BDFA Super and A Division League resumes on Friday

BDFA League Super and A Division matches, which was postponed for more than two months is set to return on Friday, February 2. 

The league came to a halt to facilitate the Santosh Trophy camp which went on for 45 days. This was followed by the Santosh Trophy South Zone qualifiers. 

The matches will be played at Bangalore Football Stadium; a match each for A and Super Division every day. A Div matches will be played at 1:30 PM and Super Division at 3:15 PM. 

Friday’s A division game will be played between Bangalore Eagles and BUFC and Super division match between Ozone and CIL.

AFC Cup Preliminary Stage: Bengaluru beat Transport United 3-0, progress To play-off stage

Bengaluru FC Media 

Bengaluru FC made light work of Transport United, beating the club from Bhutan 3-0 at the Kanteerava Stadium, on Tuesday, to progress to the play-off stages of the AFC Cup. Goals from Boithang Haokip (27’), Daniel Lalhlimpuia (54’) and Thongkhosiem Haokip (62’) got the job done for Albert Roca’s side who will now play one of TC Sports Club (Maldives) or Saif (Bangladesh) over two legs for a place in the Group Stages of the continental competition.

Roca’s changes to squad from the one that drew goalless in Bhutan had Juanan Gonzalez, Harmanjot Khabra starting in a XI that had Daniel Lalhlimpuia and Thongkhosiem Haokip paired up in attack. Sunil Chhetri was named on the bench.

After spells of toying with the visitors but struggling to stick the ball at the back of the net, Bengaluru had their opener in the 27th minute when Haokip rose to head home Thongkhosiem’ s chip beyond Hari Gurung. To the Transport United ’keeper’s credit, he pulled off more just a few saves to keep his side alive in the first half. There was a Lalhlimpuia attempt that Gurung palmed over and then a Zohmingliana Ralte header that he clutched on to.

But Lalhlimpuia, who has been fighting hard to end a goal drought, turned up with a beauty in the 54th minute to make it 2-0. Picking the ball 25-yards out, the striker let fly with his left, leaving Gurung absolutely no chance at all.

Bengaluru soon got more comfortable in front of goal and Thongkhosiem got himself on the score sheet in the 62nd minute. Khabra, put the ball over a defender before laying it up for the striker who didn’t struggle with the finish.

Roca, who started the second half with a change, throwing in Subhasish Bose for Gonzalez, handed Myron Mendes his Bengaluru debut when he brought on the youngster for Malsawmzuala.

With a three-goal cushion, Bengaluru were happy to pass the ball around without breaking any sweat. There were a few chances that Gurung kept at bay, while Alwyn George’s dink over the ’keeper in the last minute had a little too much on it.

Bengaluru now switch focus to the Indian Super League where two away games against ATK (Feb 3) and Chennaiyin FC (Feb 6) await Roca’s league-leaders. 

AFC Cup Preliminary Stage: Bengaluru FC play Bhutanese champions Transport United in a must-win clash

Bengaluru FC Media 

Bengaluru FC will look to get the job done when they face Bhutan National League champions Transport United in the second leg of the 2018 AFC Cup Preliminary Round One at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, on Tuesday. Coming back from a goalless draw in Thimphu, the tie hangs in the balance as the winner takes all from the second leg.

Having rolled out a heavily rested side in the reverse fixture, it will be intriguing to see the side that Albert Roca rolls out as he banks on home advantage to progress.

“Transport United are a side that can be dangerous on their day and we can’t take this game lightly. Our fans and the Fortress will provide us that extra bit of push. We know that a win can take us through but we know that the equation is the same for them and that they will put on a strong show,” said Roca on the eve of the clash.  

It was the Blues who dominated the game in Bhutan, creating numerous chances throughout the two halves. However, the boss rued the lack of a finishing tough in the attacking third. “We fell short in terms of finishing last week and that is an area we have been working hard on in our training sessions and I think that will be key to the result.”

The game will the Blues’ third in eight days, and the Boss has hinted that the second leg of the tie might once again see some changes. “We’re playing a game almost every three days and it’s important to make use of the entire squad to keep them in the best shape possible. We must win, but at the same time the focus is on the larger picture. The depth in our squad is big and I know that whoever is given a chance will go out there and do their best.”

The game kicks off at 8 pm.

