FULL TIME: Viva Kerala FC 2-1 Shillong Lajong

Final Score:

Viva Kerala 2-1 Shillong Lajong FC
Goals: Rahul (35'), Sabeeth CS (53') - James Gbilee (57')
Venue: EMS Municipal Stadium, Calicut

That's it! Full Time. Viva have 28 points now from 24 games...

90+2' - Anish gets a chance to head in, but keeper to the rescue

90' - Viva players are walking with the ball to run down the clock....

84' - Anil Gurung's header wide!

82' - Surjith's cross gone out of the defender. Corer taken by Surhith. Anish connects with the head and the ball is just wide

80' - Patrick fouled at the middle of t he park

79' - Lajong are on the attack now. Defenders can't clear the ball from the Viva half.

76' - Yellow card for Anish KP for foul on keeper

75' - Free kick from 25 yards for Viva. Sakeer takes a ground shot straight to the keeper. Goal Keeper fumbles and the ball is set loose. Anish tries to get to the ball, but keeper Lalthuammawia gets the ball

73' - Sakeer finding difficulty to find other players!

72' - Free kick at the edge of the box to Lajong. The shot straight at the head of Amarwant Singh!

69' - Sabeeth passes the ball to Patrick who rolls the ball down to Karma. Karma crosses the ball. Too close to the keepr and he grabs the ball

64' - Anil Gurung takes control of the ball from corner and takes a shot. Well over the goal

Shillong Lajong's Nepal striker Anil Gurung is a player who had won trials with the Chelsea FC Reserves a few years back.

60' - Charles Dzisah OFF; Amarwant Singh ON

59' - Substitution Viva: Sirajudeen OFF; Anish KP ON

57' - A soft Goal conceeded. Through ball fins James Gbilee and he finished it. 2-1

54' - Substitution Lajong FC: Anil Gurung ON; Niwan Gatpohoh OFF

53' - Sabeeth gets the reward for his hard work. Heads the ball in. 2-0 to Viva

51' - Sakeer and Siraj combines to build up an attack. Misplaced pass from Sakeer and the attack features out.

50 ' - Siraj finds Sabeeth in the box. Sabeeth tries to lob the keeper, but the ball is wide of the goal

48' - Seikhohao Tuboi tries a header from the corner. Good header but not directed to the goal

47' - Charles Dzisah gets a yellow card for dangerous play. Corner now for Lajong FC

46' - Second half kicks off

Thats the end of first half. A lot of lost chances for Viva.

45+3' - Sakeer dribbles and dribbles past the defenders and takes a shot which is just over. Brushed the crossbar and went out!

3 minutes added on in the first half

You must give 10 out of 10 for Bello Razaq's performance till now!

42' - Siraj has gone down and is taken out of the pitch

40' - Patrick Sisupalan takes a good shot from 20 yards. Deflected of the defender and goes out for corner.

38' - Surjith crosses a low ball into the middle of the box. 2 Viva players lurking in hte middle but Lajong defense does their duty

37' -Nobody is there to close down on Niwan Gatphoh and takes a shot. Sahinlal catches the ball without difficulty.

35' - Sirajudeen crosses the ball deep from the right. Sabeeth misses the header but Rahul is there to finish. 1-0 Viva..... Hurray!!!

Striker Sabeeth CS is working very hard upfront for Viva. Seems like a better option than Reuben to the post of lone striker.

30 ' - Hard tackle by Patrick Sisupalan on Kelechi Okoye. Escapes without a booking

26' - Does this 3 minutes prove to be vital in Viva Kerala's battle to avoid relegation?? Guess what! Siraj again had the keeper to beat and he has again put the ball wide of the goal!! Fans cant believe it!

23' - Bello Razaq clears the ball to Rahul. Rahul passes the ball upfront to Siraj who sees Sabeeth free. Sabeeth tries to cross it to Sakeer but the ball gets deflected of the defender and falls to Siraj who has just got keeper to beat. He tries to place the ball into the right corner, but his shot rolls past the post.

20' - Shillong Lajong Substitution: Boithang Haokip OFF; Rohming Thanga ON.

17' - Boithang Haokip takes a shot from outside the box, Shahinlal again with a divivng effort to save the shot. Boithang seems hurt while taking the shot.

12' - SeikhohaoTuboi with a chance. Shahinlal saves well

9' - Sabeeth and Aibor Khongee runs for the lifted ball. Khongjee heads the ball back but Sabeeth has a chance to get it before the keeper. Keeper clears for Corner.

6' - Patrick fouls Lajong player at the centre. Free Kick in favour of Lajong FC.

4' - First chance of viva flies just wide of the right post. Crowd applauds the effort

1' - Free kick for Viva Kerala

Match kicks off!

Substitutions: 20' - Boithang Haokip OUT; Rohming Thanga  IN (Lajong FC)
54' - Niwan O Gapthoh OUT; Anil Gurung IN (Lajong FC)
58' - Sirajudeen C OUT; Anish KP IN (Viva Kerala)
60' - Charles Dzisah OUT; Amarwant Singh IN (Viva Kerala)

Yellow Cards:
48' - Charles Dzisah (Viva Kerala)
76' - Anish KP (Viva Kerala)

TEAMS: Viva Kerala: Starting Eleven: Shahinlal Meloly (Goal Keeper), Sajesh P, Bello Razzaq, Charles Dzisah, Surjith VV, Karma T, Sisupalan Raman Patrick, Sakeer MP (Captain), Rahul P, Sirajudeen, CS Sabeeth Substitutes: Shrath EC, Anish KP, Shibinlal VK, Amarwanth Singh,Amarwanth Singh , Nishad KP,Noushad K, SharathK
Coach: AM Sreedharan
Assistant Coach: Bino George
Physio: KN Vishnu
Manager: Prashanth

Shillong Lajong FC: Starting Eleven: R Lalthuammawia (Goal Keeper), Aibor Khongjee, Waildami Passah, Ailad Kynta, R Vanlalpeka Ralte, Samson Ramengmawia (Captain), Kelechi Okoye, Boithang Haokip , Niwan O Gatphoh, James Gbilee, Seikhohao Tuboi
Substitutes: Gumpe Rime, Ronald Zothanzama, Zohmingliana Ralte, Laldingliana Khiangte, Rohming Thanga, Kyrshan Lynghshing, Anil Gurung
Coach: Stanley Rosario
Asst. Coach: Thangboi Singto
Manager: Larsing M Sawyan
Physio: Soumya Bhattacharjee

From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Tuesday 4 May 2010, restored from the site's 2012 database. Text as originally published.