South United script late win against Eagles

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It was a cagey game that produced few clear-cut chances but South United were able to take a couple of the ones they created to claim all three points. Just when it seemed like the game was going to trickle to a draw, Abhilash came up with the goods to see his side emerge victorious.

The game began with both sides struggling to go past each other’s midfield. Neither side seemed to be willing to let, largely with Bangalore Eagles working to stifle any attacking impetus from South United. The deadlock was, however, broken in the 13th minute when Rungsing put a good move to bed with a placed shot to beat the goalkeeper. That opened up the game a lot more and saw the Eagles push forward to try and break down South United.

It would only be in the 30th minute, though, that former South United forward Cletus Dominic would bring Bangalore Eagles level in the game from a close-range header worked from a long throw. SUFC ended the first half level despite having most of the early impetus.

The second half saw both sides struggling to create and working more to stifle each other. South United FC, in particular, couldn’t get their interplay in the final third right. It would take a piece of individual skill to give South United the lead once again. Sudipta Malakar strolled down the left flank to beat his marker and spot Abhilash in the middle with a cross. The substitute made no mistake from close range as South United put themselves closer to victory.

They defended well in the dying minutes to keep Eagles at bay and ensure that they ended the game with three points.

South United suffer 4-0 mauling to Kickstart

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Kickstart FC 4 (Sudheer Kotikela-17’ 22’ 49’ Uzochi Emmanuel Echebiri-47’) Vs South United FC 0 

South United suffered their heaviest defeat of the season as Kickstart FC scored two goals in each half against them. The men in orange tried to mount attack after attack unsuccessfully as they tried to get back into the game.

South United FC began the game on the backfoot as they were pegged back by a persistent Kickstart attack. They defended cross after cross before Sudheer broke the deadlock in the 17th minute. A cross from deep found him in the box and he shimmied to beat his marker and put the ball in the back of the net. Just 5 minutes later, Sudheer turned up in the box again as a deflected shot looped over everyone else and he got to the ball before the goalkeeper could claim it.

South United started to see more of the ball towards the end of the half but they were unable to make the cut in the final third to really threaten Kickstart’s goal. Going in 2-0 at half-time, there was plenty of work for them to do, while Kickstart were looking good for their lead.

Early in the second half, Kickstart took the initiative and scored an early goal, this time Uzochi getting on the scoresheet. Only a couple of minutes later Sudheer completed his hattrick, leaving South united with a mountain to climb.

Alfredo Fernandes’ side pushed forward with zeal but their final pass was lacking in quality on a number of occasions. The likes of Jaison and Rungsing had a couple of half chances, Magesh had a few efforts from out of the box but no one could make a dent in Kickstart’s lead. A disappointing end to what could’ve been a different game if South United could find better quality in the final third.

South United FC script last-minute 1-0 win against Income Tax

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South United FC were rescued by Rungsing Muinao’s 89th minute winner against Income Tax just when it seemed like they were set for a scoreless draw. Despite creating plenty of chances all game, it took a scrappy goal in the dying seconds of the game to eke out a win for SUFC.

The game began with Income Tax registering a shot on goal, albeit a tame one. They spent most of the rest of the half trying not to concede though as South United created chance after chance. They were denied on most occasions by the imposing frame of the goalkeeper and his stellar reflexes on some occasions.

SUFC forward Jaison saw plenty of chances fall his way as he only needed to beat only the keeper on three separate occasions in the first half alone but was trumped by the Income Tax custodian Nicholas on all three occasions. Even the diminutive Sudipta had an opportunity as Aaron’s cross sailed over the goalkeeper and he met it with his head, but the effort just rolled across the goal line and was cleared.

The second half saw more of the same from South United FC, but as they chased they game, gaps started to appear at the back for Income Tax to try and exploit. They continued to test the keeper with Rungsing taking on more of an advanced role in the second period. At the other end though, every ball over the top threatened the SUFC backline.

Nikhil was called into action on more than one occasion as the game drew to a close but he kept his side in the game. The saves proved to be all-important as some direct play down the left led to Aaron taking three defenders out of the game with a pass and finding Kishan whose low cross was punched away by the goalkeeper but Rungsing was on hand to slot in the rebound.

Bengaluru beat Bangalore Eagles, secure first win in this season in BDFA League

Bengaluru FC Media 

Bengaluru FC secured their first win of the campaign after overcoming Bangalore Eagles 1-0 in a Round 2 encounter of the BDFA Super Division League at the Bengaluru Football Stadium on Wednesday. Striker Edmund Lalrindika (49’) netted the only goal of the game, as Naushad Moosa’s boys moved up to 10th in the standings with 3 points.

The Blues Colts began the game on the offensive in a 4-3-3 formation, with Moosa making one change to the team as defender Muhammed Rafi replaced Robin Yadav. Sairuat Kima, Ajay Chhetri and Aditya Patra joined Edmund as the first team players in the squad.

Despite some early attacks by Bengaluru, it was the rivals who created the first close chance of the game in the 5th minute. Sairuat Kima’s weak pass was intercepted by Satish Kumar, and the attacker unleashed a first time effort that ’keeper Aditya Patra brilliantly tipped over on to the crossbar as the Colts breathed a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile at the other end, Bengaluru pushed ahead but with the Eagles playing a high pressing counter attacking game, Moosa’s boys were finding it tough to penetrate through their back line.

The second half began in the same was as the first, with BFC surviving a close chance. It was another defensive error from the Colts’ defense and once again it was Patra who came to the rescue to deny Satish Kumar again in the first minute of the second half.

Despite the shaky start to the second half, the Blue Colts gathered their composure and netted the opener in the 49th minute. Rafi, playing his first game this season, pumped in a long ball from the right flank to find Kima who flicked it on to the far post where an unmarked Edmund headed it home.

Both sides continued to attack each other for the rest of the half, but lack of a killer touch in the final third let them down as the game ended with a solitary goal.

Bengaluru FC now play Students Union in their third game on Saturday, November 23.

Karnataka boys to face Bengal in the final round of Sub Junior Nationals

Karnataka state team will take on hosts Bengal on Thursday in their final round campaign for the Hero Sub Junior National Football Championship to be held in Kalyani, West Bengal from Nov 20 to Dec 3. 