Paromita to captain Karnataka in senior women's football nationals

India international Paromita Sit will lead the Karnataka team in 23rd Senior Women's National Football Championship. The nationals for 2017-18 season to be played at Cuttack, Odisha from January 28 to February 14. 

Karnataka is placed in Group B, other teams from the same group include strong Manipur, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. In the first match, state girls take on Rajasthan on January 30. 

Team
Ashwitha Shetty (BUFC), Aishwarya Vijaykumar (SAI, Bangalore), Amshitha N Rai (Mangalore), Bindu TG (Tumkur), Crystal Ann Pinto (BUFC), Paromita Sit (Captain - BUFC), Vinaya Seshan (SAI, Bangalore), Riddhi R (Decathlon), V.G. Lekhsari (Dream), KS Trupthi Gangamma (Mangalore), Nanda R Deshpande (Dharwad) Roopa G (BUFC), Pooja S (SFS College), Urvija B (Infosys), Anoushka Vineet Saraf (Indus Intl), Shanthi S 34 (Boca Juniors), Muskaan Saleem (SAI, Bangalore), Vimica Angel Serrao (MCC), Tania Thomas (Infosys), Renuka Devi (SAP) 

Chitra Gangadharan - Coach 
A Rani Nataraj – Manager

Fixture 

• 30-01-2018: Karnataka 3 Vs Rajasthan 0 
• 03-02-2018: Karnataka 0 Vs Manipur 8
• 07-02-2018: Karnataka Vs Maharashtra 

Bengaluru held to a goalless draw by Transport United

Bengaluru FC Media 

Bengaluru will have their task cut out at the Fortress a week from now, needing a clear win to progress to the second round of qualifiers in the 2018 AFC Cup after a goalless draw against Transport United in the first leg of the Preliminary stage clash at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan, on Tuesday. 

With the Blues failing to break down the Bhutan side’s resolute defending the tie is still open as the winner on January 30th will seal a place in the playoff stages. 

Having traveled with a relatively young squad, Coach Albert Roca started with skipper Lalthuammawia Ralte in goal as midfielders Malsawmzuala and Alwyn George along with defender Zohmingliana Ralte and striker Daniel Lalhlimpuia were handed their first starts of the season. Bengaluru boy Prashanth Kalinga started in a four-man defense, making his much-anticipated first team debut after coming through the youth ranks at the club. 

The game began slowly with both sides opting to play cautiously. The Blues weren’t affected by the conditions, as temperatures dropped to as low as six degrees Celsius, as they continued to play their normal passing game. It took half an hour for the first real chance of the game, as Boithang Haokip’s perfect corner-kick from the right found Toni Dovale clear at the edge of the box. The Spaniard however, failed to make the desired connection. 

The second half burst to life almost immediately as Daniel found himself gifted with back-to-back chances inside five minutes. The striker blazed wide on both occasions, failing to convert after some good work by Toni, who set him up inside the box.

The chances were few and far between but Bengaluru kept control for majority of the proceedings as the lack of finishing did no favours for Roca’s men. Two more chances at the end of the game, one through Lenny Rodrigues’ long ranger four minutes past the hour mark and from a Daniel shot moments later, forced the rival custodian into saves that he pulled off without fuss.

Roca made three changes in the final quarter hoping to break down the home side’s defense and handed debuts to Thongkhosiem Haokip, Joyner Lourenco and Cletus Paul. United however, managed to defend deep and keep the scoreline unchanged as the tie remained open heading into the second leg.

The Blues now return to Indian Super League duties where they host NorthEast United on Friday before facing Transport United at the Fortress on 30th January in the second leg.

AFC Cup: Bengaluru take on Bhutanese side Transport United in Thimphu

Bengaluru FC Media  

Bengaluru FC resume their rendezvous with continental competition in picturesque Bhutan where Albert Roca’s boys take on Transport United in an AFC Cup preliminary round fixture at the Changlimithang Stadium, in the capital, on Tuesday.

The Blues have made the trip with a relatively young squad that includes four players from the Bengaluru FC ‘B’ team along with a few experienced hands in Lenny Rodrigues, Lalthuammawia Ralte, Toni Dovale and Alwyn George among others and Roca is confident that the squad will make the chance count. “As a coach you want to utilise your complete squad as much as possible and this game is a chance for those players who have been training hard and waiting to deliver. I must also look after the players who are playing week in, week out in the Indian Super League. This team has players who played an AFC Cup final and tomorrow I expect them to lead by example,” said Roca while addressing the press on Monday.

