Harpal Singh Bedi / New Delhi
Seven matches , no wins and four points that is the Delhi Dynamos’s script as on Sunday in this edition of the ISL.
For the fourth time , Delhi Dynmos conceded a late equaliser as league leader Jamshedpur held the hosts to a 2-2 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi to remain undefeated in the league.
It was Jamshedpur who took the lead but the hosts made a remarkable comeback in the second half scoring two goals in a space of three minutes and had a chance to record their first win, as they led 2-1 till the 81st minute but once again they failed to hold on to the advantage.
For Delhi Lallianzuala Chhangte (55’) and Adria Carmona (58’) scored a goal each while Sergio Cidoncha (39th) and Tiri (77)’ found the net for the visitors.
Delhi coach Josep Gombau benched captain Pritam Kotal and striker Andrija Kaluderovic and brought in Daniel Lahlimpuia and Mohd Sajid Dhot .Jamshedpur coach Cesar Ferrando made no changes in his squad .
In an encounter which failed to live upto the expectations, it was the visitors who started aggressively and had a chance as Sergio Cidoncha ‘s powerful drive was cleared by goalkeeper Dorronsoro.
Dynamos retaliated and had a chance when Rene Mihelic had only Daniel to beat but the striker’s header went away from the goal.
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There was plenty of the ball in the opening exchanges but strikers got no chance to test the goalkeepers.
Gourav Mukhi troubled the Dynamos defense on occasion while Lallianzuala Chhangte was the main schemer for the hosts as he kept the pressure on creating problems for the visitors’s defence.
Chhangte had a chance to earn a penalty for Dynamos after he was brought down by the Jamshedpur defense but the referee waved play-on.
However against the run of play, Jamshedpur surged ahead in the 38th minute. Mukhi led the counter attack and he relayed the ball to Cidoncha who sent the ball home..
A desperate Gombau made three changes at the start of the second half bringing in Albino Gomes, Adria Carmona and Kaluderovic and the trio were able to put Jamshedpur’s defense under pressure.
The hosts repeated attacks paid dividends’ when Chhangte took advantage of a sloppy back pass from Robin Gurung and beat Subrata Paul to equalise.
Three minutes later Dynamos took the lead as Chhangte was in the centre of things yet again. The winger blazed past the Jamshedpur defense and sent a cross to r Carmona who made no mistake in slotting the ball home in from close range.
23 minutes later Jamshedpur got their equaliser as defender Tiri found the back of the net from a corner.
Rattled by this equaliser , Delhi went on attack but Jamshedpur strikers made many a incisive counter moves ,
However playing his first match of the season, Albino Gomes pulled off some brilliant saves to keep Visitor’s attack at bay.
Delhi too created quite a bit of chances, with Kaludjerovic coming close to scoring on two occasions but he failed to convert those chances.
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