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Team Line Ups:
SBT:
Harshal Rehman (Goal Keeper), Mohammed Harris, Abdul Basheer M, Sarath BT, Sajith T, Abdul Noushad (Captain), Renil Cj, Kabeer AB, Martin John, Asif Saheer, Rakesh.
Substitutes: Jean Christian, Jose S, Edison D, Mohammed Shafi, Mohammed Aslam, Paul Antony, Abdul Hakkim MA
Coach: VP Shaji
Malabar United:
Siyas P(Goal Keeper), Vincent S, Unni Krishnan PV**,** Jineeshraj KV, Jithesh CK (Captain), Jacken Sebastian, Shamjith V, Sharat Babu P, Prasoon R, Firos K, Javed PA Substitutes: Jaafer A, Moun Gangte, Rasheed M, Sushil Kumar PM, Mangson Gangte, Benjamin Haokip, Pramod P
Coach: Ashok Kumar
FINAL SCORE: STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE 2-1 MALABAR UNITED SCORERS: Martin John (15'),Abdul Noushad (21') - Javed PA (29')
93' - MU keeper tackles SBT player, but escapes without punishments.... Referee blows final whistle
90' - 3 minutes of added time here
85' - SUBSTITUTION: Sarath BT OUT! Abdul Hakkim MA IN for SBT
81' - Malabar United are playing their last throw of dice at the Calciut Corporation Floodlit Stadium
79' - MU's Javed PA tries a long ranger, bu miskicks completely. Ball ended up almost near the corner flag!
78' - Martin John's weak header from SBT Corner goes wide
76' - 10 men SBT are having difficulties in holdong on to the possession
75' - SUBSTITUTION (SBT): Asif Saheer OUT! Mohammed Aslam IN!
73' - RED CARD FOR SBT's RENIL CJ!!!!
68' - Crowd erupts as Saheer's shot is heroically saved by the long haired MU goal keeper Siyas P
66' - A rare corner for Malabar United.. SBT deals with it comfortably
64' - Jithesh CK shown yellow card for intentional hand ball
62' - The crowd are now cheering for the Malabar United team rather than the SBT
57' - Defender cuts off the curling cross from Vincent aiming at one of his teammates at Malabar United Fc
53' - MU again creates a good opening, but the linesman flags for offside
51' - Injured MU defender taken off the oitch. MU now are 10 men
50' - Asif Saheeer turns the defender with his footwork and earns a throw for his team
48' - SBT keeper charges forward to clear the danger from a long ball
47' - Malabar spoils a golden opportunity to equalise.. It could not have been closer
46' - Abdul Noushad's try to increase SBT's lead goes in vein as MU keeper holds on to the ball after a powerful shot
45'- Second half gets underway....
Referee blows the whistle for half time. SBT 2-1 Malabar United
45' - Another good corner delivered by Abdul Noushad.
43' - First attacking free kick awarded to Malabar United. But the ball ends up on the top of the goal
42' - Kabeer's shot from the distance flows wide of MU goal!
39' - Malabar United are dominating the match now! But unable to get past the back row of SBT
33' - Another SBT corner. MU keeper advances for the ball, but the ball slips of his hands. A moment's panic is corrected by keeper himself who recollects the ball
32' - SBT's Renil fouled in a good position. Free kick is deflected for a corner.
29'- MALABAR STRIKES BACK! A sharp cross from the left is brought under control by Javed PA and shot into the nets.
26' - Malabar United seems unable to build up a single decent chance
23' - Asif Saheer's shot straight in to the hands of MU keeper Siyas
21' - SECOND GOAL FOR SBT! Asif Saheer beautifully lobs the ball to Martin John, who's cross is met by SBT Captain Noushad. Goal!
20' - Not much is happening here at the moment!!!
15' - GOAL! SBT 1-0 MU. MU defender's tried to clear Martin John's header, instead ended up in putting the ball in his own net. Martin John claims the goal.
12' - Rakesh's close range shot from a Martin John cross flew past the woodwork by inches.
9' - Asif Saheer is brought down at the edge of the penalty box. Martin John's kick blocked by the Malabar United wall of defenders.
8' - Rakesh tries a through ball to Asif Saheer but fails to do so
7' - Throw in for MU from the Corner flag results in SBT counter attack
6' - Free Kick in a promising position for SBT. But headed away once again.
5' - Free kick to MU from the center of the park
4' - Martin John's cross in to the Malabar box cleared by a defender
3' - SBT in possession during the early minutes
1' - Match Kicks off! SBT in Red and Malabar United in white
From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Friday 27 November 2009, restored from the site's 2012 database. Text as originally published.