Dazzling Chennaiyin Stuns Goa Goian, Thapa, Sabia and Chhangte on Target for the Hosts; Gama Nets the Visitors’ Consolation Goal
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B It was Chennaiyin’s first Goa, on the other hand, Off Thapa’s assist, K. Keerthivasan win over Goa in the last was hampered by the ab Chhangte then struck home CHENNAI five meetings sence of a few key players: Glut of goals from close range. Chennaiyin FC produced a Hugo Boumous (indisposed), Chennaiyin pulled further B Goa substitute Saviour Ga delightful performance to re Goa hampered by the Brandon Fernandes (injured) away when Anirudh Thapa absence of Boumous ma’s late goal made it 41, but gister a sensational 41 vivto and Edu Bedia, who had to scored a peach of a goal. (indisposed), Fernandes it was too little too late. ry over FC Goa in the first leg (injured) and Bedia, who fly back to Spain for personal From around 15 yards, the Thanks to their first win semifinal of the Indian Super flew back to Spain for reasons. 22yearold unleashed a cur over Goa in the last five meet League (ISL) on Saturday. personal reasons After an exciting goalless ling shot that went past the ings, Owen Coyle’s men have first half, Chennaiyin sprung outstretched hands of Na B The return leg will be one foot in the final while Team effort into action in the second. Cri was. held at Fatorda on March Goa has a mountain to climb It was a collective effort by 7 vellaro’s free kick, with three The hosts netted two in the return leg at Fatorda the hosts, each department DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD defenders lurking around, more in the space of eight mi on March 7. playing its role to perfection. saw the visitors’ goalkeeper nutes through Eli Sabia and The result: Chennaiyin FC 4 (Lu Be it Rafael Crivellaro with cian Goain & Co. at the back, Mohammad Nawas jump Lallianzuala Chhangte. cian Goian 54, Anirudh Thapa his touches, Nerijus Valskis Jerry Lalrinzuala on the high in an effort to palm it Valskis’ wonderful low 61, Eli Sabia 77, Lallianzuala Breaking through: Once Lucian Goian headed home Chennaiyin FC’s opening goal, the and Andre Schembri on the wings and Edwin Vanspaul in away. cross from the left saw right Chhangte 79) bt FC Goa 1 (Sa hosts went on a scoring spree against Goa. * M. VEDHAN prowl in the frontline, Lu midfield, each player justi However, it was Goian back Sabia poke the ball viour Gama 85). BFC needs to put its best foot forward Dutee storms to gold India Open: govt. seeks health Will find it tough against ATK in the semifinal first leg Sets new 100m interUniversity record update of Chinese shuttlers ISL stressed on Saturday. has scored 33 times in 18 games, second only to FC Press Trust of India World No. 1 Chen Yufei, Most of the Chinese team Ready for the game Goa. New Delhi world number eight He members have been training N. Sudarshan “I think Sunil [Chhetri] is rea Unlike BFC, which has The Government of India Bingjiao and former All En in Britain to play in the tour Bengaluru dy for the game and we are solely depended on Chhetri, has sent a questionnaire to gland champion Shi Yu Qi naments in Europe and BAI The first leg of the ISL semifi three games away from be Roy Krishna, Edu Garcia, Da the Badminton Association are some of the stars of the is hopeful they will be grant nal against ATK comes at a coming champions. We need vid Williams and Michael of India (BAI), seeking clari 60plus Chinese squad who ed visas. “The Chinese shut tough time for Bengaluru FC. not punish ourselves for the Soosairaj have combined to ty on health status of the are expected to compete at tlers have been in Europe for The reigning champion has things we did in the past. For score 27 goals. What’s strik Chinese shuttlers, sche the Indira Gandhi Interna quite sometime now. They had to endure a heartbreak the third season in a row we ing is the combination play duled to travel to the nation tional Stadium from March have been quarantined ing midweek defeat in the are fighting for the title while among these four, something al capital for next month’s 24 to 29. there and they have applied AFC Cup playoff, leaving the a lot of teams are already in BFC needs to be wary of. Indian Open. for visas at UK. Since the club without continental their holidays.” At the same time, ATK has The Ministry of External BAI optimistic team hadn’t been to