Mohun Bagan claw to 3-2 victory against Lajong; DSK Shivajians stun Bengaluru
CUTTACK: Mohun Bagan had to huff and puff at the end but ended up 3-2 winners over a dynamic Shillong Lajong in a Round II fixture of Federation Cup Group B at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.
It was the Reds who had opened the scoring in the third minute of the match itself through a Pritam Kotal own goal but three strikes from Mohun Bagan sealed their fortunes with Darryl Duffy (5’), Sony Norde (27’) and Katsumi Yusa (43’) on the scoresheet. A late goal from Yuta Kinowaki (80’) wasn’t enough as Thangboi Singto’s side exited the competition.
Shillong Lajong had their key man Aser Dipanda missing due to a knock and Fabio Pena came into the side to lead the line. Meanwhile for Mohun Bagan, Debjit Majumder returned as the No. 1 after serving his suspension as Mohun Bagan continued with Darryl Duffy and Balwant Singh up front.
In the day’s other match DSK Shivajians FC rode on a brace by Spanish import Juan Barraso to defeat Bengaluru FC 2-0 in a Group B match of the 38th edition of the Federation Cup football tournament at the Barabati Stadium here on Wednesday. A goal from the penalty spot in the 71st minute followed by a peach of a goal from a free-kick more than 30 yards out in the 76th minute from Juan Barraso led DSK Shivajians to a hard-fought win over the former I-league champions.
DSK Shivajians’ win means that three teams out of four find themselves level on points in Group B. DSK Shivajians’ South Korean import Kim Song Yong lead their forward line and gave the Bengaluru FC defence a tough time.
With Lallianzuala Chhangte and Juan Barraso on the wings, DSK Shivajians utilised the flanks in the initial minutes, searching for an early goal. In the ninth minute, Lallianzuala connected on a cross from the left flank, but he was flagged offside. DUBAI: International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Shashank Manohar on Wednesday agreed to continue till his tenure ends in June next year, the game’s global governing body confirmed here.
Manohar, who had resigned in March citing personal reasons, initially agreed to defer his resignation till the annual conference this June this year when the new ICC constitution consisting of the governance structure and the re-worked finance model will be ratified.
The former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief, however decided to continue in his post after persuasion by the Full Members and Associates. “The International Cricket Council (ICC) today (Wednesday) confirmed Shashank Manohar will continue to function as the Independent Chairman of ICC until the end of his elected term which is June 2018,” the global cricket body said in a statement. Since taking over as the independent chairman, the 59-year-old lawyer has been at the forefront of proposed reforms to the revenue sharing model in the ICC, and has managed to end the financial dominance of the “Big Three” (boards of England, Australia and India). The BCCI, who objected to the new structure, lost the vote on ‘governance and constitutional changes’ by a 2-12 margin while the revenue model was passed 13 votes to one in April. There were also speculations that India could withdraw from the upcoming Champions Trophy to be held in England, only for the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (COA) to intervene and force the Indian board to give an all-clear to named the Indian squad.