FInal Score: Chirag United Kerala 1-1 Salgaocar SC
Goals: Anil Kumar PK (88') - Marcus Mascarenhas (30')
Venue: University Stadium, Trivandrum
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Live Commentary:
FULL TIME. It's 1-1. Chirag Kerala almost gave a scare to the Goans in the last minutes of the game.
89' - Usman Ashik's cross to Sunday. His shot at the far post is just wide. Almost a winner
88' - GOAL: It's Anil Kumar from Usman Ashik's pass!!! The crowd erupts in cheer!!
83' - Another chance gone begging as Vineeth loses his footing before taking the shot inside the box.
75' - Its 2 vs 1 as Dvid Sunday and Anil Kumar is on attack with Luciano Sabrosa to beat. David gets the ball to Anil who just has to guide the ball into the goal. He too can't find the target. I could have scored from there and that is telling something!!!
73' - Usman Ashik provides a lovely cross fro Vineeth to find the goal, but Vinneth spoils the chance and hits the ball over the goal. Was a golden chance
70' - SUBSTITUTION Chirag KeralaShahabaz Saleel OFF; Usman Ashik ON
63' - Ryuji Sueoka and Isaac Boakye struggling for the ball.
61' - Saleel brought down in the box after good combination from him, Ajayan and Sunday. But referee waves play on.
59' - Saleel puts the ball to the back of the net, but referee had called for offside. Home side still trailing by a goal.
56' - SUBSTITUTION Salgaocar SC: Junior OFF; Ryuji Sueoka ON.
53' - SUBSTITUTION Chirag Kerala: Noushad K OFF; Faisal T ON.
50 '- Chirag on the ball, trying to hit back..
46' - Second half begins...
It's Half Time. Chirag United Kerala 0-1 Salgaocar SC
45' - Isaac Boakye foul on Junior Obagbemiro. Resultant free kick goes over the goal.
44' - Three minutes added on!
41' - YELLOW CARD: Cajetan Fernandez shown yellow card for foul on Vineeth CK.
38' - Chirag trying to hit bck, but Salgaocar holding on. IT hs been a good performance by Ajayan, Anil Kumar and David Sunday so far.
34' - Noushad turns the ball into the box from right, Anil heads the ball back to the path of David Sunday who turns his defender and blasts the ball towards the goal. Terrific save from Vinay Singh!!
30' - GOAL: Salgaocar takes the lead agaisnt the run of play. Marcus Mascarenhas on the scoresheet.
29 ' - Foul on Vineeth by Biswajit Saha. Free kick taken by Asif is wasted.
26' - Vineeth who is playing deeper today from the last matches, tries a header from Saleel's cross. He is flagged for offside.
24' - Chidi Edeh's effort from close range goes just wide. Best chance for Slgaocar in the match yet.
20 ' - Asif K receiving treatment on the sidelines. Corner for Salgaocar SC. Edeh Chidi and Sharath goes for the ball and the ball goes over the goal from the resulting shot.
18' - Ajayan's long range effort. Hit with power and precision, but keeper saves well.
15' - YELLOW CARD: Marcus Mascarenhas booked for challenge on Chirag's Noushad K
11' - Sunday and Khelemba Meitei goes down after a clash. Sunday seems to be alright, while Khelemba is carried off the ground in a stretcher.
9' - Anil gets the ball from Sunday and takes a shot on goal. His effort from outside the box is collected safely by keeper Vinay Singh. Promising start from Chirag United Kerala.
6' - New signing for Chirag David Sunday has his first touch and that almost ended up in a goal. His shot from a cross is deflected off the keeper for a corner.
5' - The match has begun on a slow pace. Saleel on the left tries to find Anil free, but Salgaocar defense intervenes,
1' - Match kicks off
Salgaocar SC have placed Ryuji Sueoka and Ishfaq Ahamed on the bench. Their goalkeeper Karanjit Singh and midfielder Rocus Lamare are already on duty for Indian national team at SAFF Cup 2011. Menawhile Chirag have given debut for Nigerian forward David Sunday and a home debut for Anil Kumar.
Team Lists:
Chirag United Kerala FC: *Starting Eleven:*Sharath K (Goalkeeper), Noushad K, Sherin Sam, Isaac Boakye, Jagdeep Singh, Vineeth CK, Asif K, Ajayan K (Captain), Shahabaz Saleel, Anil Kumar PK, David Gadimoh Sunday Substitutes: Arindam Ghosh, Usman Ashik, Vignesh G, Shaijumon, Pradeep Mohanraj, Sukhwinder Singh, Faisal T
Head Coach: Mohammed Nizam Packeer Ali
Assistant Coach: Bino George
Team Manager: Prashanthan K
Salgaocar SC SC: Starting Eleven: Vinay Singh (Goalkeeper), Rino Anto, Khelemba Meitei, Luciano Sabrosa (Captain), Biswajit Saha, Marcus Mascarenhas, Tomba Singh, Catejan Fernandez, Anthony Barbosa, Junior Obagebemiro, Chidi Edeh
Substitutes: Presley Mascarenhas, Nicolau Colaco, Denesh Singh, Gilbert Oliveira, Randeep Singh, Ishfaq Ahamed, Ryuji Sueoka
Head Coach: Karim Bencharifa
Assistant Coach: Peter Vales
Team Manager: Sanjiv Nagvenkar
Referee: Andrew Shekhar
Assistant Referees: Elangovan T, V Vijaya Kumar
Reserve Referee: B Balasubramanian
Match Commissioner: JP Singh
From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Friday 2 December 2011, restored from the site's 2012 database. Text as originally published.