In Transport United, Bengaluru will be up against the Bhutan National League champions who went through the entire 2017 league season unbeaten. However, with just six teams competing in the top tier, gauging their supremacy is a tad bit difficult. “Transport United are opponents who we do not have too much information about which makes things a little tricky for us. But from whatever little we have seen over videos, you can tell they are a good side.”

The team from Bhutan aside, Bengaluru will also have to contend with playing in high altitude and temperatures drop to anywhere between 2 and 6 degrees in the evenings. “The conditions will surely be a challenge for us and we will have to stick to the plan if we are to balance all factors surrounding this game.” Added Roca.

Finalists in the 2016 edition of the tournament, Bengaluru fell short in the regional final last year and Roca said he was aware of the expectations surrounding the club in Asian competition. “We have shown we can be consistent at a very good level and tomorrow we start all over again.” 

For the record, Bhutan is the 13th different country that the Blues will travel to play in Asian Competitions since their debut on the continental stage `2015. While the clash marks the debut of Transport United in the AFC Cup, the occasion will also be the first time Bengaluru play in the preliminary and play off stage of the competition, after the format change in 2017.

The reverse fixture of this tie will be played at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on January 30 before which Bengaluru FC will host NorthEast United in an Indian Super League fixture. The game in Thimphu kicks off at 5.30 pm IST.

Karnataka play Services tomorrow in a decisive encounter

State boys take on the strong Services team in their final match tomorrow 4 pm Bangalore Football Stadium. Both teams are on same point after two wins. Karnataka is better on goal difference (+7) than their opponent (+4). Services, in their last match against Telengana, were stretched till the last minute. 

Only one team from each group will qualify for the Santosh Trophy final round.  Should the match ends in a stalemate, Karnataka would qualify by virtue of better goal difference. 

Coach Muralidharan is not ready to bank on the advantage of goal difference. Playing for a draw is always risky, we will go for straight win. 

State team created several chances in their last game, however missed scoring opportunities on most of the occasion. Something that will worry coach. 

Bengaluru FC announce 30-man squad for AFC Cup Preliminary and Play-Off Stages

Bengaluru FC Media 

Bengaluru FC have named a 30-man squad for the upcoming Preliminary and Play-Off Stages of the 2018 edition of the AFC Cup, the club announced on Saturday. The squad which departed for Delhi earlier in the day, will travel to Thimphu in Bhutan on Sunday where they face Transport United on January 23rd. 

The qualifying stage squad consists of as many as seven young players from the BFC ‘B’ setup and making the cut are Asheer Akhtar, Myron Mendes, Cletus Paul, Robinson Singh Khumukcham and Bidyananda Singh. Joining them are BFC Academy Graduates Leon Augustine and Prashanth Kalinga, who were also part of the 2017 AFC Cup squad and along with Robinson, travelled with the first team to Spain for the preseason. 

Among the foreigners, Erik Paartalu fills the Asian quota as Juanan Gonzalez, Dimas Delgado and Toni Dovale complete the four-man line-up.

The Blues who fell short of making it to their second successive final in one of the biggest competitions in Asian football, are eager of improving on their performance this season after booking their place in the competition courtesy of the Federation Cup win in May 2017. However, Bengaluru who finished as the South Zone toppers in 2017, will have to go through the two-stage qualifying phase to make it to the group stage this year.

Up against Bhutan National League 2017 champions in the first leg of the Preliminary Round on Tuesday, 23rd January, the Blues will host the second leg against Transport United at the Fortress a week later, on 30th January. Should they make through to the Play-Off stage, Bengaluru will be up against the winner of the second preliminary round tie in the South zone between Bangladesh’s Saif Sporting Club and TC Sports Club from Maldives. The winner of the two-legged Play-Off scheduled on 13th and 20th February will grab the fourth spot in the South zone of the AFC Cup Group Stages. 

Ahead of the team’s departure to Thimphu, Head Coach Albert Roca said, “It’s very important for us to make use of the entire squad. We’re the only ISL team playing Asian competition this season, and our schedule is hectic. But this is what we always wanted, to represent India in Asia, so there’s no complaints. With the competition rules, we can only play four foreigners so that provides a good opportunity for all our Indian boys, especially the youngsters to rise to the occasion. Our ‘B’ team players have been working hard, and that’s why they have been brought into the squad and I hope they will respond to the occasion.”

