Delhi oust ASEB in final- Flamboyant Heroes down Guwahati powermen 5-3 via tiebreaker Hailakandi, Nov. 26: New Delhi Heroes defeated Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB) SC, Guwahati 5-3 via tiebreaker in the group C (preliminary knockout round) final of the 30th Federation Cup Football Tournament at the Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium in Silchar last evening.
ASEB’s Sanjiba Rongpi scored the first goal from a pass from Sibra Narzary in the 35th minute of the match. However, Brazilian striker Itaue D’Olivera drew parity for New Delhi Heroes in the 79th minute with a power-packed shot that beat Assam goalkeeper Mintu Sonowal.
Debashis Kundu’s failure to find the net after the striker got an easy opportunity in the 74th minute eventually cost the ASEB men dearly in the end.
Apart from the two foreign players of New Delhi Heroes — Itaue D’Olivera of Brazil and Stanley of Nigeria — Chima Okeri (the first foreign player in India) also drew the attention of the crowd.
The match was locked 1-1 in the stipulated time.
In the tiebreaker, Debashis Kundu and Sanjiba Rongpi scored for ASEB while Nitu Narzary and Birendra Narzary failed to get their shots past the Delhi Heroes’ goalkeeper Rajat Guha.
For the Delhi Heroes, Prashanta Jaggi, Manoj Joshi, Itaue D’Olivera and Manish Khatri scored to lead their team to victory. Speaking at the post-match function, Okeri lauded the winners for qualifying for the final round of the competition.
He also praised the facilities at the football ground and said that national-level matches could be organised there on a regular basis.
Earlier, the newly installed floodlights in the stadium were inaugurated by the chief patron of the District Sports Association, Silchar and Union heavy industries minister Santosh Mohan Dev.
The president of Assam Cricket Association and excise minister Gautam Roy, urban development minister Dinesh Prasad Goala, secretary of Assam Football Association Ankur Dutta and DSA president and secretary Badal Dey and Babul Hore respectively were present on the occasion. source: the telegraph india
ASEB’s Sanjiba Rongpi scored the first goal from a pass from Sibra Narzary in the 35th minute of the match. However, Brazilian striker Itaue D’Olivera drew parity for New Delhi Heroes in the 79th minute with a power-packed shot that beat Assam goalkeeper Mintu Sonowal.
Debashis Kundu’s failure to find the net after the striker got an easy opportunity in the 74th minute eventually cost the ASEB men dearly in the end.
Apart from the two foreign players of New Delhi Heroes — Itaue D’Olivera of Brazil and Stanley of Nigeria — Chima Okeri (the first foreign player in India) also drew the attention of the crowd.
The match was locked 1-1 in the stipulated time.
In the tiebreaker, Debashis Kundu and Sanjiba Rongpi scored for ASEB while Nitu Narzary and Birendra Narzary failed to get their shots past the Delhi Heroes’ goalkeeper Rajat Guha.
For the Delhi Heroes, Prashanta Jaggi, Manoj Joshi, Itaue D’Olivera and Manish Khatri scored to lead their team to victory. Speaking at the post-match function, Okeri lauded the winners for qualifying for the final round of the competition.
He also praised the facilities at the football ground and said that national-level matches could be organised there on a regular basis.
Earlier, the newly installed floodlights in the stadium were inaugurated by the chief patron of the District Sports Association, Silchar and Union heavy industries minister Santosh Mohan Dev.
The president of Assam Cricket Association and excise minister Gautam Roy, urban development minister Dinesh Prasad Goala, secretary of Assam Football Association Ankur Dutta and DSA president and secretary Badal Dey and Babul Hore respectively were present on the occasion. source: the telegraph india
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