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Wednesday 23 September 2015
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Wednesday 16 September 2015
AFC U16 Cup 2016 Q: India thrashes Bahrain as Blue Cubs Taste Blood
FIFA U17 World Cup 2017 bound India U16 team opened their AFC U16 Championship 2016 Qualifiers campaign in Iran is style, beating West Asian giants Bahrain 5-0. This is a surprise role reversal for Indian football fans as normally they used to be on the receiving end of a football massacre.
The goal came for India as early as in the 15th minute when a corner kick found the feet of defender Gaston who blasted it into the top corner.
Just 4 minutes later Aman deceived the Bahrain goalkeeper by chipping the ball over him, making it 2-0 for India. India kept pressing upfront which resulted ins successive corners in the 25th minute.
Just a couple of minutes later, India went ahead by 3-0 as Bahrain players stood in horror. Boris’s dribbling skill with the ball mesmerized everyone as the ball rolled into the net.
India U16 kept pushing for another goal but heroics of the goalkeeper kept denying them another goal and at the lemon break India were leading comfortably 3-0.
India started the second half where it had left. The 4th goal came in the 49th minute of the game. Aniket’s grounder found Aman who slotted it past the goalkeeper.
Bahrain. in their desperation, started getting physical and finally had to pay the penalty in the 65th minute when Jasim was Red-Carded for foul done on Sarif. Down to 10 men and down 4-0, Bahrain’s life was made worse when in the 77th minute India made it 5-0. Brilliant one touch game opened up the Bahrain defence as Suresh put his name on the scorecard.
The team will be playing AFC U16 Qualifiers2016 in India and have already qualified as the hosts. They are also to play FIFA U17 World Cup 2017, also to be held in India. The U16 side trained heavily in Germany, playing top German sides. They had won 8 matches, lost 4 and drawn 2 games in Germany.
India will play Iran next in the AFC u16 2016 Qualifiers on 18th September. The match kicks off at 5 PM IST in Tabriz, Iran
Tuesday 15 September 2015
Mizoram, West Bengal schools in QFs of Subroto Cup 2015
Schools from Mizoram, West Bengal, SAI North East Centre and Jharkhand sealed their places in the quarter-finals of the sub-junior Under-14 section of the 56th Subroto Cup football tournament in the capital on Monday.
Mizoram’s Government Chawngfianga Middle School qualified for the quarter-finals after beating NSS MP Shikshya Niketan of Odisha 2-0 in the first match played at Ambedkar Stadium.
In other matches, West Bengal’s Jatragachi Pranabandana High School thrashed Government Senior Secondary School, Lakshwadeep, by a 9-0 margin while SAI NER Centre, Assam, edged past Sports Hostel of Nagaland 1-0 to go through to the last eight.
BS+2 High School of Jharkhand defeated Delhi BN NCC 5-1 to complete the last eight line-up.
The Mizoram boys, who had a superior goal average having beaten the Haryana entry 11-0 in their opening match, needed just a draw against the Odisha team,who too had won their match against Haryana.
The Shikshya Niketan boys tried hard but could not penetrate the Mizoram defence. On the other hand, the Middle School boys played to their potential. Lalrin Moses was their star striker, scoring a brace.
In the day’s other matches, Bijang Loubuk, Manipur, registered a hard-fought 1-0 victory over St Xavier’s from Chattisgarh. The boys from Chhattisgarh played well with a few chances coming their way. But solid defence from the Manipur side kept the Chhattisgarh forwards at bay. John Lalkout Sangh was the saviour for the Manipur team with his neatly placed goal early in the match. Later, Delhi’s Mamta Modern Senior Secondary School got the better of Assam’s Nakachar Higher Secondary School 4-1.
In the first set of quarter-final clashes, Jatragachi Pranabandana High School, West Bengal, face SAI Northeast Centre Assam while Government Chawngfianga Middle School of Mizoram take on Jharkhand’s BS+2 High School.
