Football in Northeast

No dearth of talent in NE: Aloke, Atanu

Guwahati, Dec 8: Two former India internationals Aloke Mukharjee and Atanu Bhattacharjee have expressed the view that there were good talents in the North-east but that the players of the region should motivate themselves.

Both the former stars, who are employee of FCI, were in the city to attend a coaching camp organized by the FCI for its football players of the North-east. The camp which concluded at the SAI complex on Saturday was attended by 27 footballers.

Both Atanu Bhattacharjee and Aloke Mukharjee had no doubt that the North-east was full of football talent.

Aloke, who was once the assistant coach of the Indian team at the time of Stephen Constantine, said: “The main advantage of the players of this region is their physical fitness”.

Atanu, who was India goalkeeper for a long time and then national team goalkeeper coach, expressed the same view while advising the players of this region to get ideas about motivating themselves.

Replying to a query he said: “I have seen many footballers form this region in different big clubs of the country and during the initial stage they performed exceptionally well. But what happens I don’t know that after two to three years their performance level start dropping and it could probably be that they fail to bear the pressure that comes about in different ways.”

It may be mentioned here that Asom lad Bilifung Narzary, currently representing the ONGC team, played for Mohun Bagan in one season a few years back and during those days it was Atanu who was the goalkeeper coach of the team.

Thus the former goalkeeper of the Asia All Star XI had the opportunity of having a close look at Bilifung. Commenting on a query on Bilifung, Bhattacharjee said: “He is a very good goalkeeper and I am optimist that in the coming days his performance level would be much high if, of course, he sincerely continues with his efforts”.

Source: The Sentinel

56th Bordoloi Trophy

Port Authority vs ONGC final on Saturday:

Nov 23: Port Authority (Bangkok) will take on ONGC, Mumbai, in the final of the 56th Bordoloi Trophy football tournament under flood light at Nehru Stadium at Guwahati on Saturday.

It will be the fourth appearance for the Thai outfit while ONGC will be seen in action for the first time.

Both the sides played some exciting football on way to reach the final of the championship. ONGC, Mumbai defeated Abahani Limited of Bangladesh 5-4 in sudden death in the second semi-final after the match ended in a goalless draw at the end of normal time and extra time.

On the other hand, Port Authority of Thailand defeated Oil India Limited, Duliajan in the first semi-final by 2-1 to earn a berth in the final.

The two teams did some practice at the Nehru Stadium ahead of the final. The team from Mumbai came out in the morning while the Thai outfit enjoyed the afternoon sun while stretching their muscles for the final match.

Both the teams looked confident to win the final match which will be televised live by Doordarshan. The local crowd will have something to cheer about as local lads — Bilifang Narzary and Sanjiva Rongpi — will turn out for the ONGC team. It may be mentioned here that both Sanjiva and Bilifang were instrumental in the team’s victory over Abahani Limited in the second semi-final.

Meanwhile, considering the response of the crowd in the two semi-finals of the tournament, which was much better than what had been in the earlier matches, the Gauhati Sports Association, the organisers of the meet, is optimistic that the final will see many people in the stadium. The GSA, for the benefit of the audience, has started selling tickets for the final encounter from today itself.

Semi-final Results:
Nov 22: ONGC (Mumbai) vs Abahani Limited (Dhaka) 5-4 (in sudden death penalty shootout; 0-0 after regulation and extra times)
Nov 21: Port Authority (Bangkok) vs Oil India Limited (Duliajan) 2-1

Source: The Sentinel

56th Bordoloi Trophy

Nov 20 Results (Group B Quarter-final League):
(Last Quarter-final League tie at Nehru Stadium):
Assam State Electricity Board Sports Club (Guwahati) vs Abahani Limited (Dhaka) 0-0

Semi-final line-up:
Nov 21: Port Authority of Thailand (Bangkok) vs Oil India Limited (Duliajan)
Nov 22: Abahani Limited (Dhaka) vs Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (Mumbai)

Other Quarter-final Results:
Nov 19 (Group A Quarter-final League):
Port Authority of Thailand (Bangkok) vs Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (Mumbai)
Scorers: For Port Authority: Niroot Kamsawad (53rd); For ONGC: Lalmuan Puia (88th)

Nov 18 (Group B Quarter-final League):
Abahani Limited (Dhaka) vs Oil India Ltd. (Duliajan) 2-0
Scorers: Mohd Shaifur Rahman (35th, 59th)

Nov 17 (Group A Quarter-final):
Port Authority vs Food Corporation of India 9Guwahati) 7-0
Scorers: Weerapong Sripech (13th), Khanueng Buransuk (26th), Ekachai Preechakul (43rd), Pitipong Kuldilok (44th), Wittava Nontalee (53rd), Nirongrit Samonpan (58th), Nirot Kamsawad (85th)

Nov 16 (Group B Quarter-final):
Oil India Limited (Duliajan) vs ASEB Sports Club (Guwahati) 1-0
Scorer: Marlanki Suting (53)

Nov 15 (Group A Quarter-final):
ONGC (Mumbai) vs FCI Sports Club (Guwahati) 2-0
Scorers: Jatin Bist (13), Kaushik Bose (76)

Quarter-finalist teams:
Group A: Port Authority (Bangkok), FCISC (Guwahati), ONGC (Mumbai)
Group B: Abahani (Dhaka), OIL (Duliajan), ASEB (Guwahati)

All India Public Sector Football

ONGC lift title via sudden death:

Nov 20: ONGC won the All India Public Sector Football Tournament held at Paljor Stadium, Gangtok, by overcoming a spirited FCI in sudden death penalty shootout.

