FULL TIME: Chirag United Kerala 1-2 Air India FC

*Final Score:* Chirag United Kerala 1-2 Air India FC Goals: Vineeth CK (77') - Manandeep Singh (45+2', Penalty), Sandesh Gadkari (54')
Round 4, I-League 2011-12
Venue: University Stadium, Trivandrum
Kick Off: 03:00 PM IST

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Live Commentary:

Referee's whistle marks the end of the game. Air India edges past Chirag Kerala to their second win of the campaign.

90+1' - Ajayan's long ranger is wide. Probably Chirag's last chance of the day.

One minute added on.

90' -Air India Substitution: Allan Dias OFF; Soccoro ON.

88' - Vineeth collects the clearance  from Isaac and turns to take the shot. Again straight at the keeper.

85' - Vineeth with an opportunity to equalize for Chirag, but goal keeper keeps the ball out.

81' - Superb defending from Isaac Boakye to deny Manandeep. Corner for the Mumbai based team and Ajayan clears it off the line.

77' - Chirag reduces the deficit. Vineeth taps the ball in from Saleel's cross. Chirag 1-2 Air India

76' - Air India Substituion: Sandesh Gadkari OFF; Nepollon Singh ON.

75' - Substitution Chirag Kerala: Michael Matricciani OFF; Usman K ON.

70' - Vineeth releases Michael in the box, who is adjudged offside by the assistant referee.

Its started to drizzle at Trivandrum.

67' - Air India tries a long throw in to Chirag box. Chrales clears it to set up a counter attack.

63' - Manandeep with a bicycle kick for Air India. Flies wide.

61' - Substitution for Chirag Kerala: Vignesh G OFF; Pradeep Mohanraj ON.

59' - Air India have gone back to defensive mode, while Chirag are trying to get one back.

56' - Chirag Kerala almost strikes back immediately. Vineeth crosses the ball Michael whose header is kept out by the diving Pawan Kumar. Great play from Chirag, but the luck is not on their side today!

54' - Air India doubles the lead. This time Sandesh Gadkari gets clear of the defenders from a clearance and only has to beat Chirag custodian Arindam to goal.

51' - Another free kick for Kerala. Vignesh curls it in for Asif whose header is straight to keeper.

46' - Second half begins with Chirag playing from left to right. And they win a free kick in the attacking half.

Half Time. Chirag United Kerala 0-1 Air India FC.

45+2' - And Manandeep scores from the spot as referee whistles for Half Time. A goal against the run of play.

45+2' - Charles fouls Air India player in the box. Penalty awarded to Air India. Yellow card for Chrales Dzisah (Chirag Kerala)

Two minutes added on...

44' - Good spell from Chirag just before Half Time. Corner again. But nothing comes from it.

43' - Michael to take it. But the wall does its job.

42' - The free kick creates a tussle i nthe box and referee blows for another hand ball. This one at the edge, infornt of the goal.

41' - Corner for Chirag. Hand ball at the edge of the box. Another free kick for Kerala.

39' - Free kick for Chirag at the edge of the penalty box. Vignesh's free kick is met by Saleel at the far post, but the header goes over the goal.

36' - Michael, the 'kangaroo' creates the best chance for Chirag in the match yet. Keeper just manages to keep his shot out for a corner. Chirag's first corner of the match.

31' - Vineeth CK gets inside the box and crosses the ball. A bit too close to the keeper who gets to the ball.

Michael Matricciani has turned out to be the favourite among the crowd here. People calling out 'Kangaroo' whenever the Australian touches the ball!

26' - Charles Dzisah heads away Air India free kick taken by Collin Abranchez.

28 '- Yellow Card for Jagadeep Singh (Chirag Kerala) for foul on Mohammed Shafi.

23' - Manandeep fouls Chirag keeper Arindam. Referee keeps the cards to his pockets.

18' - Air India player goes down and Jagadeep Singh plays the ball out. Match delayed due to an injury to Allan Dias.

16' - Vignesh's cross tries to find Michael infront of the goal, but Pawan Kumar comes forward to collect the ball

13' - Asif again tries a long ranger, this time from an Ajayan ball. Goalkeeper collects.

12' - Isaac Boakye clears the ball from Manandeep Singh's legs.

10' - Chirag Kerala'sAustralian forward Michael Matricciani controls the ball near the penalty box and lays it to Asif K whose shot lacks power and precision.

Chirag Kerala maintaining good attacking pressure in the early minutes of this game.

5' - First shot on target. Left back Jagdeep Singh takes a pop on goal. But straight to the hands of Air India keeper Pawan Kumar

3' - Chirag's first attacking move. Saleel and Vineeth makes a move in the left side. But Saleel's cross does not find takers in the middle.

1' - The match kicks off with Chirag Kerala immediately winning a throw in the Air India half.

The chief guest of the day G Karthikeyan, the Honourable Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly and V Sivankutty, Member of Legislative Assembly goes out to meet the players.  The Speaker inaugurates the I-League matches at Trivandrum by kicking a football!

Chirag United Kerala walks on to the pitch for their first home match of the season. A good crowd welcomes both the teams at the University Stadium, Trivandrum.

Team Lists:

Chirag United Kerala FC: Starting Eleven: Arindam Ghosh (Goalkeeper), Noushad K, Charles Disah, Isaac Boakye, Jagdeep Singh, Vignesh G, Asif K, Ajayan K (Captain), Shahabaz Saleel, Michael Matricciani, Vineeth CK
Substitutes: Sharath K, Sherin Sam, Usman K, Gurjinder Singh, Shaijumon, Pradeep Mohanraj, Sukhwinder Singh
Head Coach: Mohammed Nizam Packeer Ali
Assistant Coach: Bino George
Team Manager: Prashanthan K

Air India FC: Starting Eleven: Pawan Kumar (Goalkeeper),  Ramandeep SIngh, Collin Abranchez,  Mohammed Shafi, Bijoy B, Takayuki O,  Manandeep Singh, Kali Alaudeen, Allan Dias, Pratik Chaudhary, Sandesh Gadkari
Substitutes: V Prem Kumar, Nepollon Singh, Soccor Velho, Royston D'Souza, Sandeep S, Harshad Mehta, Eezh Henry
Head Coach: Santosh Kashyap
Assistant Coach: PS D'Souza
Team Manager: Sandeep Parale

Referee: CR Sreekrishna
Assistant Referees: K Senthil Kumar, K Maganathan
Reserve Referee: RC Vijay
Match Commissioner: Gokuldas Nagvenkar

From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Sunday 6 November 2011, restored from the site's 2012 database. Text as originally published.