Karnataka is placed in Group 'B' along with Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, and Haryana. They play their next matches on Nov 23 against Maharashtra, Nov 25 against Haryana, and Nov 27 against Arunachal Pradesh. 

State boys had a great run in the south zone qualifying round played in Bengaluru earlier in September. 

Team 

Aditya V Kalasur (Captain), Goutam Rajesh (Vice Captain), Som Kumar (GK), Prateek Kashyap, Tanish Tammanna P, Aditya Yogesh, Soumil Kalra, Darin Marcel Christopher, V V Deeveshwar, Vinith V, Arnav Sharma, Arjun A G, Rahul D, Anant Singh, Adrian Dylan Edwin, Gurveer Singh Syan, Vidwath Veerendra Shetty, Rounak Mahapatra, Chandan Biju, A Chetan Reddy 

Saravana Dharman (Manager), E Mahendra Mani (Head Coach) K Sunil Kumar (Asst. Coach)

Fixture & Points Table - BDFA A Division League 2019-20

Matches played at RBNMS (South United) Ground, Ulsoor  

Dec 11, 2019

1. Tuesday, Nov 4, 2019: FC Deccan 2 (Don Bosco-16', Arvind-31') Vs Parikrama 2 (Chiranjeevi-8', Sunil Manjunath-27') 
2. Tuesday, Nov 5, 2019: Jawahar Union 1 (Prakash-12') Postal 1 (Dheeraj-5') 
3. Tuesday, Nov 5, 2019: CIL 1 (Vivek-61') Vs BUFC 1 (Premkumar-64') 
4. Wednesday, Nov 6, 2019: Young Challengers 4 (Yogith-23', Murali Joseph-32', Tony-59', Auyush-66') Vs BTM FC United 0 
5. Wednesday, Nov 6, 2019: FC Deccan 6 (KD Arvind-1', Aftab-10', Surya-43', 48', 51', Stevin-67') Vs RWF 0 
6. Thursday, Nov 7, 2019: Bangalore Gunners 4 (Arivili-26', Fernando-35'+1', Vijay-41', 70') Vs Parikrama 1 (Manoj Kumar-28') 
7.  Thursday, Nov 7, 2019: Jawahar Union 2 (Saiminlen Haokip-43', Arpith-52') Vs CIL 0
   
   No matches played at RBANMS ground from 08-11-2019 to 10-11-2019
8. Monday, Nov 11, 2019: FC Deccan 4 (Surya-10', 29', 52', Vijay-22') Vs Bangalore Gunners 1 (Saravana-14') 
9. Monday, Nov 11, 2019: Parikrama 4 (Prashanth-8', 9', Prakash-35'+1', Tarun-70') Vs Postal 0 
10. Tuesday, Nov 12, 2019: CIL 4 (Praksh-3', Stephen-16', Raghu-41', Kingsley-60') Vs Rail Wheel Factory (RWF) 3 (Rajesh-20', 34', 43')
11. Tuesday, Nov 12, 2019: Young Challengers 2 (Ayush-54', Abhishek-70'+1') Vs Jawahar Union  0
    
    No matches played at RBANMS ground on 13-11-2019
     
12. Thursday, Nov 14, 2019: FC Deccan 2 (Antony Dizo-49', KD Arvind-60') Vs BUFC 0 
13. Thursday, Nov 14, 2019: Parikrama 0 Vs BTM FC 0 
14. Friday, Nov 15, 2019: RWF 1 (Rajesh-70'+3') Vs Young Challengers 1 (Ayush-17')
15. Friday, Nov 15, 2019: Bangalore Gunners 4 (Vijay-28', 56', Arivoli-33', Vishnu-64') Vs Postal 0 
    No matches played at RBANMS ground on 17-11-2019
16. Monday, Nov 18, 2019: Jawahar Union 1 (Jordan-35') Vs Parikrama 1 (Prakash-3') 
17. Monday, Nov 18, 2019: FC Deccan 4 (Surya-20', 56', KD Arvind-30', 52') Vs CIL 2 (Prakash-64', Kingsely-70'+2') 
18. Tuesday, Nov 19, 2019: BUFC 5 (Tijo-10', Keita-27', 45', 53', Chinedu-54') Vs BTM FC 0 United 
19. Tuesday, Nov 19, 2019: RWF 3 (Rakesh-23', Rajesh-53', Jayavandan-70') Vs Postal 2 (Shaheeb-4', Dheeraj-70'+3') 
20. Wednesday, Nov 20, 2019: Young Challengers 2 (Ayush-30' Kiran-49') Vs Bangalore Gunners 1 (Vijay-19') 
21. Wednesday, Nov 20, 2019: Jawahar Union 2 (Nikhil-32'Sonu-48') Vs FC Deccan 1 (KD Arvind-5') 
22. Thursday, Nov 21, 2019: CIL 2 (Prakash-66', Prashanth-12' [OG]) Vs Parikrama 1 (Vigneshwar-49') 
23. Thursday, Nov 21, 2019: RWF 2 (Ajay-31', Sugandar-49') Vs BTM FC 0
24. Friday, Nov 21, 2019: Postal 2 (Arvind-67', Kaushik-70') Vs BUFC 1 (Keita-30') 
25. Sunday, Nov 23, 2019: RWF 2 (Rajesh-18', Preetham-69') Vs Bangalore Gunners 4 (Fernandes-5', Rivaldo-45', 68', Ciby-55')
26. Monday Nov 25, 2019: BUFC 3 (Keita-25', 70'+4', Arpit-30') Vs Jawahar Union 2 (Shelton-59', Nikhil-70'+2') 
27. Monday Nov 25, 2019: CIL 1 (Raghavendra-54') Vs Bangalore Gunners 0  
28. Tuesday Nov 26, 2019: Postal 0 Vs FC Deccan 1 (Anthony D'souza-46')
29. Tuesday Nov 26, 2019: Young Challengers 1 (Joshuv Tuesday, Dec 3, 2019: Daniel-70+4) Vs Parikrama 0 
30. Wednesday Nov 27, 2019: Bangalore Gunners 2 (Fernando-38', Narendra-13') Vs BTM FC 1 (Vijay-46') 
31. Thursday Nov 27, 2019:Young Challengers 4 (Murali Joseph-58', Joshuv Daniel-64', Rajan-67', 70') Vs CIL 1 (Raghavendra-36') 
32. Monday, Dec 2, 2019: FC Deccan 5 (Surya-7', 18', 38', Antony D'souza-27, Praveen-36') Vs Young Challangers 2 (Murali Joseph-35'+1', Sherton-51') 
33. Monday, Dec 2, 2019: Jawahar Union 3 (Nikhil-18', 63', Kharow-39') Vs BTM FC 0 
34. Tuesday, Dec 3, 2019: RWF 2 (Aswin-6', Keneth-70') Vs Parikrma 1 (Prakash-69') 
35. Tuesday, Dec 3, 2019: Postal 2 (Alex-41', Subba-49') Vs CIL 1 (Kingsely-19') 
36. Thursday, Dec 5, 2019: FC Deccan 8 (Surya-2', 20', 40', 61', 70', Ravi-34', Vishnu-43', Nathan-66') Vs BTM FC 1 (Barry-22')
37. Thursday, Dec 5, 2019: Young Challengers 5 (Tony-3', 8', 63', Saravana-21', Rajan-46') Vs Postal 0  
38. Friday, Dec 6, 2019: RWF 1 (Satishkumar-72') Vs Jawahar Union 1 (Shameem-1')
39. Friday, Dec 6, 2019: Parikrma 2 (Nehminlen-45', Prakash-67') Vs BUFC 0 
40. Monday, Dec 9, 2019: BTM FC 2 (Srinath-7', Dembangshu-45') Vs CIL 0 
41. Monday, Dec 9, 2019: Jawahar Union 1 (Kharow Kupar-48') Vs Bangalore Gunners 0 
42. Tuesday, Dec 10, 2019: Postal 2 (Steven-45', Janardhan-70') Vs BTM FC 1  (Debangshu-12')
43. Tuesday, Dec 10, 2019: Young Challengers 2 (Govardha-51' [OG], Ayush-54') Vs BUFC 1 (Govardha-68')
44. Wednesday, Dec 11, 2019: Bangalore Gunners 0 Vs BUFC 1 (Arpit-38') 

