Soccer: Dias strike in vain as India lose to Guayana
August 25, 2011 15:29 IST
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articleThe Indian football team suffered their second successive defeat of the Caribbean tour when they went down 1-2 to Guyana in an international friendly at the National Stadium in Goergetown, on Thursday.
Guyana took the lead through Vurlon Mills, while Steven Dias equalised for India [ Images ] before the break. Guyana scored the winner after the breather through Walter Moore.
It was a hard-fought match with heavy downpour affecting the surface during the first half. Guyana, ranked 37 places above the Armando Colaco's boys in the FIFA [ Images ] charts, surged ahead in the 19th minute through striker Mills who headed home a cross when the Indian defence was caught napping.
Stung by the reverse, Team India pushed hard and equalised when Dias curled in a free-kick in the 36th minute to leave both the teams tied 1-1 at the interval.
Changing over, Guyana combined well and the flurry of attacks kept the Indian defence busy. Their efforts eventually bore fruit in the 63rd minute when left-back Walter Moore chipped it over Subrata Paul to make it 2-1.
India's best chance came when Guyana were reduced to 10-men after Travis Henry was given the marching orders for a rough tackle on Clifford Miranda.
But India could not utilise the numerical advantage as Guyana managed to hold on to the lead.
In their first friendly, India had lost 0-3 to Trinidad and Tobago on Monday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain.
http://www.rediff.com/sports/r...guayana/20110825.htm
August 25, 2011 15:29 IST
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articleThe Indian football team suffered their second successive defeat of the Caribbean tour when they went down 1-2 to Guyana in an international friendly at the National Stadium in Goergetown, on Thursday.
Guyana took the lead through Vurlon Mills, while Steven Dias equalised for India [ Images ] before the break. Guyana scored the winner after the breather through Walter Moore.
It was a hard-fought match with heavy downpour affecting the surface during the first half. Guyana, ranked 37 places above the Armando Colaco's boys in the FIFA [ Images ] charts, surged ahead in the 19th minute through striker Mills who headed home a cross when the Indian defence was caught napping.
Stung by the reverse, Team India pushed hard and equalised when Dias curled in a free-kick in the 36th minute to leave both the teams tied 1-1 at the interval.
Changing over, Guyana combined well and the flurry of attacks kept the Indian defence busy. Their efforts eventually bore fruit in the 63rd minute when left-back Walter Moore chipped it over Subrata Paul to make it 2-1.
India's best chance came when Guyana were reduced to 10-men after Travis Henry was given the marching orders for a rough tackle on Clifford Miranda.
But India could not utilise the numerical advantage as Guyana managed to hold on to the lead.
In their first friendly, India had lost 0-3 to Trinidad and Tobago on Monday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain.
http://www.rediff.com/sports/r...guayana/20110825.htm