Image not recoveredChirag United Kerala takes on McDowell Mohun Bagan at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi today at 06:30 PM in the Round 18 of the I-League 2011-12. Be with us for live commentary from the match, as a star studded Bagan takes on Chirag who are battling the relegation skirmish.
Final Score:
Chirag United Kerala 1-3 McDowell Mohun Bagan
Goals: Anil Kumar PK (46′) – Odafa Okolie (35′, 84′), Jose Barreto (86′)
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Kick off: 06:30 PM (January 31, 2012)
**Cautions:
**42′ – Ashim Biswas (Mohun Bagan) – Yellow
42′ – Asif K (Chirag United Kerala) – Yellow
43′ – Faisal (Chirag Kerala) – Yellow
70′ – Subashish Roy Choudhary (Mohun Bagan) – Yellow
79′ – Isaac Bokye (Chirag Kerala) – Yellow
**Substitutions:
**45′ – Jimshad U ON; James Effiong OFF
72′ – Manish Bhargav ON; Ashim Biswas OFF
77′ – NP Pradeep ON; Jewel Raja OFF
Live Commentary:
90′ – Full Time. Bagan are worthy winners here, eventhough Chriag had their patches of brilliance on several occasions!
86′ – Now it’s Barreto who punishes Chirag with a close range effort. 3-1.
84′ – Odafa turns the penalty in. 2-1 for Bagan.
82′ – Odafa’s shot is saved on the line by Jimshad, referee says with hand. Red Card for Jimshad and penalty.
81′ – Red Card: Faisal red carded for a foul jsut outside the box/
79′ – ‘s tackle from behind on Barreto earns him a yellow!
77′ – Pradeep comes on for Jewel Raja.
76′ – Barreto, his head wrapped in bandage, produces a header that just goes over the goal!
73′ – Asif again gifts Sunday with an opportunity, but he spoils it again!
70′ – Subhashish Choudhary yellow carded for foul on Asif.
68′ – Odafa’s powerful shot from Barreto pass saved by Arindam
67′ – Asif plying delightful crosses to the right and left of the field. He has been the star of the evening.
66′ – Aisf’s free kick misses Bagan defenders, but no damage done!
62′ – Asif’s one two with Sunday leaves Sunday free in the box, but the striker loses control of the ball to the Bagan defence.
60′ – Odafa plays through ball to Barreto who advances in on the keeper. But he is judged offside by the assistant ref!
58′ – Odafa battles with three Chirag defenders and still manages to launch his shot, but goes wide!
56′ – Sunday breaks clear of Bagan defence, but Rakesh Masih clears it away from the danger.
53′ – Jimshad crosses the ball into Vineeth who turns it on goal. Good save from Sangram, but Vineeth was offside there.
49′ – Good save from Chirag custodian Arindam Ghosh
46′ – And Anil equalises for Chirag. Bagan defence failed to clear Asif’s freekick. Anil was at the end of it to slot it home. Chirag 1-1 Bagan
46′ – Chirag brings in Jimshad in place of James.
Half Time: Mohun Bagan lead 1-0 through Odafa Okolie’s penalty
45′ – Chirag United Kerala 0-1 Mohun Bagan AC
42′ – Yellow cards for Ashim Biswas and Asif K
35′ – Jagdeep handles the ball inside the box. Penalty for Bagan. Odafa puts it in the back of the net. 1-0 to Bagan
34′ -Odafa misses a sitter, from a corner by Jewel Raja. He just had Arindam Ghosh to beat, but Ghosh gets to the ball.
33′ – Odafa’s shot is deflected for a corner.
31′ – James Effiong wins corner for Chirag. Anil Kuamr to take it.
30′ – Anil Kumar tries a long ranger which is collected well by Sangram Mukherjee
5′ – Chirag United Kerala have began the match strongly here at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, Kochi.
1′ – Charles Dzisah and Ajayan K sit out for Chirag Kerala in this match, while Bagan are without big names like Sunil Chhetri and Syed Rahim Nabi.
Team Lists:
Chirag United Kerala FC:*
Starting Eleven:* Arindam Ghosh (Goalkeeper), Jagdeep Singh, Isaac Boakye, Sherin Sam, Faisal T, Shahabaz Saleel, James Effiong, Asif K, Anil Kumar PK (Captain), Vineeth CK, David Gadimoh Sunday
Substitutes: Sharath K, Usman Ashik, Gurjinder Singh, Sukhwinder Singh, Jimshad U, Pradeep Mohanraj, Vignesh G
Head Coach: Mohammed Nizam Packeer Ali
Assistant Coach: Bino George
Team Manager: Prashanthan K
Physio: Sreejith SP
McDowell Mohun Bagan C:
Starting Eleven: Sangram Mukherjee (Goalkeeper), Dhanarajan R, Rakesh Masih, Sangram Mukherjee, Szeleny Daniel Carl, Ashim Biswas, Surkumar Singh, Snehashish Chakraborty, Subhashish Roy Choudhary, Jewel Raja Sheikh, Jose Ramirez Barreto, Odafa Onyeka Okolie
Substitutes: Shilton Paul, Sourav Chakrobarty, Murali Joseph, NP Pradeep, Manish Mathani, Hudson Lima Silva, Manish Bhargav
Head Coach: Prasanta Banerjee
Assistant Coach: Subrata Bhattacharya
Team Manager: Bernard Operanzie
Physio: Pradip Kumar Das, SK Mitra
Referee: Francisco Fernandez*
Assistant Referees:* Amjed Khan*,* Chris Fernandez
Reserve Referee: Adley Costa*
Match Commissioner:* SS Shetty
From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Tuesday 31 January 2012. The database copy of this article was lost; it was recovered in 2026 from the Internet Archive's saved copy of the live page.