South United cruise to 5-1 victory over Dream United

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Despite conceding a goal, South United came back strongly, and emerged 5-1 victors against Dream United played yesterday evening. South United largely restricted their opponents to chances from set-pieces and shots from distance at one end as they continuously created opportunities down the other end. 

South United started the game well on the front foot, dominating possession as they pushed Bangalore Dream United back. Though they had most of the ball, it was Dream United who bagged the opener from a break as Akshay’s low cross found Aditya in the middle who slotted past the keeper with little pressure on him. 

The lead didn’t last too long as Umesh let fly from distance to equalise in the 23rd minute. Once SUFC drew level, they started to dominate proceedings and in the 36th minute Aaron was brought down in the box to win his side a penalty. Rungsing put SUFC in the lead from the spot and there was no looking back. 

Going into half-time, South United were showing no signs of letting up. They picked up where they left off in the second half as Sudipta and Aaron drove most of the attacks. Umesh bagged his second at the 59-minute mark after Sudipta beat three men with a mazy run to lay it on a plate for him. 

Jaison put some real daylight between the teams as he beat his marker with a smart turn and finished with aplomb past the diving goalkeeper. South United would have a few scares as Bangalore Dream United got a couple of shots on target but Bernard was alert in goal to save on more than a couple of occasions. 

Substitute Vikram added South United’s fifth in the 90th minute to make it an absolute mauling of Bangalore Dream United. SUFC now have two wins in three games as they look forward to putting together a run.

Ozone beat South United in Super Division tie

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After an even first half, South United FC conceded two goals to Ozone FC Bengaluru’s Gagandeep Singh and Kapil Bhat to succumb to a defeat. South United would rue their missed chances as Ozone FC proved clinical with theirs to win on the day. 

Most of the first half saw both sides create plenty of chances at either end but neither showed the composure in front of goal to finish them off. Kapil Bhat proved to be a thorn in the side of the South united defence all game as he received the ball in advanced areas and linked up with the likes of Alocious and Prabin around him. The first chance of the game fell to Bhat who collected the ball at the edge of the box and turned to create some space for himself. His whipped shot was only inches wide of the post.

Not too long after, Jaison would create South United’s first chance of the game as his mazy run took him into the box but his shot was parried at the near-post by Gunashekhar.

Ozone nearly had a goal through some confusion in the South united defence as well when Bernard rushed out from the goal to collect the ball, but Nidhin oblivious to his keeper’s position attempted to cushion the ball with his head for the keeper to collect. The resulting header nearly ended up in the goal.

South United also nearly broke through in the final minutes of the half as some good pressing from Aaron meant that the ball rebounded into Magesh’s path and he was able to find a good pass to Jaison’s feet. Just as the striker shaped up to shoot, Ozone’s Shahajas put in a goal-saving tackle.
Aaron kicked off the second half well for South United as he robbed the goalkeeper of the ball and turned towards the open goal but his shot was blocked by an onrushing defender.

In the 63rd minute, South United’s custodian Bernard failed to collect a rebound and Gagandeep was at hand to slot the rebound past him to put Ozone in the lead. The opening goal seemed to have injected Ozone with some energy as they pressed well to keep South United from creating meaningful attacks.

As South United pushed forward to equalize, Ozone broke forward in the 82nd minute and Kapil Bhat was on hand to put an easy chance in the back of the net to seal their 2-0 victory.

