Nailing down Viva Kerala's hope to advance into 9 th position, Pune FC clinched a 3-0 win against the `Neelapada' in the I League match held at the EMS Memorial Stadium in Kozhikode. Japanese-born striker Arata Izumi scored twice in the game to grab three decisive points for Pune FC.
Viva once again proved their scoring inabilities as it was them who dominated most of the time in the game. Pune FC beautifully turned their only two best chances in the first seventy minutes into goals while Viva squandered their sure-goal chances recklessly.
The first goal came from a long through pass from Malayalee Player Othallo Tabia to Arata Izumi and he finished it with a nice header through the right side in the 11 th minute of the game and making the Viva custodian Shahinlal Meloly a mere spectator.
Viva tried to score back as Viva skipper bestowed the ball to the forward where all the chances ended up in vain efforts. Shibinlal considerably failed in finishing and pace while Reuben Senyo tried hard to crack the Pune defends.
With the Pune FC midfield playing up to the mark and keeping with the pace of the game, Viva attacks could not find any chances to accomplish their aim. Some good and near-goal efforts by Karma - Marzook - Sisupalan in the left flank were stopped excellently by the Pune FC custodian Subrato Paul. Also in the other side, Rahul - Reuben - Surjith teamed-up to crack the invincible national goalie.
In the 54 th minute, against the wave of the game, Izumi headed the ball into the net from a fine cross from former Indian skipper Shanmugan Venkitesh and muted Viva's chance to win or draw the match. After the goal, Pune FC started to take some stake in the match. Viva still tried desperately for a goal by fielding in Anish K P and Indian under-19 Amarwant Singh for Partrick Sisupalan and Karma T respectively.
Pune FC's job was completed by their Uzbek-recruit Sergey Topov in the 90 th minute. Viva will vie Air India on January 28 in their next home match in I league.
Final Score:
Viva Kerala 0-3 Pune FC
Goals: Arata Izumi (12′ & 54′), Sergey Totov (90′)
Venue: EMS Memorial stadium, Calicut
Teams:
Viva Kerala:
Starting Eleven:Shahinlal Meloly (GK), Mohammed Marsook, Charles Dzisah, Bello Rasaq, Surjith VV, T Karma, Raman Patrick Sisupalan, MP Sakeer (Captain), Rahul P, Reuben Senyo, Shibinlal VK
Substitutes: Sajesh P, Jain P Raj, Ahamed Malik, Anish KP,Amarwant Singh, Nishad KP, Sharath K
Coach: AM Sreedharan
Assistant Coach: Bino George
Manager: Prasanthan K
Physio: Anas K
Pune Football Club:
Starting Eleven: Subrata Paul (GK), Othallo Tabia, Selwyn Fernandes, Rahul K, Shanmugam Venkitesh (Captain), Arata Izumi, Edmar Figueira, Douhou Pierre, Vignesh Gunasekhar, Sergey Totov, Godwin Franco
Substitutes: Kuttymani, Balaji Narasimhan, Aneesh Koraliyadan, Sunil kumar, Asim Hassan, Rollinson Hungyo, Muthu Patchakannu
Coach: Derrick Perreira
Assistant Coach: Mahesh Lotlikar
Manager: B Ashok Kumar
Physio: Tariq Shaikh
Image not recovered: Nailing down Viva Kerala's hope to advance into 9 th position, Pune FC clinched a 3-0 win against the `Neelapada' in the I League match held at the EMS Memorial Stadium in Kozhikode. Japanese-born striker Arata Izumi scored twice in the game to grab three decisive points for Pune FC.
Viva once again proved their scoring inabilities as it was them who dominated most of the time in the game. Pune FC beautifully turned their only two best chances in the first seventy minutes into goals while Viva squandered their sure-goal chances recklessly.
The first goal came from a long through pass from Malayalee Player Othallo Tabia to Arata Izumi and he finished it with a nice header through the right side in the 11th minute of the game and making the Viva custodian Shahinlal Meloly a mere spectator.
Viva tried to score back as Viva skipper bestowed the ball to the forward where all the chances ended up in vain efforts. Shibinlal considerably failed in finishing and pace while Reuben Senyo tried hard to crack the Pune defence.
With the Pune FC midfield playing up to the mark and keeping with the pace of the game, Viva attacks could not find any chances to accomplish their aim. Some good and near-goal efforts by Karma - Marzook - Sisupalan in the left flank were stopped excellently by the Pune FC custodian Subrato Paul. Also in the other side, Rahul - Reuben - Surjith teamed-up to crack the invincible national goalie.
In the 54 th minute, against the wave of the game, Izumi headed the ball into the net from a fine cross from former Indian skipper Shanmugan Venkitesh and muted Viva's chance to win or draw the match. After the goal, Pune FC started to take some stake in the match. Viva still tried desperately for a goal by fielding in Anish K P and Indian under-19 Amarwant Singh for Partrick Sisupalan and Karma T respectively.
Pune FC's job was completed by their Uzbek-recruit Sergey Topov in the 90th minute. Viva will vie Air India on January 28 in their next home match in I league.
Derrick Pereira praises his defense players
After the victory of Pune FC coach Derrick Pereira praised their defense for holding Viva attacks precisely. ``After we scored first score, Viva attacked us a lot and we played defensively very well. Also, in the second half we tried to attack Viva and as a result the second goal was scored. The first half was tough but our defense managed it well. Also in second half, there were two good saves of Subrato Paul, which actually helped us to win the game.'' he said after the match.
Asked about his selection of Malayalee players when he was in Mahindra United, he said, ``It is not the affinity to the place brought me here. I came here to recruit because Kerala has a lot of good players and more than their techniques and skill, they show a fighting power.''
Final Score:
Viva Kerala 0-3 Pune FC
Goals: Arata Izumi (12′ & 54′), Sergey Totov (90′)
Venue: EMS Memorial stadium, Calicut
Teams:
Viva Kerala:
Starting Eleven:Shahinlal Meloly (GK), Mohammed Marsook, Charles Dzisah, Bello Rasaq, Surjith VV, T Karma, Raman Patrick Sisupalan, MP Sakeer (Captain), Rahul P, Reuben Senyo, Shibinlal VK
Substitutes: Sajesh P, Jain P Raj, Ahamed Malik, Anish KP,Amarwant Singh, Nishad KP, Sharath K
Coach: AM Sreedharan
Pune Football Club:
Starting Eleven: Subrata Paul (GK), Othallo Tabia, Selwyn Fernandes, Rahul K, Shanmugam Venkitesh (Captain), Arata Izumi, Edmar Figueira, Douhou Pierre, Vignesh Gunasekhar, Sergey Totov, Godwin Franco
Substitutes: Kuttymani, Balaji Narasimhan, Aneesh Koraliyadan, Sunil kumar, Asim Hassan, Rollinson Hungyo, Muthu Patchakannu
Coach: Derrick Perreira
From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Sunday 24 January 2010, restored from the site's 2012 database. Text as originally published.