Monday 14 September 2015
Atlético de Kolkata celebrate ISL triumph at Vicente Calderón
t was an altogether new high for Atlético de Kolkata as they presented the Hero Indian Super League [ISL] 2014 trophy to their parent club Atlético de Madrid and its fans who packed the Vicente Calderón Stadium on Saturday. Season 2014’s star defender and India international Arnab Mondal, along with 2015’s new signing Iain Hume, was at the forefront of the proceedings.
The inaugural ISL winners are presently in Segovia, in the province of Los Angeles de San Rafael, for their pre-season training. A few days ago, the Antonio López Habas-coached side drubbed Gimnástica Segoviana’s U-19 team 9-0.
They begin their 2015 campaign against Chennaiyin FC in the first match of the season on the 3rd of October.
Tuesday 8 September 2015
Euro playing clubs to donate €1 off every ticket to refugee fund
September 8 - All clubs in the Champions League and Europa League are to make a donation to support the thousands of migrants fleeing war-torn countries for Europe. The European Club Association announced today that 80 clubs have agreed to give €1 for every ticket sold during their first home games in the group stages of the two competitions.
The idea was first proposed by Porto president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa (pictured) who wrote in a letter to UEFA president Michel Platini that "it is impossible to close our eyes to the drama of the migrants and refugees."
Announcing the pledge, ECA chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told a press conference following the orgaisation's annual assembly in Geneva: "This is a serious and big problem we have to face now in Europe and I believe football has a kind responsibility for these poor people."
Rummenigge says up to €3 million (£2.18 million) could be raised, with other members invited to contribute.
Last week, Bayern Munich announced they would be hosting a refugee 'training camp', offering food, German language lessons and football equipment. Real Madrid and Celtic are among the other clubs to have already promised support.
"We will find a concrete action plan and formally invest this money in the best help possible in favour of the refugees," added Rummenigge. "It is a sign that this body is unique, united, and we are happy that the whole general assembly unanimously accepted these proposals."
Milan's Umberto Gandini, ECA's first vice-president, said project was not exclusive to clubs playing in Europe. "The opportunity to participate in this programme was also given to other clubs who can decide by applying the same system or devising other ways to donate some amounts," said the AC Milan director.
Meanwhile, Rummenigge and Juventus boss Andrea Agnelli are set to join the UEFA executive committee. The ECA has nominated the pair to fill the two seats offered by UEFA in a move to expand their inner circle to other stakeholders, and will attend their first executive committee meeting on September 17 in Malta.
The idea was first proposed by Porto president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa (pictured) who wrote in a letter to UEFA president Michel Platini that "it is impossible to close our eyes to the drama of the migrants and refugees."
Announcing the pledge, ECA chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told a press conference following the orgaisation's annual assembly in Geneva: "This is a serious and big problem we have to face now in Europe and I believe football has a kind responsibility for these poor people."
Rummenigge says up to €3 million (£2.18 million) could be raised, with other members invited to contribute.
Last week, Bayern Munich announced they would be hosting a refugee 'training camp', offering food, German language lessons and football equipment. Real Madrid and Celtic are among the other clubs to have already promised support.
"We will find a concrete action plan and formally invest this money in the best help possible in favour of the refugees," added Rummenigge. "It is a sign that this body is unique, united, and we are happy that the whole general assembly unanimously accepted these proposals."
Milan's Umberto Gandini, ECA's first vice-president, said project was not exclusive to clubs playing in Europe. "The opportunity to participate in this programme was also given to other clubs who can decide by applying the same system or devising other ways to donate some amounts," said the AC Milan director.
Meanwhile, Rummenigge and Juventus boss Andrea Agnelli are set to join the UEFA executive committee. The ECA has nominated the pair to fill the two seats offered by UEFA in a move to expand their inner circle to other stakeholders, and will attend their first executive committee meeting on September 17 in Malta.
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