Fixture & Points Table - BDFA Super Division League 2019-20

Matches played at Bangalore Football Stadium, Ashok Nagar 

Dec 21, 2019

1. Sat, 02-11-2019, 1.30 pm: FC Bengaluru United 4 (Md. Asrar Rehber-29', 34', Amey Bhatkal-36', Hardik Bhatt-81') Vs ASC 1 (Join Singh-13') 
2. Sat, 02-11-2019, 3.30 pm: South United FC 2 (Rungsing Muinao-45', Jaison Jordon VAZ-60') Vs Students Union FC 1 (Sudharshan V Lokur-78') 
3. Sun, 03-11-2019, 1.30 pm: Bangalore Independents 3 (Gopi-9', 46', Subhash-45'+1') Vs Bangalore Eagles 1 (Vishnu-81') 
4. Sun, 03-11-2019, 3.30 pm: ADE 3 (Anoop C-25', Stephen Rajkiran.L-72', Bibin Babu-78') Vs Dream United 2 (Rahul Acharya-32', Udith Rajashekar-71')
5. Mon, 04-11-2019, 3.30 pm: AGORC 0 Vs Income Tax 0 
6. Tue, 05-11-2019, 3.30 pm: South United FC 0 Vs Ozone FC Bengaluru 2 (Gangandeep Singh-59', Kapil Bhat-80')
7. Wed, 06-11-2019, 3.30 pm: ADE 1 (Bibin Babu-83') Vs Students Union 1 (Rup Das-55') 
8. Thu, 07-11-2019, 1.30 pm: AGORC 2 (Aaush David Koshy-81', Jaikumar V-87') Vs Bangalore Eagles 2 (Appu-37', Vignesh S-39') 
9. Thu, 07-11-2019, 3.30 pm: MEG 2 (Shubam Rana-81', Parthiban K-90') Vs Income Tax 1 (AD Kumar-45'+1') 
10. Fri, 08-11-2019, 3.30 pm: Ozone FC Bengaluru 0 Vs FC Bengaluru United 1 (Mohmmed Asrar Rehber-45'+1') 
11. Sat, 09-11-2019, 3.30 pm: ASC 3 (Muthuraman Thiyagraqan-25', Anthony Jay Praksham -34' [OG], Jotin Singh-66') Vs Bangalore Independents 0 
    No Matches on Sunday, 10-11-2019
12. Mon, 11-11-2019 1.30, pm: Bangalore Eagles 0 Vs FC Bengaluru United 0 
13. Mon, 11-11-2019 3.30, pm: Dream United 1 ( Aditya Rautela-15') Vs South United FC 5 (Umesh Harijan-23', 88', Rungsing Muinao-36', Jaison Vaz-67', Vikram Venkatachalam-90') 
14. Tue, 12-11-2019, 1.30 pm: Bangalore Independents 3 (Abdul-40', Satishkumar-45'+2, Gopi-90'+4') Vs Income Tax 0 
15. Tue, 12-11-2019, 3.30 pm: Ozone FC Bengaluru 2 (Adarsh-66', Kapil Bhatt-76') Vs ADE 0 
16. Wed, 13-11-2019, 1.30 pm: Kickstart FC Karnataka 6 (Edwin Rossario-24', Shelton Paul-37', Uzochi Emmanuel Echebiri-40', Nikhil Raj-43', Sudheer Kotikela-79', Pradeep R-81') Vs AGORC 0  
17. Wed, 13-11-2019, 3.30 pm: ASC 3 (Muthuraman-16', Jotin Singh-85', Niraj-90'+3 [Pen]) Vs BFC 2 (Edmund Lalrindika-52', Leon Augustine-74' [Pen])  
18. Thu 14-11-2019 3.30 pm: Students Union FC 0 Vs MEG 1 (Letholen Khongsai-28')
    
    No Matches on FRI 15-11-2019
19. Sat, 16-11-2019, 1.30 pm: Bangalore Independents 0 Vs Kickstart FC Karnataka 6 (Uzochz-17', 62', Sudeer-34', NikhilRaj-43', 53', 73')
20. Sat, 16-11-2019, 3.30 pm: ADE 1 (Saleem-64') Vs ASC 1 (Arunjith Meitei-22') 
21. Sun, 17-11-2019, 1.30 pm: Students Union 3 (Rup Das-5', Sunday Junior Obem-33', Tamba Ibrahim IDI-84') Vs AGORC 2 (Pradeep-44', Manju-58') 
22. Sun, 17-11-2019, 3.30 pm: MEG 2 (Shaik Muzib-60', LethaoLen Khongsai-88' ) Vs Dream United 2 (Aditya Rauela- 8', Mohmmed Niyas-78') 
23. Wed, 20-11-2019, 1.30 pm: Bangalore Eagles 0 Vs BFC 1 (Edmund Lalrindika-49')  
24. Mon, 18-11-2019, 1.30 pm: FC Bengaluru United 1 (Mohammed Asrar Rehber-36') Vs Income Tax 0
    
