of coaching and principals of teaching and coaching. Session IV: Defending play 1 vs 1 and 2 vs 2.
May 22: Session I: Shooting. Session II: Age group training/requirements for successful scorer. Session III: Sports safety, nutritional and hydration. Session IV: Basic goalkeeping.
May 23: Session I: Small sided games. Session II: Age group training/requirements for successful scorer. Session III: Effective communication/participants session. Session IV: Participant's session.
May 24: Session I: Participant's session. Session II: Course evaluation. Session III: Closing ceremony.
Meanwhile, four players of St Stephen's Football Academy have been included in the India Under-14 for the AFC Football Festival to be held in Iran next week. Six Chandigarh players from various coaching centres/acadmies are attending the India Under-16 coaching camp in Goa.
::: Calcutta Sports Journalist' Club elects new board :::
The Hindu's S Sabanayakan has been elected president and Suven Raha of Kalantar Secretary, both unopposed, of the Calcutta Sports Journalists' club.
Following is the list of office-bearers:
President: S Sabanayakan (The Hindu)
Vice-Presidents: Tapan Dam (Sambad Pratidin), Samir Goswami (Bartaman), Probal Chakraborty (UNI)
Secretary: Suven Raha (Kalantar)
Treasurer: Amitabha Das Sharma (The Hindu)
Council members: Manik Banerjee (Associated Press), Purnendu Chakraborty (Dainik Basumati), Amarendra Chakraborty (Ganashakti), Archiman Bhaduri (Times of India), Sirshendu Panth (PTI), Angshuman Roy (Times of India), Nilankur Das (Hindustan Times).
::: IndianFootball.Com interview: Vivek Agnihotri (Bollywood director) :::
IndianFootball.Com Founder & Editor-in-Chief Arunava Chaudhuri had the opportunity to interview Vivek Agnihotri, who made his way to the minds of football fans across the Indian sub-continent directing the Bollywood blockbuster 'Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal'. A movie about an Asian football team in a London suburb and its fight to the top.
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43rd Moulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy - Pre-Quarterfinal: RCF, Mumbai 1-0 United SC, Kayalpatnam
::: AFC Vision India - Kerala Project :::
In a major boost for Indian football, the Kerala FA has decided to launch a full-fledged Kerala Football League in the southern Indian state by the end of 2008.
The decision to relaunch the Kerala Football League was reached after a meeting between Vision Asia officers and the KFA in Calicut, and the coming months are likely to see a spurt in activity as the KFA creates club and league regulations in line with the principles of Vision Asia and lays down criteria for clubs aspiring to take part in the league.
The AFC will organise competition workshops for the administrators and clubs involved in the league and also arrange courses for referees and coaches.
A schools league made its debut in Kerala recently with seven of the states 14 districts selected for the first edition. Eight schools from each district will be in action in the first year, involving some 2240 boys in the 10-11 age-group.
::: Bollywood star John Abraham Euro 2008 brand ambassador :::
PTI report: Flamboyant Bollywood actor John Abraham has been roped in as brand ambassador for the UEFA European Football Championship 2008, to be held next month in Switzerland and Austria.
Making the announcement, Managing Director ESPN Software India R C Venkateish, unveiled a detailed promotional campaign Bach Ke Kahan Jaoge for the tournament, which kicks-off on June 7.
"India today consumes more international soccers than ever before. We expect impressive ratings for UEFA Euro 2008 as it is one of the most prestigious and recognised sporting events in the world," Venkateish said.
With an eye on a large soccer viewership base in Hindi-speaking regions of the country, the broadcaster also announced Hindi coverage of the event, separately.
"The championship is rated the second biggest sporting event globally when it comes to TV viewership and we believe that this year television viewership will touch even greater heights," he said.
The 31-match-tournament will be held in eight cities -- Basel, Geneva, Vienna, Klagenfurt, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Zurich and Berne. The final will be played in Vienna on June 29.
::: IndianFootball.Com LIVE: Visiting a German Bundesliga derby :::
IndianFootball.Com Editor-in-Chief & Creative Director Chris Punnakkattu Daniel last Wednesday had the chance to witness the German Bundesliga north derby between Hamburg SV and Werder Bremen. An emotional and decisive match for both clubs!
Chris' report and pictures from the match are now online in the IndianFootball.Com LIVE section...
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43rd Moulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy - Round 1: Sethu FC, Madurai 1-2 United SC, Kayalpatnam
::: INDIA U14 squad for AFC U14 Football Festival :::
The INDIA U14 squad for the AFC U14 Football Festival to be played in the Iranian capital Teheran from May 18 to 23 has been finalised. The INDIA U14 team would face hosts Iran, Afganistan, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the football festival which isn't about winning or results, but international exposure for the youngsters.
INDIA U14: Goalkeepers: Kamaljit Singh (Punjab), Nitin Meel (Haryana); Defenders: Romesh Singh (Manipur), Kislay Singh Sajwan (Delhi), Pradeepraj Thangaraj (Tamil Nadu), Pawan Kumar (Haryana), Khondram Satish Singh (Manipur), Anuj Negi (Uttarakhand), Niladraja Jamatai (Tripura), Zuber Ahmed (Madhya Pradesh), Shashank Rawat (Uttarakhand), Golmei Mariamdum Singh (Manipur, Captain); Midfielers: Dhilipan Murugessan (Tamil Nadu), Jhinkan Gaurav (Uttarakhand), Souvik Das (West Bengal), Brendon Fernandes (Goa), Shaikh Imtiaz Ali (Orissa), Sachin Kumar Kholi (Delhi); Forwards: Umakanta Singh Kiyam (Chandigarh), Jayabrata Dhar (West Bengal), Nirvali Singh (Punjab), Mohammed Alamgir Ansary (Madhya Pradesh, vice-Captain). Coach-cum-Manager: Satheevan Balan (Kerala); Coach: Thomas Joseph (Karnataka); Physio: Raghunath Basak (West Bengal).
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AFC Cup 2008 | Group A | Round 6 | Nehru Stadium, Margao | 16.00 IST:
Dempo SC 5-2 Sur Club, OMAN
Goals: 1-0,2-0 Ranty Martins Soleye (31',39'), 3-0,5-2 Chidi Edeh (64',90'), 4-0 Climax Lawrence (72'), 4-1 Mohammed Salim Mohammed Al Sinani (75'), 4-2 Mohsin Saleh Rashid Al Harbi (86')
DEMPO: 1-Abhijit Mondal; 18-Valeriano Rebello, 3-John Charles Dias, 23-Dominic Noronha, 16-Samir Naik; 17-Joaquim Abranches, 8-Climax Lawrence, 11-Roberto Mendes Silva, 22-Nicolau Borges (68' 6-Peter Carvalho); 9-Ranty Martins Soleye [C] (87' 29-Clifton Gonsalves), 30-Chidi Edeh.