China group stage action for the se It will certainly help that leaked a mere 16 goals, with Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday BAI is optimistic about Chi since the outbreak, we are cond straight season. the semifinal and final offer a only BFC stingier at the back Clear winner: Dutee Chand was the first to get off the blocks asked the BAI to furnish na’s participation in the In hopeful they will be granted If the deflating loss was clean break from everything (13). and ran a comfortable race. * BISWARANJAN ROUT some details about the Chi dia Open despite the fears visa,” Singhania said. not enough, the club has that has transpired in the “I think it will be a very nese players before it takes a surrounding the deadly co Concerns over the rapid been sweating over the fit league thus far. It’s a mini competitive match because KIUG the blocks and ran a comfor call regarding their entry in ronavirus as Chinese shut spread of the deadly virus ness of its best player, Sunil tournament in itself, with the two organised teams will be table race, powering her to the country for the Super tlers were in quarantine for has already forced the post Chhetri. winner guaranteed a 2021 playing [against each other],” way past secondplaced S. 500 tournament, which is a almost a fortnight in Europe ponement of the four Olym But on Sunday at the Sree AFC Cup playoff spot. Follow said ATK coach Antonio Ha Shyam Vasudevan Dhanalakshmi of Mangalore crucial event for the Tokyo earlier this month. pic qualifying events so far — Kanteerava Stadium it needs ing an upanddown season, bas. “BFC is balanced and ve Bhubaneswar University, who clocked Olympics qualification. The deadly coronavirus, Lingshui China Masters (Fe to somehow pick up the piec it’s a reward that the club will ry competitive and one of the Dutee Chand’s quest for an 11.99s. Some of the questions which originated in Wuhan, bruary 25 to March 1), Viet es and put its best foot be desperate to secure. favourites. Until now, they Olympic berth began in fine Representing host KIIT asked by the Ministry in China, has so far killed close nam International Challenge forward. are the champions and we fashion as she stormed to a University, Dutee ran 11.61s clude: ‘Players/Officials are to 3000 people and infected (March 2429) and German “It doesn’t take a lot to get No pushover have to respect them.” dominating win in the 100m in the semifinals earlier in from which state of China?’, nearly 80,000 globally and Open (March 3 to 8) and Pol my players to be competi But ATK will be no pushover. The game kicks off at 7.30 event at the Khelo India Un the day. ‘How many players/officials there are concerns about the ish Open (March 2629). tive,” coach Carles Cuadrat A twotime ISL champion, it p.m. iversity Games on Saturday. The Odiya sprinter has have undergone for medical spread of the virus. Running in lane 3, she run faster. She set the track checkup and medical certif Given the health hazards, Racing against time clocked 11.49 seconds to bag ablaze at the National Open icate has been issued’?, India have put flying bans on Many top players such as the gold, setting a new inter in October last year, where ‘How many players/Officials China and Hong Kong, be twotime Olympic champion University record in the pro she clocked 11.22s for a new are coming from the other sides issuing a mandatory 14 Lin Dan, London bronze me cess. National record. She is cur countries?’ day quarantine period for dallist Saina Nehwal and Rio Talking post the race, Du rently 0.07s away from mak the people who are travell Olympics quarterfinalist Ki tee said she was glad to get ing the Olympics cut, with Response awaited ing to the country from the dambi Srikanth are racing the year off to a winning the qualification mark set at After receiving the queries, affected nations such as Ko against time to book their start and assured she had a 11.15s. BAI has directed the ques rea, Iran, Italy. ticket to Tokyo. lot more left in the tank. While the audience tions to their Chinese coun Earlier this month, go India Open thus is an im “I am very happy because hoped she would breach the terparts and is awaiting a vernment didn’t grant visas portant tournament consi this is the first time I have Olympics mark here, Dutee response. to Chinese wrestlers for the dering the deadline to make begun the year so well.