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ISL

Kolkata’s First Loss, Home Wins for Mumbai & Kerala and a Draw at Chennai

 November 11, 2014   R K Gupta

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It was an absorbing week for Hero Indian Super League with match nos. 22 to 25 producing interesting results. In the last four days, there were two identical 1-0 home wins for Mumbai and Kerala; an unexpected first of the league home loss for Kolkata and a highly supercharged drawn game between Chennai and North-East […]

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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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Pune City FC

Pune Beat North-East at Home As Dutchman Goossens Scores in Dying Minutes

 November 4, 2014   R K Gupta

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Just the other day, Pune City FC were beaten by the visiting Kerala Blasters, who scored a 2-1 win despite playing a below-par game. Yesterday, Pune had another set of visitors from Eastern India, the North East United Football Club of Guwahati. The home supporters were thoroughly dejected after Pune City FC squandered the one […]

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Mumbai City FC

Marquee Man Anelka’s First Goal Helps Mumbai Beat Kerala Blasters at Home

 November 3, 2014   R K Gupta

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Mumbai City FC played an erratic game but in the end they got lucky in beating Kerala Blasters 1-0. An on-the-target free-kick from Mumbai’s marquee player Frenchman Nicolas Anelka showed his class. The free-kick taken just before the halftime from 25 yards, curled deceptively before finding the top corner. Anelka thus scored his first goal […]

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FC Goa

FC Goa Score First Win While Delhi Taste Defeat in an ISL Match on Saturday

 November 2, 2014   R K Gupta

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There is a lot of difference between Delhi and Goa in terms of spectator involvement in football. While Delhi is like other Indian cities, where cricket takes precedence over football, Goa is comparable to Kolkata, Kerala and Guwahati. In these cities, a football game is as eagerly awaited as a cricket match and therefore, when […]

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ISL

ISL Updates: Chennai Destroy Mumbai, Delhi & North-East End Goalless and Kerala Score First Win

 November 1, 2014   R K Gupta

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The Indian Super League is now 17 matches old but 44 games are yet to be played. Two weeks of colorful football has been welcomed by spectators in ISL football cities but despite Atletico de Kolkata looking solid so far, it would be hazardous to predict the winner at this stage. The tournament has seen […]

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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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X Delhi Dynamos

Delhi’s First ISL Victory Is Also the First Loss to Chennaiyin FC in the Hero League

 October 26, 2014   R K Gupta

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Playing at home on Saturday, Delhi Dynamos came up with a great football performance against the hitherto unbeaten Chennaiyin FC in the Hero Indian Super League. In the process, while Delhi won their first game, Chennai suffered a loss for the first time in the ISL. It was a double delight for the home crowd […]

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North-East United FC

Nine-Man Mumbai Suffer a Stunning 0-2 Home Loss against North-East United FC

 October 26, 2014   R K Gupta

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On a pleasant Friday night, Guwahati boys came to Mumbai and went away as conquerors, leaving Mumbai shell-shocked. The way Mumbai City FC played in the first half; the 2-0 win for the North-East United was the least fathomable result. But the visitors showed their true skills in the second half and scored both goals […]

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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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