Chennaiyin FC

Injury Time Penalty Helps 10-men Chennai Equalize Against Kolkata at Home

 November 5, 2014   R K Gupta

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The 21st match in the Hero Indian Super League was played between teams, which occupy the two top slots in the points table. Chennaiyin FC hosted Atletico de Kolkata at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium and their encounter ended in a 1-1 draw. Kolkata have played five matches, won three of them and drawn two. Chennaiyin […]

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ISL

In a Double Header on Super Sunday Kolkata Held by Kerala as Pune Beat Goa

 October 27, 2014   R K Gupta

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Football fans at Kolkata and Pune had a whale of a time watching quality football on a blockbuster Sunday. In the first match at Salt Lake stadium, Atletico de Kolkata played with a depleted side and drew with Kerala Basters. In the other match in Pune, the home team recorded its first ISL victory against […]

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FC Goa ISL

Goa Scare for Atletico de Kolkata but Lobo’s Brace Disappoints the Home Crowd

 October 24, 2014   R K Gupta

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Taking on FC Goa was the fourth game for ATK after two consecutive wins and a draw against Delhi Dynamos. Goa’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is not as big as the Salt Lake but enthusiasm for football is certainly not lacking amongst the Goans. They flocked to the Nehru stadium in hordes and strained their vocal […]

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ISL

Delhi Hold Kolkata While North-East Draw With Goa in Sunday’s Two ISL Games

 October 21, 2014   R K Gupta

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Both ISL matches on Sunday ended as drawn games with identical 1-1 results. In the first match at Salt Lake stadium, hosts Atletico de Kolkata were held to a 1-1 draw by Delhi Dynamos, who equalized from a 74th minute magic goal by Pavel Elias that even the partisan Salt Lake crowd applauded. In their home […]

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Kolkata Thunder in Guwahati as ATK Record Their Second Successive Win in ISL

 October 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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After ISL’s first away win by Chennaiyin FC against Goa on October 15th, Saurav Ganguly’s Atletico de Kolkata became the second team to register an away victory in the Indian Super League yesterday. In a match played at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati, Assam’s capital city, ATK overpowered North East United FC 2-0 on […]

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ISL-Kolkata-Mumbai Match

Celebrities Grace ISL’s Ceremonial Start but Sparks Missing in First Game

 October 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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In what could arguably be the first-ever convergence of top Indian celebrities at one venue, the much awaited Indian Super League; ISL made a grand start on Sunday with an extravagant opening ceremony. Apart from film-stars and celebrity cricketers, who own the franchises, the glittering show was attended by ministers, industrialists and other big names […]

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Indian Super League

Expectations Running High but Indian Super League is not Without Some Serious Glitches

 October 11, 2014   R K Gupta

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In less than two days, the Indian Super League will become a reality, when Atletico de Kolkata plays hosts to Mumbai City FC at the 120,000-capacity Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata. On the face of it, the eight-team league has an underlying object of raising the standard of football in India by nurturing a vast […]

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