    No Matches on TUE 19-11-2019
25. Thu, 21-11-2019, 1.30 pm: Income Tax 0 Vs South United FC 1 (Rungsing-89') 
26. Thu, 21-11-2019, 3.30 pm: Ozone FC Bengaluru 2 (Aloysious-45'+2', GaganDeep-76') Vs Bangalore Independents 0  
27. Fri, 22-11-2019, 1.30 pm: Kickstart FC Karnataka 4 (Solaimalai-15', Abilash-26', Vzoch Emmanuel-51', Sudheer Kotikela-55') Vs ADE 0 
28. Fri, 22-11-2019, 3.30 pm: ASC 5 (Jotin Singh-20', 47', M Thiyagarajan-24', Sharath Kumar-81', Deepak Singh-88') Vs AGORC 0   
29. Sat, 23-11-2019, 1.30 pm: BFC 1 (Suresh Singh Wangjam-90'+4') Vs Students Union 0 
30. Sat, 23-11-2019, 3.30 pm: Bangalore Eagles 2 (Vignesh Srinivas-45'+2', Sunil Christopher-63') Vs MEG 2 (Ahmed Asurul Huq-1', Prabin Tigga-4' [OG]) 
31. Sun, 24-11-2019, 3.30 pm: Dream United 0 Vs FC Bengaluru United 2 (Thomyo L Shimray-17', Kiran Saravana-90'+1'[P]) 
32. Mon, 25-11-2019, 3.30: Kickstart FC Karnataka 4 (Sudheer Kotikela-17', 22', 49', Uzochi Emmanuel Echebiri-47') Vs South United FC 0  
33. Tue, 26-11-2019, 3.30 pm: ASC 1 (Jotin Singh-29') Vs MEG 1 (Lalthaolen Khongsai-90'+4' [P])  
34. Wed, 27-11-2019, 1.30 pm: Bangalore Independents 1 (Narendra-90'-1' [P]) Vs Dream United 2 (Shafeeq Thekkumpat-46, Vishnu V-61')
35. Wed, 27-11-2019, 3.30 pm: ADE 2 (Bibin Babu-28', 77') Vs lncome Tax 2 (Austin-24', Amal Dhungat-53') 
36. Thu, 28-11-2019, 1.30 pm: Bangalore Eagles 1 (Cletus Dominic Jacob Paul-30') Vs South United 2 (Rungsing Muinao-13', Abhilash Mundanmaril Krishnan-85') 
37. Thu, 28-11-2019, 3.30 pm: AGORC 0 Vs Ozone FC Bengaluru 2 (Allocious-22', Manju [OG]-4') 
38. Sat, 30-11-2019, 1.30 pm: BFC 1 (Biswa Dorjee-83') Vs Kickstart FC Karnataka 1 (Sairuatkima-12'[OG]) 
39. Sat, 30-11-2019, 3.30 pm: FC Bengaluru United 1 (Hardik Bhatt-29') Vs Students Union 1 (Pravruth-16') 
40. Sun, 01-12-2019, 1.30 pm: Ozone FC Bengaluru 2 (Allocious-1', Harpreet Rulbir-90'+4') Vs Bangalore Dreams United 1 (Avhishek Singh-30') 
41. Sun, 01-12-2019, 3.30 pm: ASC 4 (Jerin Francies K-33', Jotin Singh-57', Singnam Arunjit Mettei-78' [P], Oinam Gautham Singh-90'+1') Vs Income Tax 2 (J Prasad-9', D Ahamed-84')  
42. Mon, 02-12-2019, 1.30 pm: ADE 0 Vs MEG 3 (Pawan Kumar-37' [OG], Saikh Mujeeb-50', Subham Rana-79') 
43. Mon, 02-12-2019, 3.30 pm: BFC 4 (Biswa Darjee-45', 84', Ajay Chhetri-22', Lalnunsiama-70 [OG]) Vs South United FC 0 
44. Tue, 03-12-2019, 1.30 pm: Bangalore Eagles 2 (Prabin Tigga-35', Vingnesh Srinivas-51') Vs Kickstart FC Karnataka 2 (K Raymond Stephen-7', Sudheer Kotikela-80th.) 
45. Tue, 03-12-2019, 3.30 pm: Students Union FC 0 Vs Bangalore Independents 1 (Anthony Xavier-3)' 
46. Sun, 29-12-2019, 1:30 pm: FC Bengaluru United Vs AGORC 
47. Thu, 05-12-2019, 3.30 pm: Income Tax 0 () Vs Dream United 1 (Ajmal Riyaz Puthusseri-8') 
48. Fri, 06-12-2019, 1.30 pm: Students Union FC 1 (Sujikumar M-10') Vs Bangalore Eagles 3 (Shivakumar-25', Sarath-55', Cletus Domnic Jacob Paul-60') 
49. Fri, 06-12-2019, 3.30 pm: BFC 6 (Leon Agustine-35', 41', 67', Ajay Chhetri-45'+1', Suresh Singh-83', Edmund Lalrindika-89') Vs MEG 1 (Shaik Muzeeb-50') 
50. Sat, 07-12-2019, 1.30 pm: South United FC 1 (Rungsing Muinao-42nd.[P]) Vs Bangalore Independents 2 (Subhash R-57', Maria Nelson R-90'+2') 
51. Sat, 07-12-2019, 3.30 pm: FC Bengaluru United 2 (Mohammed Asrar-55', Amey Bhatkal-58') Vs Kickstart FC Karnataka 2 (Vzochi Emmanuel-64'Edwin Rossario-90'+6')  
52. Sun, 08-12-2019, 3.30 pm: Ozone FC Bengaluru 2 (Kapil Bhat-38', Harpreet-90'+4') Vs ASC 2 (Jerin Francis-41', Deepak Singh-79') 
53. Mon, 09-12-2019, 3.30 pm: BFC 8 (Advait Shinde-30', 39', 90', Biswa Darjee-55', Leon Augustine-62', Mohammed Rafi-64', Fredy - 77', Namgyal Bhutia-90'+2') Vs Dream United 0 
54. Wed 11-12-2019 1.30 pm: Kickstart FC Karnataka 2 (Emmanuel-24', Surya-26') Vs Income Tax 1 (Syed Ahmed-21')
55. Wed, 11-12-2019, 3.30 pm: Bangalore Eagles 1 (Sarath Mohan-89') Vs Ozone FC Bengaluru 0 
56. 
    Thu, 12-12-2019, 1.30 pm: ADE 0 Vs FC Bengaluru United 2 (Amey Bhatkal-10', Akshay Kumar Dosapati-12')
57. Thu, 12-12-2019, 3.30 pm: AGORC 0 Vs MEG 3 (Nithin-1', 22', Lethaolen Khongsai-90'+2')
58. Fri, 13-12-2019, 1.30 pm: ASC 1 (Jotin Singh-24') Vs South United FC 1 (Lalnusiama-41')
59. Fri, 13-12-2019, 3.30 pm: Dream United 1 (Murshid KP-84') Vs Students Union FC 0 
60. Sat, 14-12-2019, 3.30 pm: Bangalore Independents 0 Vs BFC 1 (Mohammad Rafi-62') 
61. Mon, 16-12-2019, 1.30 pm: South United FC 4 (Umesh Harjan-33', Vikram-34', 60', Jaison-90'+1') Vs ADE 0 
62. Mon, 16-12-2019, 3.30 pm: ASC 0 Vs Kickstart FC Karnataka 2 (Edwin Rossorio-32', Johanson A-62') 
63. Tue, 17-12-2019, 1.30 pm: Income Tax 0 Vs BFC 3 (LalthangLina -8', Advait Shinde-69', Edumund Lalrindika-71' [P])
64. Tue, 17-12-2019, 3.30 pm: Bangalore Dream United 0 Vs Bangalore Eagles 0 
65. Wed, 18-12-2019, 1.30 pm: FC Bengaluru United 0 Vs MEG 0 
66. Wed, 18-12-2019, 3.30 pm: Bangalore Independents 2 (Satish Kumar-31', V Surendra Prasad-60') Vs AGORC 0 
67. Thu, 19-12-2019, 3.30 pm: Ozone FC Bengaluru 2 (Alocious M-17', Shahajas T-80') Vs Students Union FC 0 
68. 69 : BFC Vs ADE 
69. Sat, 21-12-2019, 1.30 pm: Bangalore Dream United 1 (Avhishek-43') Vs AGORC 0 
70. Sat, 21-12-2019, 3.30 pm: Bangalore Independents 0 Vs FC Bengaluru United 4 (Md. Asrar Rheber -23' 68', 71', Chelston Brandon Pinto-54') 
71. Sun, 22-12-2019, 1.30 pm: Income Tax FC 1 (Austin Chukwuka Uluocha-55') Vs Students Union FC 0 
72. Sun, 22-12-2019, 3.30 pm: Kickstart FC Karnataka 2 (Keith Raymond Stephen-52', Sudheer Kotikela-75') Vs Ozone FC Bengaluru 1 (Shahajas T-50') 
73. 
    Mon, 23-12-2019, 1.30 pm: ASC 2 (Jotin Singh-38', Niraj Singh-78') Vs Bangalore Eagles 1 (Celtus Dominic-55')
74. Mon, 23-12-2019, 3.30 pm: AGORC 0 Vs ADE 0 
75. Tue, 24-12-2019, 1.30 pm: MEG 0 (Abilash M Krishna-37', Mahesh-9'0+2') Vs South United FC 2
76. Tue, 24-12-2019, 3.30 pm: FC Bengaluru United 1 (Amey Bhatkal-38') Vs BFC 2 (Naorem Roshan Singh-14', Edmund Lalrindika-44') 
    No Matches on WED 25-12-2019
77. Thu, 26-12-2019, 3.30 pm: Kickstart FC Karnataka 5 (Nikhil Raj-15', 26', Uzochi Emmanuel Echebiri-16', Sudheer Kotikela-35', Edwin Rossario-60') Vs Bangalore Dream United 0 
78. 
    

