ISL 2018: FC Pune City appoint Phil Brown as new head coach
Soccer | December 24, 2018 18:42 ISTBefore starting his managerial career in England in 1999, Brown played across England for clubs like Bolton Wanderers and Blackpool for over 18 years.
Before starting his managerial career in England in 1999, Brown played across England for clubs like Bolton Wanderers and Blackpool for over 18 years.
The night belonged to Sougou, who scored in the 12th, 15th, 30th minute and second half injury time, as he made a mockery of Kerala's defence at the Mumbai Football Arena.
Goals from Daniel Lahlimpuia (16th minute) , Bikramjit Singh (78th) and Nandhakumar Sekar (82nd) gave Delhi their first win of the season.
This is Kerala's worst winless run (8 matches) in ISL history and much of it has been their own doing.
Delhi have shown a plenty of promise in several games and if they do not convert their dominance into wins, they can forget about qualifying.
Ogbeche has now equalled Ferran Corominas' tally of eight goals in the race for the Golden Boot.
The home side survived onslaughts from Delhi Dynamos before Udanta struck the lone goal in the 87th minute to win the match.
Mukhi made headlines when the Indian Super League claimed that he, at 16, was the youngest ever to score in the tournament's history.
Bengaluru FC are the only team who are unbeaten so far, although they have only played six matches.
The win lifted Pune from the foot of the table into eighth position with five points from eight matches, while Jamshedpur tasted defeat for the first time.
Brazilian defender Vieira scored the winner in the 82nd minute to hand the Stallions their fifth loss from seven matches.
Arnold Issoko's fourth-minute goal was the difference between the two sides as the Islanders climbed to third on the table with 13 points from seven games.
Semifinalists' in the previous edition, Pune City have suffered four losses from five matches. They have just two points and are placed at the bottom of the table.
FC Goa struck twice late in the game to eke out a thrilling 3-2 victory over Delhi Dynamos in an Indian Super League encounter.
The good news for Goa is the return of star striker Ferran Corominas after serving his one-match suspension.
Ashique Kuruniyan's early goal in the ninth minute gave Pune the lead but a strong second half from Chennaiyin allowed John Gregory's men to seal three points.
Bengaluru broke the Kerala hearts with nine minutes to go. Xisco released Miku into the box and the latter's return was sent goalwards by the Spaniard.
Last season when Bengaluru FC came to Kochi on the eve of New Year, they thumped three goals in what was Rene Meulensteen's final game in charge.
The result pulled Pune City, still without a win, off the bottom of the table temporarily while Kerala Blasters have moved up to the fifth spot with seven points from five games.
The five changes made by Cesar Ferrando in the form of Gaurav Mukhi, Pablo Morgado, Robin Gurung, Bikash Jairu and Pratik Chawdhury worked wonders.
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