Squad

Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Lalthuammawia Ralte, Abhra Mondal, Calvin Abhishek

Defenders: Zohmingliana Ralte, Juanan Gonzalez, Joyner Lourenco, Asheer Akhtar, Rahul Bheke, Collin Abranches, Harmanjot Khabra, Prashanth Kalinga, Nishu Kumar, Subhasish Bose

Midfielders: Erik Paartalu, Dimas Delgado, Lenny Rodrigues, Malsawmzuala, Leon Augustine, Robinson Singh Khumukcham, Bidyananda Singh, Myron Mendes, Boithang Haokip, Alwyn George

Forwards: Sunil Chhetri, Udanta Singh, Daniel Lalhlimpuia. Toni Dovale, Cletus Paul, Thongkhosiem Haokip

Shabbir Ali, Telengana Head Coach get Krida Guru Award from Government of West Bengal

Football legend, present coach of the Telangana state football team Shabbir Ali have been bestowed with Krida Guru Award by the West Bengal State Government. The former Skipper and Technical Director of the Senior National team will be presented in the Khel Sanman Awards function on 24th of this month.

Shabbir Ali was known to be a prolific scorer during his playing days. He started his career in Hyderabad, before moving to Mumbai and finally settling in Kolkata, turning out for East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting for over one and a half decade. His then started his coaching career with the same club. 

Shabbir guided Salgaocar to win the 1998–99 edition of National Football League (now I-League), the first Goan team to win this prestigious title. 

In 2011, he was conferred the Dhyan Chand Award, the highest award in Indian sports for lifetime achievement by the Government of India.

Karnataka take on Pondicherry today

Karnataka take on Pondicherry today 1:15 pm at the Bangalore Football Stadium. Though Pondicherry lost 4-1 to Services in their first match, they looked a better team, much better than Karnataka’s opponent on the first day, Telengana. 

Coach and former ITI player, Muralidharan admitted his team became very casual after scoring two early goals, but kept up after changing ends. However, sounded wary about not enough conversion and missing out on sitters. Something that he’s needs to work during practice. 

He reckons that a long camp of 45 days have helped his team to combine well, “Our main threat is Services, which will be a 50-50 match.”

AIFF disqualify Bengaluru U13 and Ozone FC U15 youth teams

Youth teams of Bengaluru FC (under 13) and Ozone FC Bengaluru (under 15) have been banned from further participating in the ongoing AIFF Youth League. Jammu United youth teams too have been disqualified from the same competition. 

These teams have been found fielding over-aged players in Youth League. 

Ankith P from Bengaluru FC and Akash Jadhav from Ozone FC team were found overage in their respective group, which ensued disqualification of players and clubs.

Notably, Ankith P was a part of the state U15 team, he recently took part in the Sub-junior Nationals at Phagwara, Punjab. Several teams playing in Bangalore Zone Youth League have raised concern over his participation. 

Entry Arrangements for Santosh Trophy

KSFA have prepared the following arrangements for fans, spectators, football  fraternity, club officials, and players to witness Santosh Trophy at Bangalore Football Stadium: 

• Gate 1: Public Free Gate - Northern Gallery
• Gate 3: Club players entry
• Gate 4: Entry for Teams, VIP, Club Officials (3 Passes issued), Life Members, Press & Media
  Tickets worth 100 rupees are issued for general spectators 
• Gate 7: Entry only on 50 rupees worth ticket. 
• Gate 8: Entry for Press Photographers, Team Bus, Parking for vehicles of Official 

Vignesh to lead state in Santosh Trophy

The selectors finally declared the team for the South Zone qualifying round for 72nd Santosh Trophy, the yearly Senior National football championship. Matches will be held at Bangalore Football Stadium, from January 17 to 22. 

Experienced campaigner Vignesh G will be captaining the team. Vignesh currently plays for Bangalore Super Division team Ozone FCB he will be assisted by Sunil Kumar from Students Union. Also, Vignesh captained last year in Santosh Trophy. Karnataka played their qualifiers at Calicut, Kerala, where the team ended their campaign in a disastrous note. 

Other than the delay in declaring the final squad of 20 players, what is interesting this year’s number of standby players, which is ten in compare to four from last year. 