Unused Substitutes: 4-Cressan Antao, 19-Johnny D'Cruz, 21- VP Satish Kumar, 24-Melwyn Rodrigues
SUR CLUB: 1-Ahmed Khamis Thunai Al Qulhati; 7-Talal Mohamed Mubarak Al Saifi, 8-Mohsin Saleh Rashid Al Harbi [C], 12-Daouda Traore, 16-Ali Saleem Saleh Al Farsi, 17-Omar Naji Ali Bait Saleem, 18-Mamoudou Camara (90+2' 22-Abdullah Rabeea Hadid Al Mukhaini), 21-Yaqoob Saleem Saleh Al Farsi (74' 26-Humaid Abdul Bari Yaqoot Al Gheilani), 23-Jalal Ya'qoub Yousuf Al Mukhaini, 24-Abdul Hafidh Thuwaini Suwaid (60' 5-Mohammed Salim Mohammed Al Sinani), 25-Humaid Juma Saad Allah Al Gheilani.
Unused Substitutes: 2-Mohammed Khamis Juma'a Al Araimi
RED CARDS: Talal Mohamed Mubarak Al Saifi (43'), Ahmed Khamis Thunai Al Qulhati (90+1', both Sur Club).
YELLOW CARDS: none.
REFEREE: Peter Green (Australia).
ASSISTANT REFEREES: Matthew James Cream (Australia), Jason Paul Power (Australia).
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka).
MATCH COMMISSIONER: Mindu Dorji (Bhutan).
ATTENDENCE: 4.000
Match Report:
AFC report: Nigerian forwards Ranti Martins Soleye and Chidi Edeh each scored two goals as Indian champions Dempo claimed a place in the AFC Cup quarter-finals with a 5-2 victory over Omani side Sur on Wednesday. Climax Lawrence netted the other goal for the Goa club, who moved to the top of Group A, pending the result of the match between Al Muharraq of Bahrain and Al Ansar of Lebanon, which has been postponed due to the Lebanese crisis.
However, East Bengal's 1-0 loss to Ahli Sana'a in Yemen meant that Dempo clinched a place in the knockout stage as one of the three best group runners-up at the very least.
Substitute Mohammed Salim Al Sinani and skipper Mohsin Saleh Al Harbi scored for the visitors, who finished the game with nine men after Talal Mohammed Al Saifi and goalkeeper Ahmed Khamis Al Qulhati were sent off.
Dempo found their form on a hot and humid afternoon at the Nehru Stadium against a Sur side who were missing many of their best players and were a pale shadow of the side that beat Dempo 3-2 in Oman earlier in the campaign.
The home side dominated the opening half and took a deserved lead in the 30th minute when Al Qulhati was hesitant in gathering a cross by Nicolau Borges, allowing Martins to tap home the opener. The Dempo captain struck again eight minutes later when he chested down a cross from the right by Valeriano Rebello and fired home a sweet half-volley with his right foot. Sur's frustration boiled over when Al Saifi was sent off on the stroke of half-time for a two-footed lunge on Beto.
Dempo took full advantage of the extra man, extending their lead in the 64th minute when Beto's through ball released Edeh, who coolly slotted the ball past Al Qulhati in a one-on-one situation. Lawrence then added a fourth in the 72nd minute, firing a fierce shot into the top right corner of the Sur net from 25 metres. Dempo took their foot of the gas and paid the price when Al Sinani scored with a long-range effort three minutes later and Al Harbi added a second for the visitors with four minutes remaining. However, Edeh restored Dempo's three-goal advantage in the dying minutes, tapping in a cross from the right by substitute Peter Carvalho. Sur's misery was compounded when Al Qulhati was dismissed after flattening Edeh outside the box as the Nigerian attempted to complete his hattrick.
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AFC Cup 2008 | Group B | Round 6 | Ali Muhsen Stadium, Sana'a | 17.45 IST:
Ahli Sana'a, YEMEN 1-0 East Bengal Club
Goals: 1-0 Ali Mohammed Mohammed Al-Nono (43')
AHLI SANA'A: 1-Muaadh Mohammed Abdulkhaleq Abdulwali [C], 3-Ahmed Ibrahim Kellil, 5-Asaad Hamid Hussein, 7-Fuad Abdo Mohammed Al Ammari, 8-Wahid Mohammed Mohammed Al Khyat (71' 11-Ebrahim Ahmed Hasan Saleh), 10-Ali Mohammed Mohammed Al-Nono, 13-Sami Ahmed Ali Al Haimi (82' 4-Abdulaziz Mohammed Ali Al-Gumaei), 15-Yahya Ali Hussein Huban, 17-Ala Mohammed Abdullah Al Sasi, 19-Esam Mohammed Ahmed Awn, 25-Zaid Ahmed Hasan Saleh (53' 16-Adel Abdullah Ali Al Salemi).
Unused Substitutes: 6-Zaid Ali Esmail Al Naggar, 14-Hamada Ahmed Mohammed Al Zubairi, 21-Wesam Abdurabu Ali Ateik, 22-Gamil Ahmed Abdo Al Hubaishi
EAST BENGAL: 1-Subrata Pal; 27-Irungbam Surkumar Singh, 2-Muttath Suresh [C], 3-Majekodumni Bolaji, 8-Poibang Pohshna; 23-Mehtab Hussain, 26-Mehraj din Wadoo, 7-Jayanta Sen (60' 15-Ike Ibe Gift), 9-Alvito D'Cunha (46' 6-Snehashish Chakraborty); 19-Syed Rahim Nabi, 30-Edmilson Marques Pardal (80' 10-Dipendu Biswas).
Unused Substitutes: 24-Arup Debnath, 12-Anupam Sarkar, 20-Vinu Jose, 28-Vanlal Rova
YELLOW-RED CARDS: Majekodumni Bolaji (89', East Bengal).
YELLOW CARDS: Majekodumni Bolaji (62', East Bengal).
REFEREE: Dilovarshokh Orzuev (Tajikistan).
ASSISTANT REFEREES: Safarmakhmad (Tajikistan), Alisher Karaev (Tajikistan).
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Rustam Kholov (Tajikistan).
MATCH COMMISSIONER: Manirul Islam (Bangladesh).
ATTENDENCE: 1.000
Match Report:
AFC report: Yemen League champions Ahli Sana'a claimed their first win in Group B of the AFC Cup with a 1-0 victory over ten-man East Bengal, who fail to qualify to the quarterfinals as a result of the defeat.
The only goal of the game came in the 44th minute through striker Ali Al Nono while East Bengal finished with 10 men after Nigerian defender Majekodunmi Bolaji was sent off late in the game.
