Huracan midfielder Javier Pastores has rejected a 10million euro (£8.8million) offer from Premier League champions Manchester United, according to his agent. Marcelo Simonian claims the 19-year-old Argentinian is not interested in moving to Old Trafford due to the high competition for places.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
I League Final Round
Churchill Brothers crowned I League Champions
PJN Stadium, Goa
Churchill Brothers 6-2 Mohammedan
Scorers:
CB: Wasim Feroze (own goal 5’), Odafa Okolie (8', 81'), Felix Chimaowuku (63'), K Paite (66'), Naoba Singh (88')
MSC: Mike Okoro (52'), Jothi Kumar (90'+)
MOM: Odafa Okolie (Churchill)
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
Mahindra United 2-1 Mcdowell Mohun Bagan
Scorers:
MU: Chidi Edeh (41', 59')
MMB: Branco Cardozo (89’)
MOM: Chidi Edeh ( Mahindra )
Vidyasagar Krirangan, Barasat
Kingfisher East Bengal 2-2 Dempo SC
Scorers:
KEB: Yusif Yakubu (12’), Ishmael Addo (60’)
Dempo: Cressan Antao (21’), Roberto ‘Beto’ Silva (23’)
MOM: Yusif Yakubu ( East Bengal )
Gurunanak Stadium, Ludhiana
JCT 1-0 Mumbai FC
Scorer:
JCT: (Jagpreet Singh (8’)
MOM: Jagpreet Singh ( JCT )
Tilak Maidan, Goa
Vasco SC 1-4 Chirag United SC
Scorers:
Vasco: Donald Rocha ( 76’ )
Chirag: Muritala Ali ( 21', 50' ), Sankar Oraon ( 49' ), Denson Devdas ( 75' )
MOM: Muritala Ali (Chirag)
Ch. Devi Lal Sports Complex, Gurgaon
Air India 1-3 Sporting Clube de Goa
Scorers:
AI: Michael Tayo ( 48’ )
SCG: Elijah Junior (29'),Bibiano Fernandes (79'), Bisheswar Singh (90’+)
MOM: Luciano Sabrosa (SCG)
Bagan go down to Mahindra United : finish second in I-League
Mahindra United’s Nigerian striker Edeh Chidi scored a brace to dash Mohun Bagan’s chance of a record fourth title. Substiute Branco Cardozo pulled one back for Mohun Bagan in the dying minutes of the game.
The Ambedkar Stadium had always been a happy hunting ground for Mohun Bagan, who have won 18 titles here including 16 Durand Cup. But on Thursday, a depleted Mohun Bagan side failed to put up an inspiring performance and went down tamely to the former champions, who finished fifth in the league.
A tired looking Mohun Bagan skipper Bhaichung Bhutia and Brazilian Jose Ramires Barreto could not make early inroads as Mahindra completely dominated the first half.
Chidi and Ivory Coast striker Douhou Pierre kept up the pressure upfront while midfilders Mohammed Rafi and Sushant Matthew gave them enough support.
Mahindra United were relentless with their attack and were awarded in the 42nd minute when Rafi found an unmarked Chidi in the box and the Nigerian shot it past Sangram Mukherjee to give the Mumbai team the lead. Chidi doubled the lead on the hour mark after he was again set-up by Rafi.
Braco pulled one in the injury time (93rd) from a goal mouth melee to restore some pride for Mohun Bagan.
Mahindra coach Derek Pereira was happy with the performance of the team.
‘We played to our plan and defended well. I expected a good performance from the boys today. It has been an average season for us. We lost first three-four matches and that put pressure on us,’ he said.
Mohun Bagan coach Karim Bencherifa rued missing four key players - midfielders Lalkamal Bhowmick, Rakesh Masih, Brazilian Marcos Pereira and defender N.S. Manju, who missed the game due to double bookings.
‘Mahindra completely dominated the first half, but we fought well in the second half. We lost the league because we lost first five matches,’ he said.
Bencherifa, a Moroccan, however said he was looking forward for the Super Cup, where the Kolkata team will face I-League champions Churchill Brothers. He also said that too much dependence on Bhutia and Barreto was not a good sign for his team.