78 Fri, 27-12-2019, 1.30 pm: AGORC Vs BFC 
79 Fri, 27-12-2019, 3.30 pm: Students Union FC Vs ASC 
80 Sat, 28-12-2019, 1.30 pm: Income Tax FC Vs Ozone FC Bengaluru 
81 Sat, 28-12-2019, 3.30 pm: MEG Vs Bangalore Independents 
82 Sun, 29-12-2019, 3.30 pm: ADE Vs Bangalore Eagles 
No Matches on MON 30-12-2019
83 Tue, 31-12-2019, 1.30 pm: South United FC Vs AGORC 
84 Tue, 31-12-2019, 3.30 pm: MEG Vs Ozone FC Bengaluru
85 Wed, 01-01-2020, 1.30 pm: ADE Vs Bangalore Independents 
86 Wed, 01-01-2020, 3.30 pm: Kickstart FC Karnataka Vs Students Union FC Wed 
87 Thu, 02-01-2020, 1.30 pm: Bangalore Dream United Vs ASC 
88 Thu, 02-01-2020, 3.30 pm: Income Tax FC Vs Bangalore Eagles 
89 Fri, 03-01-2020, 3.30 pm: South United FC Vs FC Bengaluru United 
90 Sat, 04-01-2020, 1.30 pm: BFC Vs Ozone FC Bengaluru 
91 Sat, 04-01-2020, 3.30 pm: MEG Vs Kickstart FC Karnataka

Roots Football School lift KSFA Youth Premier League 2019 U15, FAB win U13 category

Roots Football School became champions of the inaugural season of Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) organized Youth Premier League Under 15 category, meanwhile Football Academy Of Bangalore – FAB, after winning all their league matches won the Under 13 category. 

At the end of the 3 month long league, Roots Football School remained unbeaten to finish top with 23 points from 9 matches, with 7 wins and 2 draws. 

It was a must win last round match against a strong Boca Juniors side at the Bangalore Football Stadium on last Sunday. Boca went ahead by a goal from Elvis in the 39th minute of the game. Yohan Victor quickly squared up for Roots in 42nd minute. Finally, Vishal R scored the winning goal for Roots in the 67th minute.  

BDFA 'B' Division Knockout Tournament 2019-20

Bangalore District Football Association (BDFA) kicks-off new the football season 2019-20 with the commencement of 'B' Division knockout tourney. 

This Knockout Tournament is surfacing after a brief hiatus. Last time the tournament was held in 2014-15 season, when Young Challengers was crowned winners after defeating Bangalore Mars in the final. 

Nine teams who are part of 'B' Division this season are playing this tournament. The first game will be played today with RS Sports and HAL at the Bangalore Football Stadium. 

Participating Teams

• Md.Sporting 
• Bangalore Mars 
• RS Sports
• HAL 
• Vehicles 
• Friends United 
• Blitz FC
• Rebels FC
• Tilak Memorial 

Fixture
Round 1 

• 23/09/2019: RS Sports 0 Vs HAL 4 (Islam (2), Dhruv, Narendra) 
• 24/09/2019: Friends United 1 ( Dhanu-16') Vs Vehicles 0 
• 24/09/2019: Rebels FC 1 (Savi-9') 4 (tie-breaker - Manas, Shorabh, Rishab sudden death - Girish ) Vs Blitz FC 1 (Sagar-27') 3 (tie-breaker - Abhinav, Mayur Ranjan MP)
• 25/09/2019: Md. Sporting Vs Bangalore Mars
• 25/09/2019: Rebels FC Vs Tilak Memorial 

AIFF 'B' Certificate Coaching Course in Bengaluru

The Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) will be conducting its first ever AIFF 'B' Certificate Coaching Course in Bangalore from 5th November to 11th November 2019. Module 1 of the course will be held at FSV Arena. 

Apart from the AIFF fees, the budget for the AIFF 'B' Certificate Course Module 1 has been approved at Rs.15000/- including accommodation and Rs.9000/- without accommodation. The fee is exclusive of 18% GST. 

Note that the application window for the course will be open till 6th Oct ober, 2019. Interested 'C' License holders are requested to apply for the course following the link http://coaching.the-aiff.com/.

Karnataka qualify for the Sub-Junior National final round

Karnataka pulverized its opponent Tamil Nadu with a 8-1 win in the final group match of the South Zone qualifiers of Sub Junior National Football Championship at the Bangalore Football Stadium. 

Karnataka were leading 5-0 at the lemon break, got their goals through Chandan Biju-9’, 12’, 14', 65', Parikram Bora-23', 27', Rajat R-64’, Gautam Rajesh-90'+4’. Akil Jenson scored the lone goal for Tamil Nadu. 

With this win, Karnataka top Group A, and qualify for the final round of the Sub Junior National. Kerala have already qualified from group B.  

