HAVING LOST ALL THEIR QUALIFYING MATCHES for the 2018 FIFA World Cup so far, India football team captain Sunil Chhetri has made it clear that there is no room for error and the side must ensure victory in their second leg clash against Guam in Bengaluru on November 12.
AS THE SECOND LEG of the ISL regular season gets underway we take a look at the Round 8 fixtures and try to figure out which teams are going to come out on top this time around.
CURRENTLY PARKED at the bottom of the points table, Kerala Blasters will aim for a much-needed win when they take on table toppers FC Pune City in an Indian Super League (ISL) encounter at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday
A number of things -- good, bad and hopeful -- have defined this inaugural phase of the tournament. The myth of the marquee, veteran "emerging players", the highest penalty ratio, home runs, are few of the aspects that have defined the first half of the ISL, as teams now gear up to enter a crucial phase from which the final four will emerge.
A HYPNOTIZING FREE-KICK by Simao Sabrosa saw NorthEast United level with Delhi Dynamos after Richard Gadze had put them ahead in the first half to see the match to a 1-1 draw despite being the more attacking side, thanks to stout performances especially from Delhi defender John Arne Riise and keeper Toni Doblas.
A BRILLIANT COUNTER led by Malouda and finished by Gadze saw to it that the Delhi Dynamos were 1-0 up at half time as their keeper Toni Doblas denied the visiting NorthEast United a chance to score in spite of being more attacking through the period.
DELHI DYNAMOS will be eyeing the top spot on the points table when they take on NorthEast United FC in an Indian Super League (ISL) clash at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday.
DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN FOOTBALL is a long term prospect that requires a lot of patience from participants and stakeholders, but the current focus on ISL seems to be leading corporate interests in the exact opposite direction.
NONE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT that almost halfway through the second season of the Indian Super League (ISL), it will be local striker Sunil Chhetri who would head the list of goal scorers. But it is indeed the 31-year-old who sits atop the table with six strikes from four matches for his side Mumbai City FC in his first season.
AMIR KHAN, top British professional boxer who is currently in India, will be watching the Indian Super League (ISL) contest between Delhi Dynamos and NorthEast United at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday.