FULL TIME | Chirag United Kerala 1-2 Churchill Brothers SC

Image not recoveredKerala's Chirag United takes on a star studded Churchill Brothers SC in the ninth round of the I-League 2011-12 at the University Stadium, Trivandrum on Wednesday.

Final Score: Chirag United Kerala 1-1 Churchill Brothers SC
Goals: Anil Kumar PK (26') - Opara Ndubisi (45'), Mohammed Rafi (74')

I-League 2011-12, Round 9
Venue: University Stadium, Trivandrum

**Substitutions:
**45' - Henri Antchouet OFF; Antun Kovacic ON (Churchill Brothers SC)
45' - Gouramangi Moirangthem OFF; Mohammed Rafi ON (Churchill Brothers SC)
48' - Shahabaz Saleel OFF; Usman Ashik ON (Chirag United Kerala FC)
76' - Vineeth CK OFF; Vignesh G ON (Chirag United Kerala FC)
90' - ND Opara OFF; Jagpreet Singh ON (Churchill Brothers SC)

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Live Commentary:

It's full time. Churchill with their sixth win of the season.

90' - 5 minutes added on at the end of the second half.

88' - Corner for Churchill. Beto tries to waste time near the corner flag, but Jagdeep wins the ball back. Beto is booed by the crowd at the stadium.

86' - David Sunday's header is wide of the goal.

84' - Chirag defence doing well to hold on to their lead, as Chirag finds it difficult to move the ball around.

79' - Beto goes down from a challenge, as Chirag are looking to win atleast a point form this fixture now!

74' - GOAL: Chruhcill takes the lead. Mohammed Rafi is the scorer. He taps in a cross from Lalrindika. Chirag 1-2 Churchill

70' - Denzil back on the field.

68' - Denzil is taken to the sidelines and Beto steps in to take the free kick. His kick is straight at Sharath, but Sharath does not hold on to the ball and has to make another save from Antun Kovacic's rebound shot.

65' - Lalrindinka Ralte's header from the resulting free kick rattles the woodwork. Sherin Sam with a cynical challenge on Denzil Franco who seems to be in some real pain. But referee keeps the cards to his pocket.

63' - Isaac Boakye takes down Rafi with a blatant foul.

59' - Anil plays the ball across to Usman Ashik, but Ashik fails to get the ball under control and the chance is gone.

53' - Right back Sherin Sam comes forward and has a pop on goal, but Felix has it in his custody.

51' - Corner for Chirag Kerala. Taken by Asif and headed towards goal by Charles Dzisah. Goes over the goal.

46' - Second half begins with Churchill attack.

Mohammed Rafi comes on for Churchill at half time in place of Henri Antchouet, while Gouramangi is replaced by Antun Kovacic.

Mohammed Rafi and Australian defender Antun Kovacic are warming up for Churchill during the half time. Will he find back his form at his old home when he was an SBT player?

It's half time here. Chirag United Kerala 1-1 Churchill Brothers

45' - GOAL. Chuchill equalises at the dying moments of the first half. Henri Antchouet plays a thorugh pass to ND Opara who finishes it in battling Charles Dzisah. CUK 1-1 CB

44' - Vineeth once again makes a free run on the right wing, but his cross does not match the quality of the build up.

41' - Sherin Sam concedes a cheap corner. But he makes up for it by some good tackling from the resultant play.

40' - Danger at the opposite end. Steven Dias' cross in aiming at the unmarked Henri Antchouet is parried away by Sharath.

38' - Another chance for the home side goes begging. Ajayan lifts the ball over Churhcill defense for Vineeth who escapes Raju Yumnam and takes the shot which is wide. He took that shoot too early even when he had all the time in the world.

34' - David Sunday goes down from a foul and is receiving treatment on the sidelines. It has been a good defensive display by Sherin Sam and Isaac Boakye who have dealt with Churchill attacks well.

30' - Second goal for Chirag ruled out due to offside. Vineeth crosses the ball to Sunday from the right wing, who sets it up for Ajayan to shoot. His shot is fumbled by the keeper Felix and Saleel puts the ball in the back of the net from the rebound.  But, Saleel is offside.

25' - GOAL: Free  kick for Chirag from 20 yards out for a foul on Anil Kumar. Asif takes it and Anil heads it in. GOAL. Chirag takes the lead. Are we in for a surprise?

Good commitment from Chirag Kerala players today. Going for the ball every time and closing down the Churchill players, leaving minimal space for the opponents to operate.

21' - Keeper Sharath advances and takes the ball away from the legs of Henri Antchouet. Excellent goalkeeping.

18' - Lalrindika's long range effort is fumbled by Sharath, but Charles clears the danger.

13' - Vineeth passes the ball to Asif inside the box. Ravanan loses his footing, but Asif's shot is ballooned over the goal. The away team on the defensive.

10' - David Sunday battles with Ravanan inside the box and produces a shot with goes wide of the goal.

9' - Steven Dias tries a long ranger that lands above the net.

5' - Corner for Churchill Brothers. Lalrindika Ralte takes it short to Steven Dias who gives it back and Lalrindika's cross has deflected for a second corner.

3' - First corner of the match awarded to Chirag. Asif takes it short to Saleel who gives it back to Asif who crosses it to Vineeth to tap the ball in. But the referee has given an offside decision against Chirag. Promising start by the home side.

1' - The match begins and Churchill gets the things underway.

Chirag United Kerala have once again gone with David Sunday and Anil Kumar upfront, dropping Michael Matricciani have failed to find a place in the squad. Defender Charles Dzisah is back after serving a two match suspension.

Mohammed Rafi and Bineesh Balan are on the bench for Churchill Brothers SC, while Indian internationals Gouramangi Moirangthem and Steven Dias are back for the Goans after national team duty.

Team Lists:

Chirag United Kerala FC: Starting Eleven: Sharath K (Goalkeeper), Sherin Sam, Isaac Boakye, Jagdeep Singh, Charles Dzisah, Vineeth CK, Asif K, Ajayan K (Captain), Shahabaz Saleel, Anil Kumar PK, David Gadimoh Sunday Substitutes: Rehenesh TP, Usman Ashik, Sajesh P, Vignesh G, Pradeep Mohanraj, Sukhwinder Singh, Gurjinder Singh
Head Coach: Mohammed Nizam Packeer Ali
Assistant Coach: Bino George
Team Manager: Prashanthan K
Physio: Sreejith SP

Churchill Brothers SC: Starting Eleven: Felix D'Souza (Goalkeeper), Denzil Franco, Gouramangi Singh Moirangthem, Raju Yumnam, Ravanan Dharmaraj, Steven Benedic Dias, Lenny Rodriguez, Roberto Silva (Captain), Henri Arnaud Antichouet, Opara Ndubisi, Lalrindinka Ralte
Substitutes: Arindam Bhattacharya, Naveen Kumar Sudhakaran, Antun Mathew Kovacic, Jerry Zirsanga, Jagpreet Singh, Bineesh Balan, Mohammed Rafi
Head Coach: Manuel Gomes
Assistant Coach: Alfred Fernandez
Team Manager: Danzie Ferrao
Physio: Shona Miranda

Referee: I Ravichandra Singh
Assistant Referees: Magho Singh, Ajit Meetei
Reserve Referee: B Balasubramanian
Match Commissioner: J Ravi Shankar

From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Wednesday 14 December 2011, restored from the site's 2012 database. Text as originally published.