OCCUPYING THE 6th and 7th place on the ISL table with 7 and 6 points to their names, Mumbai City and NorthEast United's encounter tonight has a lot on stake for both the teams. It will decide who gets to turn their two-win comeback into a three-win streak and who gets dealt another blow in their campaign.
ZICO ON TUESDAY promised to win the Indian Super League (ISL) trophy for the state, while also reminiscing about the tough challenges in the football tourney's maiden edition last year.
IN A SPECTACULAR goalfest at Balewadi where Pune City's Nicky Shorey set up Kalu Uche and Tuncay Sanli to claim 3 goals, outdid the efforts of Kerala Blasters, including the brace from Mohammad Rafi, to claim a 3-2 victory and reclaim their place at the top of the ISL table.
The match was action-packed from the very first breath. With only 50 seconds on the clock, Mohammad Rafi scored the fastest goal in the history of Indian Super League to give the visitors a very early lead. It was a run by Dagnall up the right flank, who sent in a great cross for Rafi to head in.
AS PUNE CITY host Kerala Blasters in ISL tonight, it will be the clash of two veteran English coaches who have had a bit of a past, and of two talented teams who have found the opposite ends of fortune so far.
THE ROUND 5 BROUGHT to us the fact that the ISL contest is far from over and it's early to say we've got our definitive top four already. The shaky starters who stumbled over the first few blocks steadied their ships and started sailing, while a few others who had begun on a bright note were plunged into depths of woe.
CHENNAIYIN FC MIDFIELDER Harmanjot Singh Khabra has been fined and suspended for four matches for misbehaving with match officials during the Indian Super League (ISL) clash against North East United FC at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati on October 20. Both the teams were additionally fined for misconduct during the match.
A FIRST HALF penalty goal by Sunil Chhetri followed by an early second half stunner from Frederic Piquionne saw Mumbai City dominate the match and clinch a crucial 2-0 victory over table toppers FC Goa.
A PENALTY GOAL provided a deserving lead for Mumbai City who dominated FC Goa throughout most of the first half at D Y Patil Stadium tonight.
Having to live up to the kind of reputation TFG has built over the last few rounds, we venture to call the games of Round 6 of the Indian Super League. With the title race thickening and teams starting to have their own days of shine, things are only getting tougher. This round has a double-header for the Mumbaikars, both at home. The other Dark Horses are also in play, two against each other. A very interesting round which will set the trend.