S Chowdhary from ONGC converted the sudden death penalty shot while FCI’s T S Bist smashed his shot over the cross bar.

Both the teams were locked in a goalless draw in the regulation 90 minutes and the resultant tie-breaker ended in a 4-4 draw, forcing the game to be decided on sudden death.

Mohan Sarkar missed his penalty for ONGC while Abijit Mazumdar did the same for FCI.

J Zulwa from SAIL was named player-of-the-tournament.

Seven public sector football teams had participated in the tournament.

56th Bordoloi Trophy at Guwahati

Thailand’s Port Authority thrash FCISC 7-0:

Nov 17: Port Authority of Thailand, Bangkok, started their campaign in the 56th Bordoloi Trophy Football Tournament in style thrashing Food Corporation of India Sports Club 7-0 in a quarter-final group league match at the Nehru Stadium.

Returning to the city after a long gap, Port Authority dished out top quality football and they could have won the match by a much bigger margin if they had not missed a few opportunities.

The match started with the Thai outfit taking just 13 minutes to break the defence of FCISC and Wezrapong Sripech scored the first goal for his side.

Port Authority added three more in the first half through K Buransuk, Ekachai Preechakul and P Kuldilok.

In the second half too, the Thai side maintained the same momentum and pumped in three more goals through Wittrya Nontalee, Aboubakar Salifou Bako and Nirsot Kamsawad.

Earlier Results:
Nov 8 (First Round):
SAI Sports Club, Guwahati vs Green Valley Sports Club 1-0
Scorer: Santosh Chutia (4)

Nov 9 (First Round):
New Model Club (Udalguri) vs City Police 2-1
Scorers: New Model: Kanuram Boro (11), Rinku Daimary (90); City Police: Jitli Daimary (24)
FCI SC (Guwahati) vs 2nd Assam Special Reserve Force 4-1 Scorers: FCISC: Bhaskarjyoti Bora (15, 84), Rabiram Basumatary (64), Abin Gayary (80); ASRF: Dipen Teron (87)

Nov 10 (Second Round):
Shillong XI vs SAI Sports Club (Guwahati) 3-0
Scorers: Kitkupar Kharshing (38), Newon (49, 50)
Assam Police Blues vs Shalbagan Sports Club (Gossaigaon) 6-1
Scorers: APB: Arun Saimary (31), Robijit Jigdung (38, 85), Anuj Gogoi (40), Abaraham Hmar (47), Munindra Sonowal (92); Shalbagan: Madra Basumatary (70)

Nov 11 (second Round):
FCI Sports Club (Guwahati) vs Dinthar Football Club (Mizoram) 1-0
Scorer: Kubal Rabha (14)
Nagaland Police vs New Model Club (Udalguri) 3-1
Scorers: Nagaland Police: Lanu Sanem (26, 43), Villie Beizo (85);
New Model: Immanuel Daimary (50)

Nov 12 (Pre-Quarters):
Oil India Limited (Duliajan) vs Assam Police Blues 6-0
Scorers: Durga Boro (30, 52), F Wary (49), Jayanta Basumatary (57), Marlangki Suiting (81), HL Routa (87)
ONGC (Mumbai) vs Shillong XI 2-1
Scorers: ONGC: Tarif Ahmed (38), Shankar Seel (68); Shillong XI: Niwan Gatpoh (74)

Nov 13 (Pre Quarters):
ASEB Sports Club (Guwahati) vs Nagaland Police 3-0
Scorers: Zico (9), Rocky Kom (19), Monikanta Brahma (35)
FCI Sports Club (Guwahati) vs Assam Regimental Centre, Shillong (Last year finalists) 3-1
Scorers: FCI: Nayan Wary (3), Bhaskarjyoti (85, 89); ARC:

Nov 14 (Pre-Quarters):
Oil India Limited (Duliajan) vs Vasco Club (Goa) 3-2
Scorers: OIL: Marlanki Suiting (13), Zaidin Hmar (76), F Wary (78);
Vasco: Joy Ferrao (55), Donald Rocha (90)

Quarter-finalist teams:
Group A: Port Authority (Thailand), FCISC (Guwahati), ONGC (Mumbai)
Group B: Abahani (Dhaka), OIL (Duliajan), ASEB (Guwahati)

Nov 15 (Quarter-final):
ONGC (Mumbai) vs FCI Sports Club (Guwahati) 2-0 Scorers: Jatin Bist (13), Kaushik Bose (76)

Nov 16 (Quarter-final):
Oil India Limited (Duliajan) vs ASEB Sports Club (Guwahati) 1-0
Scorer: Marlanki Suting (53)