Viva Kerala defeated Josco FC 2-1 in a closely contested match played at Kochi.

A charged up Josco FC side under the experienced coach Chathunny kept Viva Kerala under huge pressure. Josco opened the score with just 3 minutes into the game with help of a long ranger from Bijo Paul. Josco FC was dominating most of the first half and were creating a lot chances.

It took 30 minutes for Viva to find the equaliser.The goal came when Viva’s Ghanian striker Reuben Senyo sent a good cross into the box which made the rival goalkeeper go for it and fumble. Viva’s newly signed striker KP Anish was quick to get to the rebound and finish it.

Viva played with Reuben and Anish playing at the front; Patrick, Siraj, Karma and MP Sakeer in middle, while Bello, Surjeet, Sumit Thapa and Noushad marshalled backline.

Half time saw coach Sreedharan making few changes with Rahul coming as replacement for Patrick and Bimal Birua replacing Karma in the middle. In defense Amarwant Singh came in for Sumit Thapa. Birua was later injured in a tackle which saw Freddy replacing him.

Viva managed to get more hold of the game in the second half and the goal came at about 20 minutes into second half when MP Sakeer sent a good through ball to find Sirajuddin in space and score. The goal which the opponents claim to be offside turned crucial as Viva managed to hold on to the lead and finish off the game.

Nigerian defender Bello Razzaq returning to the squad was solid as usual while the Ghanian defender Charles Dzisah had to sit out due to slight fever.

Article courtesy of footballkerala.com

Viva: Shahinlal - Surjith, Bello, Noushad, Sumit - Patrick - Siraj, Sakeer, Karma - Reuben, Anish.

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Prasanth  - Reebok   |219.64.67.xxx |2009-09-26 15:44:59 Viva will wear Reebok kits in the I League. For sure. Coming soon. Reply 2   0

bilal (soccerBILLU)   |117.206.3.xxx |2009-09-27 18:42:46 ENTH CHANDAMANENNO... KERALAM THAN NEELAYAYK" GUD LKNG JERSEYS Reply 0   0

anuandrews  - Nice jersy!   |122.162.237.xxx |2009-09-28 08:21:16 Nice jersy! I want one...any options prasanth? what about fan registration? Reply 0   0

Patrick  - Jersey sale   |219.64.74.xxx |2009-09-28 08:56:12 I would like the club to start selling jerseys for fans but I was told that it is not really the culture in Kerala. Do you think many people would buy them and where should we sell them? Ground Sports shops - Calicut or Kochi? How much is a fair price? Please reply and I will try to arrange this. Reply 0   0

ram  - jersey   |174.116.208.xxx |2009-09-29 06:03:37 hi, team jersay is very expensive and highly sorted in west, a good revenue for the team. any shops in kerala would be fine place, but have to do promotion, by giving away atleast 30 to 50 during the first home game. coach, can we have coach corner on the team that u have assembled. fan Reply 0   0

ben issah coleman  - pls i need one of ur kits   |41.218.242.xxx |2010-04-10 12:21:49 hi, am ben from ghana am a footballer ok pls i need one of ur jeserys ok i love ur team and i want to join ur team one day ok so pls if i can get one for traning ok, hope to hear from u soon. Reply 0   0

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