Match Preview:
After a loss in the previous game United SC looked to turned their fortune as they hosted Churchill Brothers.Both teams are having a poor run of form in I league,Churchill especially after a poor opening run of games and Churchill TD Subhash Bhowmik returned to Churchill dug out after the success of last season.
On the other hand United missed out few of their key players in the form of Lalkamal,Rafiq and Sangram.
As the game started Churchill looked to take control of the game as United were forced to defend deep in their own half.The midfield trio of Alesh-Bineesh and Lenny combined well and used the flanks as well as Denzil overlapped mostly from left and Churchill looked dangerous from onset as their forwards Hugo and Balwant looked threatening. Hugo had a few chances early in the game.
Hugo was impressive with his deft touches and neat chips and showed good combination play with Bineesh and could have opened the goal mouth early.
The opening goal came at 25' as Alesh sprinted down the left flank and chipped the ball beautifully into the United SC box and an unmarked Balwant headed in the first goal.United looked to build up play through Vinneeth-Shouvik and Eric but the defensive screen of Churchill of Lenny and Micky jelled well to thwart any threatening attack of United.
Ranty was marked closely by Hammad and Ravannan and they used double covering to deny Ranty any space to twist or turn.With compact defensive formation as Churchill midfielders dropped deep to defend in numbers,United SC lost the attacking ideas in the attacking third as their strikers were choked for space and the defenders closed on well.Though Shouvik and Vinneth tried to use the width to deliver balls to Ranty and Eric the Churchill defenders used their height well to deny any scoring opportunities.Churchill led 1-0 at the break.
After the half time,Churchill scored their second goal through Balwant and made it 2-0 as United were left with a mountain to climb to salvage anything from the game.
As United pushed forward they were rewarded with a few corners and goal came from one of the corner as goalkeeeper Arindam failed to clear the ball and Vineeth picked up the ball in the commotion and tuned it in to Churchill net to reduce the margin.Elcho made some tactical change bringing in Jayanta Sen and young Biswajit Biswas and United looked a change side.Churchill looked to sit on their glory of two goals as they looked to defend the lead.United were finally rewarded wth an equalizer as Ranty Martins headed in a perfect cross from Eric Broen from the left to make it 2-2.Jayanta Sen's arrival added solidity to United midfield as Jayanta-Vineeth and Shouvik took control of midfield and Churchill looked as if they lost the plot.
Substitute Biswajit came close to scoring as his shot went wide and finally United SC completed their amazing comeback as they scored the third goal from their talisman striker Ranty Martins- a corner from Bisawajit was met perfectly at the first post and the ball was glanced to the back of the net as a hapless Arinadam and Churchill brothers stood in disbelief.Score 3-2 and with couple of minutes remaining,frustration crept in Churchill camp as Denzil Franco was shown a direct Red Card for a rash tackle.United SC were happy to retain possession and close the game on a high with a 3-2 win being 2-0 down.
Tactical Note:
Churchill managed a two goal lead through brilliant holding and formation play but they seemed to lose the plot as the game progressed.Churchill neither went all out to increase the lead or closed the game with retaining and defending strongly.The players were coaxed into comfort zone with the 2-0 lead as post break United showed some intent to get back into the game.Elcho Schattorie triumphed over Subhash Bhowmik in the tactical fight as his second half substitution of bringing in Jayanta and Biswajit worked beautifully as they took control of the midfield.United were impressive in their corners and set piece as two of their corners came from the eight corners they managed to win.
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