Ahli Sana'a were the best side in the first half and dominated the early exchanges and they had their first chance in the 11th minute when Fuad Al Ammari's shot was saved by East Bengal goalkeeper Subrata Pal. Ahli Sana'a continued to pile on the pressure and went close in the 22nd minute when Zaid Saleh steered Al Nono's cross over the crossbar before Al Nono sent a header over. The crossbar then denied the home side when Ahmed Ibrahim Kellil fired a long-range effort that rattled the woodwork for Ahli Sana'a. But Ahli Sana'a eventually converted their superiority into a goal a minute before the break when Al Nono broke the offside trap and bore down on goal before sending a right-foot shot past Pal. It should have been 2-0 in the first minute of stoppage time when Asaad Hussein's shot was pushed behind for a corner before East Bengal had their first notable chance with a freekick from Edmilson Marques that went wide.
East Bengal had another chance just after the break when Surkumar Singh's freekick went over the crossbar and then Al Nono's header went straight into the hands of the goalkeeper at the other end. Ahli Sana'a should have scored their second of the night in the 62nd minute but Yahya Huban's first time volley was saved by Paul and six minutes later Al Nono sent a shot into the side netting. But the best chance of the second half fell for Ahli Sana'a when Yahya Huban's header from a corner was cleared twice off the goal line by East Bengal's Poibang Pohshna and Mehtab Hussain with eight minutes remaining. East Bengal finished the game with ten men when Nigerian defender Majekodunmi Bolaji was shown his second yellow card in the last minute of the game.
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::: Chandigarh Football Academy boys impress despite losing friendly matches :::
The Chandigarh Administration-run Chandigarh Football Academy boys in the last four days played two friendly matches against FC Sachsen Leipzig U19 and Sachsen U17 teams which are National champions in their respective age groups in Germany.
According to a communication received here today from Chandigarh Sports Director-cum-Additional Deputy Commissioner from Leipzig, the matches are part of the advanced training programme the 15 CFA boys are undergoing at the Egidius Braun Sports School under German coaches Arvid and Tom Stucky since May 8.
Players of both German teams were not only older by 3 to 4 years then the CFA boys but also taller by 5 to 6 inches. However, the CFA players impressed their opponents by skillful play and their spirited fight. Though they lost both the matches by a few goals yet they enriched themselves through international match experience .
The new techniques adopted by the Germans to breach the CFA defence was an eye opener. The coaches are now working on improving the game of the CFA players through strategic formations, interchange of positions by swift movement and developing new game plan.
In the next two matches which are scheduled to be played in the next 3 to 4 days, the coaches expect a far enhanced performance .The training is now getting more strenuous and is in turn shaping the boys to meet the challenge of tougher opponents.
::: Mizos hooked to European football :::
PTI report: Big applause and shouts of dismay were heard in every locality of Mizoram's state capital and other places on Sunday night to watch a pulsating English Premier League final match even as the rest of the country was hooked to the Indian Premier League cricket extravaganza. Traditional drums joined the cheers as firecrackers lit up the night, on the lines of the New Year to mark the win of Manchester United in the premier championship.
One of the fans Zoramdinthara, a lecturer of Pachhunga University College, sent a number of sms to his friends and friendly banters to the supporters of rival Arsenal. A senior police officer said crimes like burglary and theft never occurred during World Cup football matches as even petty criminals were glued to TVs watching the matches.
All the local papers in Mizoram, where the European football is keenly followed, concentrate mostly on the game as a column is set aside for war of words between fans of English football clubs where sms received from the fans are published. The eight-paged largest circulated vernacular daily Vanglaini devoted two of the last pages for sports and used the last page mainly to publish stories about football.
Sports writers like Mamuana, Lalnghinglova Hmar and Hmingsanga are treated by young as celebrities for their contributions towards improvement of young Mizo footballers and also giving them the latest news and views about global football scenario.
Local television channels also organize weekly talk shows on football by sports writers which has a large number of viewers. Many fathers christened their sons names as that of their favourite football players like Gerrard of the Liverpool Club.Fan Clubs of the big four in the EPL - Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool have sprang up in Aizawl and other big towns.
::: Goa Women's League :::
The Goa FA organised Women's League will kick-off tomorrow at 16.30 IST. In the opening match of the first Round, Navelim Villagers Union will meet Patrong Sports Club at Rosary grounds. The Goa Women's League has altogether only three clubs participating besides Navelim Villagers Union and Patrong Sports Club, the Sporting Clube de Goa's women team.
43rd Moulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy - Pre-Quarterfinal: TN Special Police, Chennai 3-1 Government Press, Bangalore
::: 62nd Santosh Trophy: Bakshi appointed Match Commissioner :::
The AIFF has appointed Chandigarh FA general secretary Rakesh Bakshi as Match Commissioner of the 62nd National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy to be held in Jammu&Kashmir from May 25 to June 15. According to a communication received by the CFA from AIFF general secretary Alberto Colaco, Bakshi has been posted at Srinagar and has been directed to report on May 22, according to CFA senior vice-president Jagbir Singh.
An official of Accountant General (Audit) Haryana, Rakesh Bakshi had also worked as Match Commissioner in National Football League matches on a number of occasions. He had also accompanied the Indian senior team to the South Asian Federation Games in Islamabad and to Teheran with the Indian sub-junior team. Rakesh Bakshi is also a member of the AIFF Disciplinary Committee.
43rd Moulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy - Pre-Quarterfinal: Universal FC, Calicut 1-2 Government Press, Bangalore
4th Girls U17 Sub-Junior National Championships, Diphu - Final: Orissa 0-2 Manipur - Goals: 0-1 N Monteshori Chanu (30'), 0-2 E Bindyashori (58).
65th All-India Inter-Railway Tournament, Kapurthala - Final: South-East-Central Railway, Bilaspur 2-1 Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
43rd Moulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy - Pre-Quarterfinal: New Sporting Club 0-3 TN Special Police, Chennai
TV Thomas Trophy, Alappuzha - Final: Titanium XI 3-0 Cochin Port Trust - Goals: 1-0 Shabeer, 2-0 K Ranjith, 3-0 Shahjahan.
::: 62nd Santosh Trophy: Jammu&Kashmir getting ready :::
Jammu&Kashmir is getting ready to host the 62nd edition of the National Football Championships for the Santosh Trophy. 30 years after the last Santosh Trophy was held in J&K the valley is getting excited to host the national championships.
Three AIFF observers - vice-president Subrata Dutta, executive member Nasir Ali and assistant director of competitions Anil Kamat - will be in Srinagar and Jammu in the next couple of days to check grounds, facilities and accomodation.