Karnataka thrash Andhra Pradesh 6-0

Hosts Karnataka got off to a flying start with a 6-0 win over Andhra Pradesh in the South Zone Qualifiers of Hero Sub Junior National Football Championship at the Bangalore Football Stadium today evening. 

Karnataka was leading 3-0 at the lemon break, got their goals through Gautam Rajesh-6’ Chandan Biju-23’, 75’, Rajat R-57’, and skipper Aditya Kalasur-72’ (Penalty). 

Karnataka started well and scored in the 6th minute when Rajesh made the most of the Andhra goalkeeper Piyush Singh who charged out and could not get back.

Biju scored the first of his two goals when he beat Singh with a fine shot. Midfielder Bora made it 3-0 on the half hour mark when his header brushed a rival defender and went in. With the 3-0 lead the hosts took the pedal off the gas and the play was confined mostly to the midfield.

Twelve minutes after restart, Rajat earned huge cheers from a large gathering when he struck from long range. 

Two more goals within 3 minutes, the first when Gurveer Singh was brought down by the Andhra keeper and skipper Kalasur concerted the resultant penalty in the 72nd minute. The second came when Chandan Biju finished scoring his brace and Karnataka completed their 6-0 rout. 

Karnataka play their final Group A fixture against Tamil Nadu on Saturday, September 7th. In tomorrow's game, Pondicherry take on Kerala in Group B. 

State team for South Zone Sub-junior National Qualifiers

The following players will represent Karnataka in the South Zone sub-junior national qualifiers: 

Goalkeepers: Som Kumar, Arnav Sharma 

Defenders: Pratheek Kashyap, Tanish Tamanna, Adithya Yogesh, Soumil, Chethan Reddy, Arjun, Rahul D

Midfielders: Gautham, Adithya Kalasur, Parikram Borah, Deeveshwar V V, Anant Singh, Adrian Dylan Edwin, Gurveer Singh 

Strikers: Chandan Bija, Vinith Venkatesh, Arnav Sharma Rajat Rakesh, Rounak

Bangalore to host Sub-junior South Zone qualifiers

The Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) will be organizing the the qualifying rounds of the South Zone Sub Junior (Under-14) National Football championships 2019-20. All matches will be played at the Bangalore Football Stadium from September 3 to 8, 2019.

Six states are in the fray for the two slots to make the final rounds of the Inter-Zonal National Championships. The six teams have been divided into two groups. Group A has Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Group B consists of Puducherry, Kerala and Telangana.

Telangana and Kerala had qualified for the main tournament last year, both have been drawn in the same group this year. Karnataka was the winner of the Khelo India under-17 football tournament this year, narrowly failed to make the Sub Junior grade last year. 

Karnataka take on Andhra Pradesh in the opening tie which kicks-off at the Bangalore Football Stadium at 4.00 p.m. There will be one match every day alternately in both groups. 

Fixtures 

• Group A - Sept 3: Karnataka 6 (Gautam Rajesh-6’ Chandan Biju-23’, 75’, Rajat R-57’, and skipper Aditya Kalasur-72’ (Penalty)) vs Andhra Pradesh 0
• Group A - Sept 5: Andhra Pradesh 0 vs Tamil Nadu 5
• Group A - Sept 7: Tamil Nadu vs Karnataka 

• Group B - Sept 4: Puducherry 0 vs Kerala 14 
• Group B - Sept 6: Kerala 5 vs Telangana 1
• Group B - Sept 8: Telangana vs Puducherry

Bengaluru sign Raphael Augusto and Ashique Kuruniyan

Bengaluru FC Media

Indian Super League champions Bengaluru FC have signed Brazilian midfielder Raphael Augusto and India National team player, versatile winger Ashique Kuruniyan. 

Raphael joins the club on a two-year deal that keeps him till the end of the 2020-21 season. Augusto, a native of Rio de Janeiro, becomes the sixth foreigner on Carles Cuadrat’s roster as Bengaluru begin their ISL title-defence on October 21 at home against NorthEast United.

The twenty-eight-year-old Raphael joins Bengaluru on the back of four seasons with Chennaiyin FC, with whom he has won the league twice. He also becomes the first Brazilian to wear the blue of Bengaluru. 

The Malappuram-born winger Ashique has signed a four-year deal with the reigning ISL champions and will feature for the Blues till the end of the 2022-23 season. 

Augusto expressed his delight on the move. "I am so happy to sign for a big team like Bengaluru FC. I was amazed in the manner in which the club fought tooth and nail to win the championship last season, and it's a good feeling to be a part of that team now. Bengaluru have a very good coach, a good set of players and some amazing fans and I’m sure together, all of us can win more titles for the club.”

Bengaluru boss, Cuadrat was all praise for Augusto. “I’d like to welcome Raphael, who is a two-time league winner, to the squad. We’re all aware of, and have seen the kind of talent he possesses. The onus is now on us to get the best out of an exceptional player like Raphael. We have a season that also includes Asian competition and a title-defence, and it’s going to take experience, talent and hard work to make it a successful one. I believe that Raphael brings all three attributes to the dressing room.”

Ashique, who completed formalities on a long-term deal, expressed his pleasure at completing a move he described as a dream. “I am really glad to have committed my future to a club like Bengaluru FC. Every young footballer in the country wants to play for BFC and I am happy to be able to realise this dream. I have a lot to learn from the senior players at the club, as well as the coaching staff and while I know that there is massive competition for places, I am confident and ready for the challenge,” said the youngster. 

Bengaluru FC Coach Carles Cuadrat said the addition of Ashique gives his squad the kind of depth it needs considering the Blues will be competing in Asia too, this season. “Ashique is the kind of player who can help us in both, attack and defence. His talent, pace and guile gives us the right kind of selection problems, but more importantly, gives us options. We’re playing the AFC Cup this season and it’s important that we add Indian talent to the squad for the continental campaign. We’re looking forward to have him join the club,” said Cuadrat.

Ashique becomes the sixth new signing for the Blues this season after Manuel Onwu, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Suresh Wangjam, Prabhsukhan Gill and Raphael Augusto. 

Haris elected KSFA President, Satyanarayan Secretary

The KSFA Annual General Body meeting, which was held today at the Bangalore Football Stadium, unimiously elected Mr. N A Haris, the MLA of Shanthinagar as the President of KSFA for a period of four years (2019-23). Haris was previously the Acting President of KSFA. 

