A moment from the match between FCI (in yellow) and ASEB at Nehru Stadium in Guwahati on Monday. Picture by UB Photos
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Guwahati, Aug 2 : FCI Sports Club held favourites ASEB Sports Club to a goalless draw in the RG Baruah GSA Super Division Football League, 2011 at Nehru Stadium here today.
The powermen were lacklustre in the first half.
FCI gained the upper hand in the first 45 minutes, though ASEB made the odd moves that didn’t threaten goalkeeper Gobinda Boro.
The fleet-footed Teker Hmar came close to scoring one for FCI in the 30th minute, as he dribbled past three defenders only to stumble at the goalmouth.
The second half saw the powermen lift their game somewhat but paid the price of holding on to the ball for too long. Their best chance came in the 51st minute, when Chayaram Basumatary headed one airborne straight on to the woodwork while Sibra Narzary shot one wide four minutes later.
In the 78th minute, ASEB goalkeeper Daoga Brahma brought substitute David March Goyari down in the danger zone to concede a penalty. Goalkeeper Gobinda Boro, however, blocked N. Momocha Singh’s shot, as he dived to his right.
The powermen, who lost their first game, survived a scare but have their backs to the wall in the league.
In a match of the Jibeswar Goswami A-Division Football League, Nabajyoti Club outclassed City Police 2-0.