The AIFF meanwhile has named ten referees to officiate in the tournament. They are Debahish Mishra (West Bengal), Govind Kanojia (Delhi), Pradip Mukerjee (West Bengal), Bikramjit P (Delhi), Biplab Podder (West Bengal), KK Pandey (Uttar Pradesh), Munnalal Nandeshwar (Chhattisgarh), Dhanraj More (Maharashtra), Vijay Kumar (Karnataka), Yousuf Khan (Madhya Pradesh). KM Tiwari (Himachal Pradesh) has been named match commissioner, while BS Chauhan (Delhi) will be the referee inspector. B Diengdoh (Meghalaya) will head the disciplinary committee.
::: West Bengal announce their probables :::
29 time record champions West Bengal have called-up 40 players for the state preparatory camp under coach Krishnendu Roy. Last year's runners-up have only called-up two state players from outside Bengal with many youngsters getting a first look-in at the state camp. Some senior state players are also away at the SAFF Cup conditioning camp.
West Bengal: Goalkeepers: Abhra Mondal (East Bengal Club), Somnath Khara (Chirag United SC), Arnab Das Sharma (George Telegraph SC), Souvik Das (Peerless SC), Subhodeep Mukherjee (Mohammedan AC), Shounava Ghosh (West Bengal Police); Defender: Debabrata Roy (East Bengal Club), Soumik Dey (East Bengal Club), Surya Bikash Chakrabarty (East Bengal Club), Anupam Sarkar (East Bengal Club), Sheikh Azim (Mohammedan Sporting Club), Rajib Ghosh (Mohammedan Sporting Club), Tapan Giri (Mohammedan Sporting Club), Habibur Rehman Mondal (Mohun Bagan AC), Bijoy Basfore (Mohun Bagan AC), Manas Das (Mahindra United), Kinshuk Debnath (Chirag United SC), Saheb Ali Mondol(Peerless SC), Biswajit Saha (George Telegraph SC), Arnab (Mohammedan AC), Subol Ghosh (Milan Bithee); Midfielders: Jayanta Sen (East Bengal Club), Snehasish Chakrabarty (East Bengal Club), Mehtab Hussain (East Bengal Club), Lal Kamal Bhowmick (Mohun Bagan AC), Tapan Maity (Mohun Bagan AC), Gouranga Dutta (Chirag United SC), Achiyanta Saha (Chirag United SC), Manik Burman (Peerless SC), Kartik Kisku (Peerless SC), Sujay Mondol (Vasco SC), Jewel Raja Ahmed (IFA Academy); Forwards: Syed Rahim Nabi (East Bengal Club), Vimal Pariyar (East Bengal Club), Asim Das Jr (Chirag United SC), Shankar Oroan (Chirag United SC), Ayan Chowdhury (Mohun Bagan AC), Habib Ali Mondal (Calcutta Police AC), Shankar Sil (West Bengal Police).
43rd Moulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy - Round 1: TN Special Police, Chennai 2-1 Southern Blues, Bangalore
::: India U16 team to tour West Virginia, USA :::
PTI report: The Indian U16 football team, which won the AFC qualification round, will visit the US in July for a month as part of their preparatory programme for the final phase of AFC championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from October 4-8.
"The forthcoming tour is probably the first time that an Indian U16 team is travelling to United States for an exposure trip over a 26-day training tour," coach Colin Toal said on the sidelines of the preparatory camp at Chowgule College grounds here on Friday.
The camp, which kicked off on May 1 with 34 players will be trimmed down to 24 over the next couple of months before the team leaves for West Virginia, United States on July 1. The team will be based in Charleston, the capital of West Virgina where the age group footballers will play a series of matches against the local clubs and also the West Virginia Olympic Development squad.
"Winning is important for us, but essentially we are looking at the long term picture which is to ensure that these boys go the distance and find themselves a place in the senior squad in a few years from now," Toal added.
On return, the team will be based in Goa in August-September, before embarking for a short tour either to Germany, England or Portugal ahead of the Tashkent event.
India, who are placed in a tough group play their first match on October 4 against Asian powerhouse South Korea followed by group A topper Syria on October 6 and against Indonesia in their last match on October 8.
::: AFC Cup: Ansar, Safa games put off :::
AFC report: The AFC Cup 2008 Match Day 6 games of Lebanese clubs Al Ansar and Safa FC on May 14 have been postponed due to the security situation in the West Asian country. The final group games next Wednesday would have seen Al Ansar travelling to Manama to play Al Muharraq, while Safa were scheduled to play Al Wihdat of Jordan in Beirut, Lebanon. Al Ansar are level with leaders Al Muharraq on eight points in Group A but trailing on goal difference. Dempo SC of India are third with seven points followed by Sur of Oman on four points. Al Safa lead Group B with nine points, followed by East Bengal of India on seven points while Jordan's Al Wihdat are a point further back. Ahly Sana of Yemen bring up the rear with three points.
43rd Moulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy - Quarterfinal: MEG, Bangalore 6-0 Madras Sporting Union
::: INDIA to play Taiwan in two international friendlies :::
The AIFF has invited the National Team of Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) to play two friendly matches against Team INDIA as part of their preparations for the 5th SAFF Cup to be played in Male, Maldives and Colombo, Sri Lanka from June 3 to 14, 2008.
As per the schedule the first match will be played at the Nehru Stadium, Goa on May 24 while the second match will be played at Nehru Stadium, Chennai on May 27.
::: Valerian Soccer Foundation to organise Seminar on Bayern Munich's visit to Calcutta :::
Calcutta-based Valerian Soccer Foundation, the first football study centre in India, is organising a Seminar on "Bayern Munich's Kolkata match - some thoughts & the future" at the Prof. Anita Banerjee Memorial Hall, Arts Faculty of the Jadavpur University in Calcutta on May 20.The seminar will start at 16.00 IST with everyone cordially invited.
The seminar will be inaugurated by Khisti Goswami, West Bengal Minister-in-Charge of PWD.
The Speakers at the seminar will be:
- Subrata Dutta (AIFF vice-President, former IFA secretary)
- Ms. Sohini Mitra Chaubey (Director (Public relations), Mohun Bagan Sail Football Academy
- Shanta Mitra (former Indian international, Editor of Kickoff magazine)
- Prof. Kausik Bandyopadhay (Sports Historian, Associated Editor Soccer & Society, London)
- Kalyan Chaubey (Mumbai FC goalkeeper, former international)
::: 15 Chandigarh Football Academy boys train in Germany :::
The third batch of the Chandigarh Football Academy, run by the Chandigarh Sports Department, has started their advanced training at Egidius Braun Sports School at Leipzig, Germany yesterday. According to information received, 15 boys along with the coach Tejinder Kumar arrived in Germany on May 7.