Team 

Shain Khan CP (Bengaluru FC), Abhishek Das (Ozone FC), Sunil Kumar M (Vice Captain)
(Student Union FC), Shafeel PP (B'lore Independents), Anto Rashith (Ozone FC), Leon Augustine (Bengaluru FC), Vignesh G (Captain- Ozone FC), Solaimalai (South United FC), Shamanth (Student Union), Ramesh B (B'lore Eagles), Shahabaaz Khan (Bengaluru FC), Edwin Rosario (B'lore Independent), Liton Shil (MEG), Shashi Kumar V (Students Union FC) Rajesh S (RWF), Keith Raymond Stephen (South United), Azaruddin SK (Bengaluru FC), Amoes (Student Union) Vignesh D (Ozone FCB), Anup Theres Raj (Ozone FC)

Stand Bye
Shreyas (Mysore), John Peter (Bangalore Independent),  Shaik Muzeeb (MEG), Myron Mendes (Bengaluru FC), Sudharshan Lokur (Belgaum District), Franklin Amalraj (Young Challenger), Akshay N (Student Union), Sharath Mohan (Student Union), Abhishek Ramesh (Bangalore Independent) , Satish Kumar (South United) 
Officials

Manager M Kumar
Chief Coach - P Muralidharan
Coach - Harish VK
Goal Keeping Coach - SS Shahi
Physiotherapist - Ayethapalli Prasad

U13 Youth League: Roots defeat Bengaluru FC

Bengaluru FC boys tasted their first defeat in their U13 Youth League (Bangalore Zone) campaign by Roots Sports School. Playing home, at the Bangalore Football Stadium today morning, BFC boys went down by an early goal from Gabriel Savage. 

Maintaining an all-win record (9 wins, 27 pts), Roots Football School continue to stay at the top of the table, and only need a point to qualify to the final round. Bengaluru have played two games less, they are on second spot with 18 pts from 7 games. They must win their remaining matches to top the table. 

Both teams meet again on Sunday, Jan 28, 3 PM, in BFC’s away encounter at Padukone Dravid Center For Sports Excellence, Yelahanka. 

Balaji receive Karnataka Olympic Association Award

Former India international and keeper of ITI, Pune FC, and HAL, Balaji Narasimhan, was awarded by the Karnataka Olympic Association (KOA) last night at an event held in the State Youth Centre. He was presented a cheque of One lakh rupees along a memento by Vajubhai Vala, the Governor of the state. 

Also, awarded were the ten active sportspersons, two former players, and a sports medicine and media expert. 

Keen to take up coaching seriously, Balaji was a part of the Pune FC since its inception in 2007.

List of Awardees

Daniel S Farid (badminton), Anil Kumar (basketball), Naveen John (cycling), Pradhan Somanna (hockey), V Avinash (judo), Sharmadaa Baluu (tennis), B Nikhil (shooting), M Avinash (swimming), V Kushi (table tennis), Sandeep Kate (wrestling)

Retired sportspersons: Subramani (hockey), Balaji Narasimhan (football), Udaya Kumar (tennis) 

Hemanth Sampaje (media), Dr. Kiran Kumar Kulkarni (sports medicine)

Fixture - 72nd Santosh Trophy South Zone Qualifiers

Group A	Group B
Karnataka Telangana Services Pondicherry	Kerala Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu Andaman Nicobar

* Andaman and Nicobar have withdrawn their team from the competition

Fixture 

Wednesday, 17 January, 2018, 1:15 PM: Karnataka 5 (Rajesh S-7', 69', Liton Shil-18', 68', Shahabaaz Khan-83') vs. Telangana 0

Wednesday, 17 January, 2018, 4 PM: Services 4 (Arjun Tudu-20', Gautam Singh-72', Nanish Singh-59', Saji P-86'[OG]) vs. Pondicherry 1 (Kartikeyan G-9') 

Thursday, 18 January, 2018, 4 PM: Kerala 7 (Sajith Poulose-3', Rahul KP-13', 49', Singampalli Vinod-16[OG], Vibin Thomas-53', Afdal VK-63' 75') vs. Andhra Pradesh 0 

Friday, 19 January, 2018, 1:15 PM: Pondicherry 0 vs. Karnataka 2 (Shahabaaz Khan-64', Amoes-89')

Friday, 19 January, 2018, 4 PM: Telangana 1 (Kumar Dhanala-59') vs. Services 2 (Nanish Singh-25' Laishram Herojit Singh- 89')