Mr M Satyanarayan and Mr M Kumar were elected as a Hon Gen Secretary and Treasurer respectively.

Haris then initiated a move which sought all office bearers of KSFA to be within 70 years. The AIFF had this age rule of 70 years only for the President or Treasurer. The newly-elected Governing Board members who had to elect the KSFA office bearers agreed to the President’s move following which the other office bearers were elected unanimously. 

The Annual General Body also approved the 70 years rule cap for KSFA office bearers.

Other office bearers elected were - Mr K Govindaraj, Mr M P Swamy, Mr Hanif Mohammed, Mr P K Jagadish, and Mr T Puttaraju as Vice Presidents and Mr Aslam Khan, Mr Shakeel Abdul Rahiman and Mr B K Muniraj as Dy. General Secretaries respectively.

Fixture & Points Table - KSFA Youth League U15

Updated 8/11/2019

Round 1 

1. Sat, 03-08-2019, 10:30 AM - Bangalore Youth Football League 1 Vs Raman Sports Academy 1
2. Sun, 04-08-2019, 2.30 PM - Boca Juniors 4 Vs JASE 2
3. Thu, 08-08-2019, 7.00 pm - FC Bengaluru United 3 Vs Kickstart FC 2  
4. Fri, 09-08-2019, 7.00 pm - Bengaluru FC 0 Vs Roots Football Academy 8
5. Sun, 11-08-2019, 7.30 pm - Football Academy of Bangalore 9 Vs IFF 0

Round 2

1. Sat, 10-08-2019, 10:30 AM – JASE 4 Vs Bengaluru FC 1
2. Sat, 10-08-2019, 2:30 PM – Kickstart FC 0 Vs Bangalore Youth Football League 3
3. Thu, 15-08-2019, 10:30 AM – Raman Sports Academy 0 Vs Roots Football Academy 0
4. Thu, 15-08-2019, 2:30 PM – IFF 1 Vs FC Bengaluru United 1 
5. Thu, 15-08-2019, 5:45 PM – Football Academy of Bangalore 2 Vs Boca Jr. Football School 2

Round 3

1. Sat, 17-08-2019, 10:30 AM - Roots Football Academy 8 Vs Kickstart FC 0
2. Sat, 17-08-2019, 2:30 PM - Bangalore Youth Football League 2 Vs JASE 0
3. Sun, 18-08-2019, 10:30 AM - IFF 5 Vs Bengaluru FC 0 
4. Sun, 18-08-2019, 2:30 PM - Football Academy of Bangalore 3 (W/O) Vs FC Bengaluru United 0
5. Sun, 18-08-2019, 5:45 PM - Boca Jr. Football School 3 Vs Raman Sports Academy 3 

Round 4

1. Sat, 24-08-2019, 10:30 AM - Roots Football Academy 7 Vs JASE 1 
2. Sat, 24-08-2019, 2:30 PM – IFF 0 Vs Bangalore Youth Football League 5 
3. Wed, 2-10-2019, 10:30 AM – Boca Jr. Football School Vs FC Bengaluru United *
4. Wed, 2-10-2019, 2:30 PM – Raman Sports Academy Vs Kickstart FC *
5. Wed, 2-10-2019, 5:45 PM – Bengaluru FC Vs Football Academy of Bangalore *
   * Matches scheduled for 25-08-2019 were not played owing to KSFA AGM.

Round 5

1. Sat, 31-08-2019, 10:30 AM - Roots Football Academy 6 Vs FC Bengaluru United 0
2. Sat, 31-08-2019, 2:30 PM - Kickstart FC 0 Vs Boca Jr. Football School 8 
3. Sun, 1-09-2019, 10:30 AM - Bengaluru FC 1 Vs Bangalore Youth Football League 4
4. Sun, 1-09-2019, 2:30 PM – JASE 0 Vs Football Academy of Bangalore 4 
5. Sun, 1-09-2019, 5:45 PM – Raman Sports Academy 5 Vs IFF 0

Round 6

1. Sat, 7-09-2019, 10:30 AM - Bangalore Youth Football League 0 Vs Boca Jr. Football School 1
2. Wed, 18-09-2019, 2:30 PM - FC Bengaluru United Vs Bengaluru FC
3. Sun, 8-09-2019, 10:30 AM – JASE 1 Vs Raman Sports Academy 9
4. Wed, 25-09-2019, 2:30 PM – Kickstart FC Vs IFF
5. Thu, 3-10-2019, 5:45 PM – Football Academy of Bangalore 1 Vs Roots Football Academy 1

Round 7

1. Sat, 5-10-2019, 7:00 PM - FC Bengaluru United Vs Bangalore Youth Football League
2. Sat, 5-10-2019, 12:30 PM – Raman Sports Academy Vs Bengaluru FC
3. Sun, 6-10-2019, 9:00 AM – JASE Vs IFF
4. Sun, 6-10-2019, 12:30 PM – Kickstart FC Vs Football Academy of Bangalore
5. Sun, 6-10-2019, 5:45 PM – Roots Football Academy Vs Boca Jr. Football School

Round 8

1. Sat, 21-09-2019, 10:30 AM - FC Bengaluru United Vs JASE 
2. Sat, 21-09-2019, 2:30 PM - Bengaluru FC Vs Kickstart FC
3. Sun, 22-09-2019, 10:30 AM – Bangalore Youth Football League Vs Roots Football Academy
4. Sun, 22-09-2019, 2:30 PM – Football Academy of Bangalore Vs Raman Sports Academy
5. Sun, 22-09-2019, 5:45 PM – IFF Vs Boca Jr. Football School

Round 9

1. Sat, 28-09-2019, 10:30 AM – Kickstart FC Vs JASE
2. Sat, 28-09-2019, 2:30 PM – Raman Sports Academy 5 Vs FC Bengaluru United 0
3. Sun, 29-09-2019, 10:30 AM – Bangalore Youth Football League Vs Football Academy of Bangalore
4. Sun, 29-09-2019, 2:30 PM – Boca Jr. Football School 10 Vs Bengaluru FC 0
5. Sun, 29-09-2019, 4:45 PM – IFF 0 Vs Roots Football Academy 3