The first coaching session was taken by the German coaches. Chief coach Arrvid along with his collegue Tom Stucky, who was in Chandigarh in February to impart training the CFA boys, instructed the training for about two hours from 2.45 pm to 4.45 pm.The emphasis of today's training was on compact play with neat, accurate short passes. Further precision shooting at a given target was also practised. From today onwards the training will be conducted in two sessions comprising 120 minutes each. It is gradualy going to be upscaled to become more strenous. The CFA boys will return home on May 27.
The CFA boys being trained in Germany are: Ramanjot Singh, Baljinder Singh, Sehnag Singh, Sajandeep Singh, KC Lalchhuanmawia, Abraham Lalrinngheta, Lalnuntluanga, Pankaj Negi, Amandeep Singh, Gagandeep Singh, Lalruatfela, Harpreet Singh, Sumeet Passi, Samuel, Akashdeep. Coach: Tejinder Kumar.
43rd Moulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy - Pre-Quarterfinal: Madras Sporting Union 5-1 President's XI, Tuticorin
::: FIFA World Rankings: INDIA rise three places :::
INDIA have risen to 151st in the latest FIFA World Rankings released today by the world football governing body. INDIA remains on 140 points, while teams around it Samoa, Netherlands Antilles and Tajikistan have lost points to enable this rise. With the SAFF Cup to be played next month INDIA would hopefully enter the top 150 again!
In Asia meanwhile INDIA has gained a spot to be ranked 26th amongst 46 ranked nations.
43rd Moulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy - Pre-Quarterfinal: MEG, Bangalore 4-1 Golden Thread, Cochin
::: Baichung Bhutia: Training the right way is important :::
PTI report: Not only training hard but doing it the correct way is very important in sports, feels Indian football captain Baichung Bhutia.
"It's about training the right way as well as training hard which is most important," the Sikkim-born mercurial striker said here at a media conference to launch new Nike products today.
As an example, Bhutia said that he has not seen a more talented footballer from the country than IM Vijayan, the former national skipper hailing from Kerala, who would have achieved much more, had proper training facilities been available during his days.
"IM Vijayan was as talented as any other footballer in the world. With his inherent talent if only he had the right training methods to fall back on and proper guidance, he would have gone very far," the champion footballer said.
He also gave the example of Portugal's ace striker Cristiano Ronaldo who, he felt, has now become a complete footballer after moving to England.
"Cristiano Ronaldo was very skilfull when he came to England. After working on improving his fitness and strength when he joined Manchester United, he has become a complete footballer now," he pointed out.
Bhutia's views were endorsed by National Cricket Academy's Director of operations and former Australian player Dav Whatmore.
Whatmore said that talented old-time cricketers would have collapsed had they been fitted into the modern-day grind and not worked on their fitness as hard as the present day cricketers are doing.
::: 35 players called for second Kerala camp :::
The Kerala FA has called-up 35 players for the second preparatory camp for the 62nd Santosh Trophy to be played in Jammu&Kashmir from May 25 to June 15. The camp would be held at the Veterinary College Ground, Mannuthy in Thrissur from Friday.
Kerala: Goalkeepers: Nawaz KT (Malappuram), Anoop NM (Thrissur), Jaffar A (Ernakulam), Jean Christian (Allappuzha), Jinesh Thomas (Ernakulam), RA Renjith (Ernakulam); Defenders: Deepu B (Trivandrum), Jithesh CK (Ernakulam), Anooj VS (Ernakulam), Ebin Rose (Trivandrum), Najumudeen (Palakkad), Sajin D (Trivandrum), Jaseer K (Malappuram), Abhilash John (Trivandrum), M Abdul Basheer (Malappuram); Midfielders: Joby KS (Thrissur), Bijish Ben (Ernakulam), Kalesh MV (Kannur), Prasoon TK (Kozhikode), Lalu KV (Thrissur), KM Abdul Noushad (Palakkad), Kabeer AB (Palakkad); Strikers: Somy PT (Ernakulam), Shahbas Shaleel (Kozhikode), Usman T (Trivandrum), Kannan R (Kollam), Jacken Sebastian (Ernakulam), Devadasan A (Trivandrum), Javed OK (Malappuram), MA Abdul Hakkim (Palakkad), T Asif Saheer (Malappuram), Renil CJ (Thrissur), Rahul P (Kozhikode), Faizal Rehman (Palakkad), Martin John (Trivandrum).
Coach: Victor Manjila (former Indian goalkeeper); Assistant Coach: Premnath Philip (former Indian player).
43rd Moulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy - Round 1: Golden Thread, Cochin 3-1 Nilgris FA, Ooty
::: JCT launch their website :::
Punjab's premier football team JCT from Phagwara have launched their official club website under www.jctfootball.com .
We from IndianFootball.Com congratulate JCT on this new venture!
::: MBSFA announce Roy Barreto as their new coach :::
The Durgapur-based Mohun Bagan-SAIL Football Academy today accounced at a press conference at Mohun Bagan's Maidan club tent that Portuguese coach of Indian origin Roy Maicol Barreto would be the new chief coach of the Academy. 52 year old Barreto has been given a three month contract and he would work with the under-15 team, while the MBSFA'S Technical Director Shyam Thapa would work with the senior batch.
At the press conference it was also announced that seven Academy boys would join the Senior team in the new season. The boys are Laishram Arunjit Singh, LalDeniela, Takhellambam Suraj Singh, Sanjoy Boro, Souvik Chakraborty, B Malswamzuala and Suman Bose.
::: Chandigarh face Bihar in Santosh Trophy opener :::
Chandigarh have been clubbed with Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Sikkim in Cluster I in the 62nd National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy to be played in Jammu&Srinagar from May 25 to June 15.
Chandigarh FA secretary general Rakesh Bakshi said that Cluster I and II matches, including pre-quarterfinals, would be played at the GGM Science College ground in Jammu from May 26. The matches of clusters III to VIII will be played at the Polo Ground and Bakshi Stadium, Srinagar.
Chandigarh will begin their campaign on May 26 with a match against Bihar. Their next two Cluster I matches will be on May 28 vs Tamil Nadu and on May 30 vs Sikkim.
Meanwhile, the Chandigarh FA has selected 34 probables for coaching camp in preparation for Chandigarh's participation in the Santosh Trophy. The probables, selected during the Chandigarh Senior National Football Championship for Sher-e-Punjab Trophy, will attend coaching camp from May 7 evening. Training will be imparted in morning and evening sessions at the Sector 17 Football Stadium. The CFA has appointed National Institute of Sports (NIS) qualified coach Mukesh Kumar of Chandigarh Police as the state coach.
