I-League 2009/2010
| Match Report - Round 16 |
| Thursday, 11 March 2010 - 12:00 | |
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Viva Kerala FC |
Churchill Brothers SC |
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| Summary |
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Viva had only played Dempo 3 days previously and dropped 2 points today
as Churchill snatched a lucky draw in injury time. Substitute Vimal
Pariyar headed in the late equaliser that left a large Calicut crowd
disappointed and Viva players dejected. Perhaps Sharath or Charles
could have cleared the cross but to understand why Viva did not win one
needs to look at the other end of the pitch. As in the previous match
against Dempo Viva had opportunities to extend their lead but failed to
do so. The worst culprits this time were Rueben and Sakeer. The most
frustrating aspect of this profligacy is that between these 2 players,
at least 12 shots were taken, yet only 1 was on target. Let's hope
Rueben spends the next 10 days shooting; is it worth him doing anything
else in training?
Rahul has no such flaws and has been shooting
well in training so it was no surprise to see him coolly take on one
Churchill defender then smash the ball past Arindam, under the
Churchill bar. Rahul's excellent goal came in the first half after
Rueben diffidently turned away from goal when he had a shooting
opportunity before setting up the Calicut born player.
Odafa
had a quiet afternoon and on this performance it would be difficult to
guess that his salary if far in excess of the entire Viva wage bill.
Part of the brilliance of Odafa is his average game but he can
suddenly score from nothing situations. However, in the absence of a
goal he looked like an overpaid prima donna who was lucky not to get a
second yellow after constant moaning to the referee. Young Amarwant
did well to keep Odafa quiet but in the 15th minute he was turned by
the forward who surprisingly put his shot wide. The enigmatic Charles
was not even close to covering Amarwant and rather than apologising for
his absence scolded the mistake.
Charles went on to become
man-of-the-match with a typically powerful and towering display that
has upset the rhythm of every top I-league striker. However, a leader
and organiser he is not and there was much confusion for the first 15
minutes as the defence struggled in the absence of the influential
Bello.
Viva: Sharath - Noushad, Charles, Amarwant, Surjith - Sajesh (Karma (Nishad)), Patrick, Sakeer, Rahul - Reuben, Sabeeth (Shibinlal).
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