Saturday, 20 January, 2018, 4 PM: Andhra Pradesh 0 vs. Tamil Nadu 1 (Vijay Nagappan-57')

Sunday, 21 January, 2018, 1:15 PM: Telangana 4 (Madan Kumar-14' 64', Syed Abid Hussain Rizvi -18', 60') vs. Pondicherry 0 

Sunday, 21 January, 2018, 4 PM: Karnataka 4 (Azaruddin SK-10'[P]), Rajesh S-49', 72', Solaimalai-89') vs. Services 1 (Laishram Herojit Singh-86')

Monday, 22 January, 2018, 4 PM: Tamil Nadu vs. Kerala 

Santosh Trophy South Zone qualifiers kick off on Jan 17

The glamor and sheen of Santosh Trophy, the Senior State Nationals, is all over but Bengaluru is set to host the Santosh Trophy South Zone qualifiers. 

Eight teams are divided in two groups, the winners from both groups will advance to the final stage. Matches will be held at the Bangalore Football Stadium from January 17 to January 22. 

Participating teams include, host Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry, Andaman & Nicobar and Services. Karnataka, Services, Telangana and Pondicherry are in Group A and Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Andaman & Nicobar in Group B. 

Though AIFF have yet come up with the tournament fixture, but looks like the inaugural match will be played between host Karnataka and Telangana. 

The zonal pattern was introduced in 2014, last time Santosh Trophy was hosted in 68-69, during the erstwhile Mysore era. Played at Sri Kanteereva Stadium, Mysore beat Bengal in the final. 

Final team list, tournament fixture, etc., are not yet out. 

Regarding the controversy surrounding a player who attended the training camp without any football experience, KSFA president, NA Haris, quietly understated any kind of partiality in the selection of the team, “I have received several personal recommendations, only the deserving played would make the final cut.” 

However, what is suspicious is the manner in which the undeserving player was called in the selection camp, for which the KSFA President had no answer.

Kerala lift South Zone Indian Audit Tournament

Kerala AG defeated Tamil Nadu 3-1 to lift the South Zone Indian Audit and Department (IA&AD) football tournament played at the Bangalore Football Stadium today. 

Organized by the Office of Accountant General (E&RSA) Karnataka, Bengaluru, the tournament had four teams - AG Karnataka, AG Kerala, AG Tamil Nadu, AG Andhra Pradesh and Telagana, played in knock-out basis. 

Midhun Wilwet scored a brace for the winners (14’, 59’) and Nazarudeen scored the other goal in 40th. Reagan reduced the margin for Tamil Nadu in the 63rd minute. 

U18 Youth League: Bengaluru register 5-0 win against Chennai City

Bengaluru FC Media

Bengaluru FC continued their impressive start to their U18 Youth League campaign with an impressive 5-0 win over Chennai City FC in a Round-3 encounter at the BFC Residential Academy Ground in Vidyanagar, on Tuesday.

Having kept complete control of the game, Biswa Kr. Darjee broke the deadlock in the 11th minute before Lalrintluanga Chawnglut (30') and Lalrinfela (44’) made it 3-0 going into the break. Second half goals from Jacob John Kattookaren (75') and substitute Lalengzama Vangchhia (89') wrapped up the Blue Colts' third win on the trot.

The result also took Bengaluru FC's tally to 9 points as they stay top of the Chennai-Karnataka zone.

U13 Youth League: Roots Football beat Ozone again

Roots Football School won their away match against Ozone Group FC by 4-0 in the AIFF U-13 India Youth League at the Bangalore Football Stadium. 

Goals by Gambheer B (4) Rayaan Shakeer (23), Ngamminthang Kipgen (35), and R Neil Joseph (63) made it a comfortable win for Roots.

Roots FS, remain unbeaten in their first eight matches and continued to stay at the top of the Bengaluru zone of the Under 13 Youth League. Bengaluru zone has six teams playing on a home and away basis, to qualify for the national rounds.    

[NOTICE] State selection trial for 23rd Senior Women's National

Trials for selection of Karnataka State Team to participate in the 23rd Senior Women's National Football Championship will be conducted from tomorrow, 8.30 AM, Jan 3, 2018 at the Bangalore Football Stadium. 
The Senior Women's National Championship will be held at Cuttack, Odisha.
Players desirous of attending the trials have to bring their original Birth Certificate and Aadhaar Card.
For further details you can contact Mr. AD Nagendran, Chairman, Selection Committee - 9980276551.