Those invited to the coaching camp are Suraj, Hanish, Deepak Hooda, Akhil, Jashanpreet Singh, Sukhdeeep Singh, Pawandeep Singh, Jaskaran, Gianeshwar, Deepankar, Kemai, Jagmohan Singh Negi, Ankit Malik, Sandeep, Moznath, Rajesh Bora, Sonu, Jasmeet Singh, Manjeet Singh, Raju, Kamal, Rakesh, Manpreet Singh, Gopal Thapa, Sunny, Pawandeep Singh, Mohit Raj, Gurwinder Singh, R Bhatt, Rajiv Rattan, Jatinder Singh, Anil Saini, Deepak Sethi, Puneet. Coach: Mukesh Kumar (Chandigarh Police).
::: I-League Committee recommendation: 12 team league for 2008/09 season :::
The two member committee from amongst non-participating state I-League Club states, SR Dev (Madhya Pradesh) and Atuo Mezhur (Nagaland), has come back to the AIFF with follow recommendations after reviewing FIFA and AFC input, I-League workshops and other details and papers.
The follow recommendations has been made to the AIFF Executive Committee:
(i) The I-League 2008/09 shall consist of 12 Teams.
(ii) The I-League 2009/10 can be increased upto 14 teams, subject to the sponsoring revenue support is further augmented and AIFF Executive Committee along with I-League Committee examine the issue well before the launching of 2008/09 I-League.
(iii) The findings of the Committee are as follows:
(a) In the presentation given to FIFA, it states that the I-League 2008/09 will consist of 12 teams and if everything goes well the I-League 2009/10 will be increased to 14 teams.
(b) The I-League regulation (Art. VIII-4) states that the two teams standing in the last two place of the League will be relegated to 2nd Division.
(c) 2nd Division League regulations state that the teams placed in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th position in the final round will be promoted to I-League 2008/09 (Art.2/VIII)
(d) There are no provisions in the I-League regulations to retain the relegated teams.
(e) In 2007, we have turned down the request of Salgaocar Sports Club to retain them in the 1st Division, instead the 3rd placed team of the 2nd Division (HAL) was promoted to the 1st Division NFL last year.
(f) In case AIFF wants to make 14 teams I-League in 2008/09, they should follow the same procedure, which was followed in 2007, i.e., promote 5th and 6th placed teams of the 2nd Division League (that is Pune FC and Indian Bank).
(g) Any change in the regulations should be announced well before the next season starts. The regulations should not be changed during the season/competition.
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1st "ONGC" I-League Division 2 - Final Round | Round 5 | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati:
Pune FC 2-0 Indian Bank
Goals: 1-0 K Rahul (13'), 2-0 Abhishek Yadav (28')
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YELLOW CARDS: S Santha Kumar (27', Indian Bank).
REFEREE: MA Siddiqui (Madhya Pradesh).
ASSISTANT REFEREES: Rathin Mukherjee (West Bengal), Deepak Kumar Dey (Assam).
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Pratap Singh (Services).
MATCH COMMISSIONER: BNG Neogi (Chhattisgarh).
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::: Minister inaugurates "Vision Kerala" programme :::
UNI report: Kerala Sports and Youth Affairs Minister M Vijayakumar today said achievements in sports could be made through proper planning and basic development.
Inaugurating the state-level 'Vision-India' project here, he said the government was planning to setup 10,000 playgrounds and 1,000 stadiums in the state within three years.
The project, implemented in cooperation with Asian Football Federation, was aimed at developing the game of football in the country. In the beginning, the project would be launched in seven districts in the state. As many as 2,246 children selected from 56 centres would get training under the programme.
::: Chandigarh FC bag Sher-e-Punjab Trophy :::
Chandigarh FC scored a well-merited 1-0 triumph over Golden Club in the final of the Chandigarh Senior Football Championship for the Sher-e-Punjab Trophy at the Sector 17 Football Stadium here today. CFC could have won the match by a bigger margin had their forwards capitalised on the chances which came their way. After a barren first half, Chandigarh FC snatched the all-important goal in the 78th minute through Bhupinder Singh who booted home from close range in a goalmouth melee.
Chandigarh FC took time to settle down. After initial probings, they had an opportunity to open their account in the 32nd minute. Bhupinder sent a centre from the left to speedy Rajiv Rattan whose first-timer shot on the run from close went out. Chandigarh FC were unlucky as woodwork denied them a goal in the 44th minute. A combined move between Rajiv Rattan and Bawa saw the latter sending a centre from the right to Deepak Hooda whose powerful shot struck the crosspiece before the ball bounced back into the game.
On resumption, Bhupinder had two good tries at the Golden Club goal within five minutes. His first try sailed over the bar and later his grounder went wide with a narrow margin. Against the run of play, Golden Club had a golden chance to forge ahead. Jagmohan Singh Negi passed the ball to Karan whose try culminated into a corner kick which was wasted. With light fading, Chandigarh FC scored the match-winner in the 78th minute through Bhupinder who guided the ball on rebound. Two minutes before the close, Anish of Chandigarh FC and Mojnath of Golden Club were shown red and yellow cards.
Akhil (Chandigarh Football Club), Mojnath (Golden Club), Aditya (CFC) and Ankit (Golden FC) were declared the best forward, the best halfback, the best goalkeeper and the best stopper, respectively. Senior footballer Megh Raj distributed the prizes.
::: Anjan Nath to coach Assam :::
Chirag United SC's successful coach Anjan Nath has been appointed by the Assam FA as the chief coach of the Assam state senior team for the 62nd Santosh Trophy to be played in Jammu&Kashmir from May 25 to June 15.
Anjan Nath replaces Shankar Moitra who has joined the Indian Railways. Nath, a rather low profile coach from Calcutta, has been doing excellent work with Chirag United as their assistant and chief coach in the last few years. He joins the Assam team today at their preparatory camp in Silchar. The team will leave for an exposure trip to Calcutta on May 10 before proceeding to Jammu&Kashmir.
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1st "ONGC" I-League Division 2 - Final Round | Round 5 | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati:
Mohammedan Sporting Club 3-0 Vasco SC
Goals: 1-0 Adebayo Tokunbo Adewusi (29'), 2-0 Subair Muritala Ali (50'), 3-0 A Jyothi Kumar (59')
MOHAMMEDAN SPORTING: 22-Tungshang Tharngachan; 30-V Premkumar, 21-Seby Martins, 6-Sheikh Azim, 5-Mir Farooq Hyder, 15-Tapan Giri, 7-Roque Barreto, 26-Adebayo Tokunbo Adewusi, 27-A Jyothi Kumar, 9-Subair Muritala Ali, 10-Mike Okoro [C].
Unused Substitutes: 1-Naseem Akhtar, 25-Nasibul Haque, 11-K Shyju, 12-Prasanta Chakraborty, 16-Mohammad Muneer KP, 18-Mohammed Mukhtar, 23-Rajib Ghosh
VASCO: 22-Laxmikant Kattimani; 2-Luciano Sabrosa [C], 3-Caitan Costa, 6-Joy Ferrao, 10-Agnelo Colaco, 11-Donald Rocha, 12-Libu Phillip, 19-Alvito Rodrigues, 24-Fulgenio Cardozo, 28-Lalnun Puia, 30-Menino Fernandes.
Unused Substitutes: 20-Vivek Gupta, 4-Kamal Thapa, 7-Roberto Bressa da Silva, 14-Joel Sequeira, 17-Agnelo D'Souza, 26-Savio Fernandes, 29-Jose Colaco
RED CARD: Tapan Giri (59', Md Sporting).
YELLOW CARDS: V Premkumar (45'), Subair Muritala Ali (61'), Sheikh Azim (62', all Md Sporting).
REFEREE: Deepak Kumar Dey (Assam).
ASSISTANT REFEREES: PK Bose (Madhya Pradesh), MA Siddique (Madhya Pradesh).
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Rathin Mukherjee (West Bengal).
MATCH COMMISSIONER: BNG Neogi (Chhattisgarh).
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1st "ONGC" I-League Division 2 - Final Round | Round 5 | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati:
Chirag United SC 0-1 Mumbai FC
Goals: 0-1 Felix Aboagye (14')
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RED CARD: James Cobblah Dissiramah (35', Mumbai FC).
YELLOW CARDS: ...
REFEREE: Pratap Singh (Services).
ASSISTANT REFEREES: ...
FOURTH OFFICIAL: ...
MATCH COMMISSIONER: BNG Neogi (Chhattisgarh).
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Mumbai FC beat Chirag United by a lone goal in an inconsequential match of the I-League Division 2 at the Nehru Stadium, Guwahati to finish top of the league table. Mumbai FC remained unbeaten in the final leg to finish with 13 points freom five matches, while Chirag United finished in third place on 10 points just behind city rivals Mohammedan Sporting on goal difference.
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::: Open trials at New Delhi Heroes :::
Osian's owned New Delhi Heroes are looking at strenghening their team for the new season. They are having open trials for their senior team on May 6/7/8 in the capital. The trials will be held at DPS RK Puram, New Delhi, Sector 12 from 16.30 to 19.00 IST each day.
All players interested in coming for the trials can contact Ram Chander Deswal under mobile 09968407968 or 011-4601 8571/72/73.
::: Duliajan's Oil India Limited to shift to Guwahati :::
Assam's lone entrant into the I-League Division 2 will shift its team from their headquarters in Duliajan to the state capital Guwahati. OIL have realised to compete with the best of the country they would need regular competition which only the Guwahati Super Division can offer in the state.
OIL will shift their team to Guwahati in June and will once more approach the Guwahati Sports Association for affiliation of their team and a berth in the Super Division. An earlier attempt to get into the Guwahati Super Division had been turned down by the Guwahati Sports Association a couple of years ago.
OIL are also on the lookout for a new coach. Subrata Bhattacharjee Jr is not set to continue with the team and numerous names are being discussed by the club. Top on their wishlist is Shabbir Ali, currently coach of Mohammedan Sporting Club.
::: Golden Club, Chandigarh Police FC, Chd FC in semifinals :::
Golden Club (Group D), Chandigarh Police FC (Group B), Chandigarh FC (Group C) and Youngsters Club (Group A) qualified for the semifinals of the Chandigarh Senior Football Championship for Sher-e-Punjab Trophy being organised by the Chandigarh FA at the Sector 17 Football Stadium here today.
The semifinal line-up is: Chandigarh Police FC vs Golden Club (7 a.m.) and Chandigarh FC vs Youngsters FC (4.30 p.m.).
Chandigarh Police FC owed their 2-0 triumph over unlucky New Public School FC of Sector 18, to former Chandigarh Administration-run Chandigarh Football Academy product Rakesh who scored two brilliant goals and goalkeeper Mukesh who proved a stonewall and thwarted all NPSFC moves in the quarterfinal encounter. The NPS Football Club dominated the midfield. Their forwards initiated good moves but found Mukesh a hard nut to crack. Jasanpreet Singh, another product of Chandigarh Football Academy, made a couple of good tries. However, lady luck did not smile on NPSFC players' faces. Gianshwar of NPSFC also had a couple of sizzling tries at the Chandigarh Police FC goal. An alert Mukesh under the cage rose to the occasion to deny their rivals any opportunity to score. Displaying his class, Rakesh was given possession of the ball by Ajay Pal Singh in the middle. Rakesh moved up and with a 30-yarder foxed the NPSFC defence to give his team the lead in the 26th minute. Rakesh also showed opportunism in the 42nd minute. Following a corner kick, the ball rebounded to Rakesh who executed his shot without wasting any time and paved the way for Chandigarh Police FC's entry into the semi-final.
St Stephen's FC players today looked a bit off colour against Golden Club comprising players from Panjab University. Golden Club registered a 1-0 well-merited victory. The all-important goal was scored by Mojnath in the 26th minute. Sprightly Jagmohan Singh Negi logged a measured pass on the right. Mojnath sprinted and cut in before unleashing a powerful diagonal grounder. Stephen's goalkeeper Sudhir Saini had no chance to challenge Mojnath. Golden Club had an opportunity to double the score in the 28th minute. This time his angular shot from the left missed the goal as the ball went out with a narrow margin.
Hardworking Jagmohan Singh Negi of Haryana State Industrial Developement Corporation which has also raised a world-class volleyball team, spearheaded the Golden Club FC's attack. Whenever, the ball was in his possession, he gave a harrowing time to the St Stephen's FC defence.
In the last quarterfinal match, Chandigarh FC upset strong contenders Accountant General Haryana by late second-half goals. When it looked that the match will be extended to tie-breaker, Chandigarh FC struck two goals within a span of two minutes to seal AG Haryana's fate. First Deepak Hooda put his team ahead in the 68th minute and at the fag-end of the match, Bhupinder doubled the victory margin for his team.
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1st "ONGC" I-League Division 2 - Final Round | Round 4 | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati:
Pune FC 3-4 Vasco SC
Goals: 1-0 F Lal Rozama (22'), 1-1 Luciano Sabrosa (26'), 1-2 Jose Colaco (29'), 2-2 Jeje Lalpekhlua (50'), 3-2 Bungo Thokchom Singh (58'), 3-3 Jefferson Rocha (63'), 3-4 Menino Fernandes (80').
PUNE FC: 1-Narshiman Balaji [C]; 3-Gift Rai Khan, 5-K Rahul, 6-Aditya Chatterjee, 8-Silvester Inyang, 9-Emeka Ogbonna Hyginus, 10-Bungo Thokchom Singh, 13-F Lal Rozama, 14-E Mahendra Mani, 21-Umesh Sharma, 24-Jeje Lalpekhlua.
Unused Substitutes: 22-Amit Naharkar, 2-Mohammed Bin Hassan, 7-James Effiong, 11-L Raman Singh, 17-Nitin Kumar Ghosh, 19-Abhishek Yadav, 23-Javed Akhtar Ansari
VASCO: 1-Juje Siddi, 2-Luciano Sabrosa [C], 3-Caitan Costa, 4-Kamal Thapa, 7-Roberto Bressa da Silva, 9-Jefferson Rocha, 11-Donald Rocha, 23-Sujay Mondal, 24-Fulgenio Cardozo, 29-Jose Colaco, 30-Menino Fernandes.
Unused Substitutes: 22-Laxmikant Kattimani, 6-Joy Ferrao, 10-Agnelo Colaco, 12-Libu Phillip, 14-Joel Sequeira, 17-Agnelo D'Souza, 28-Lalnun Puia
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REFEREE: A Arjunan (Services).
ASSISTANT REFEREES: Rizwan ul-Haq (Delhi), Nazir Ahmed (Jammu&Kashmir).
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Deepak Kumar Dey (Assam).
MATCH COMMISSIONER: BNG Neogi (Chhattisgarh).
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Vasco SC won a seven-goal thriller against "new kid on the block" Pune FC to ensure their promotion to the I-League proper. The Goans sealed the fourth and final promotion spot with the 4-3 win at the Nehru Stadium, Guwahati in the I-League Division 2 against the still pointless Pune FC, who fought hard but failed in the end in an open and attacking game of football.
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1st "ONGC" I-League Division 2 - Final Round | Round 4 | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati:
Indian Bank 0-2 Mumbai FC
Goals: 0-1,0-2 Abhishek Yadav (44',71')
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MATCH COMMISSIONER: BNG Neogi (Chhattisgarh).
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::: Sesa Football Academy convocation :::
The fourth Sesa Football Academy convocation ceremony was held today at Sanquelim in Goa today. The SFA is proud of having currently their most successful season since formation about a decade ago. The SFA team are champions of the Goa First Division and hav gained promotion to the Goa Pro League, they won the Goa U18 tournament and are still in the title hunt at the Goa U20 Taca Trophy.
17 players graduated today with 13 being retained for the new Sesa FA pro league team, while Adil Khan is joining Sporting Clube de Goa while three are dropping out.
The new pro league team will be build around the 13 youngsters with 23 senior players to be signed to strengthen the squad ahead of their engagements. No foreigners would be signed initially with Anthony D'Souza as the chief coach and Ajay Acharya as his assistant. Dr NN Bhatikar will be the general manager, while former India goalkeeper Brahmanand Shankwalkar has been appointed the teams administrative head.
The Sesa FA pro league team will be housed in a separate establishment to be built at a cost of Rs 4 crore at Sirsaim to house 25 footballers in all. Something which will propeal Sesa back into the national fold.
Present on the occasion was AIFF General Secretary Alberto Colaco who stated that the Sesa Fotball Academy has been provisionally admitted to the I-League Division 2 for the 2008/09 season.
The Sesa Football Academy is a unit of Sesa Community Development Foundation, which is promoted by Sesa Goa Limited, with the objective of providing service to the community in their operational areas.
The Sesa group has rightly gone ahead to develop local talent since they closed down their then senior team in 1998 after not gaining promotion to the then National Football League and launched their Football Academy. Now a decade later their Academy boys have taken them back to the top of Goa football and they are placing a pro league team on top of this development tree to allow the players to develop even further under their known environment. Maybe the Tata Football Academy should think about such a step too.
A perfect model of talent development and a worthwhile investment!
::: Chandigarh Police FC, Golden Club, AG Haryana in Quarterfinals :::
Chandigarh Police FC, Golden Club and Accountant General Haryana qualified for the quarterfinals from Group B, Group D and Group C, respectively, in the Chandigarh Senior State Football Championship for Sher-e-Punjab Trophy being conducted by the Chandigarh FA at the Sector 17 Football Stadium here today. They joined New Public School FC and St Stephen's FC in the last eight stage.
Youngsters FC eked out a narrow 1-0 victory over Sher-e-Punjab in a Group A encounter. The all-important goal was scored by Gaurav with a solo effort in the third minute.
Accounant General Haryana defeated Uttranchal by 4-1 after leading 2-1 at half time.
Amit (5th minute), Deepak (20th), Raman (45th) and Rajesh (36th) contributed one goal each for AG Haryana. Ajay Bhatt netted the solitary goal for Uttranchal.
Golden Club handed out a 5-1 drubbing to Maruti Fooball Club 'A' Team while Chandigarh Police FC overcame a stiff resistance from Youth Club of Sector 30 by 2-1 margin.
Spirited Youth Club held Chandigarh Police FC to a goalless draw in the first half. Both teams had opportunities to score but their forwards either shot wide or the opponent defenders thwarted the moves. Youth Club goalkeeper Rajat also excelled under the cage to make some confident collections. However, on crossing over, Chandigarh Police mounted relentless pressure. One minute after resumption, Rinku Mashi unleashed a powerful shot which Youth Club custodian Rajat made a brilliant save. Youth Club conceded their first goal in the 32nd minute when Chandigarh Police FC striker Munish found goalkeeper Rajat on the wrong foot from a close range. Four minutes later, Chandigarh Police increased their margin through Rakesh. The Chandigarh Police striker got possession of the ball in the middle. He dribbled past a couple of defenders before moving to the right flank. His powerful shot was blocked by goalkeeper Rajat. However, he pounced on the rebound before scoring Chandigarh Police's second goal. Youth Club's best move came in the 48th minute.Shailender Rawat sprinted on the right before sending a hot shot which hit the crosspiece before the ball going out. In another counter attack in the 55th minute, Youth Club scored their lone goal through Navi who guided the ball into the Chandigarh Police goal from a close range.
Golden Club proved too good for Maruti FC 'A'. They were two goals up within five minutes. Fed by Shammi, Jagmohan gove his team the lead with a goal in the second minute. Three minutes later, Jagdish converted a pass from Jaswinder. Shammi and Jagmohan combined again and the latter pumped in Golden Club's third goal in the 15th minute. Against the run of play, Maruti FC 'A' got their consolation goal through Vishal. Golden Club added further increased their lead through Karan in the 28th minute. In the second half they added one more more goal through Shammi to their kitty for an impressive 5-1 triumph.