Raegan runs riot

April 18, 2015 01:12 am | Updated 01:12 am IST - Chennai:

A. Raegan of AGORC sends one past Souvik Ghosh of Arrows in the CFA senior division match on Friday. PHOTO: R. RAGU

A. Raegan of AGORC sends one past Souvik Ghosh of Arrows in the CFA senior division match on Friday. PHOTO: R. RAGU

The skilful P. Sudhakar created opportunities while the opportunistic A. Raegan pounded in four goals as a rampant AGORC trounced Arrows FC 5-0 in a CFA senior division football match at the Nehru Stadium on Friday.

The verdict severely dented Arrows’ title aspirations. After 10 games – this was the side’s penultimate match – Arrows has 19 points. AGORC has 15 from an equal number of duels.

Sudhakar, adjudged player-of-the-match, dominated the game with clinical passes, deft touches and clever play on and off the ball. Having the precious ability to dribble past defenders, Sudhakar repeatedly opened up the Arrows defence.

He scored the first goal himself, unleashing a thundering drive from about 30 yards in the fifth minute. Then he turned the provider, sending in a searing pass to Raegan in the 23th minute. The striker made no mistake, with goal-keeper Souvik Ghosh out of position.

Donning the role of an attacking central midfielder with finesse, Sudhakar flicked to his right for Raegan to make it 3-0 in the 33rd minute. Arrows had opportunities to narrow the lead with Nigerians James and Timothy toiling. Chances, though, were missed. Ashraf blew an opportunity when he had a clear look at the goal. Arrows, often, was off the mark from close range.

AGORC was not complaining. An immaculate Mervin pass had Raegan firing in his third goal in the 87th minute. With Arrows defence porous and demoralised by now, it was hardly surprising that a joyous Raegan completed the margin in injury time.

The results: Senior division: AGORC 5 (P. Sudhakar 5, A. Raegan 23, 33, 87, 90+1) bt Arrows FC 0.

First division: MSU 1 (Movssa Traore 37) drew with SDS 1 (Chinnarasu 13); Challengers Union 1 (Ashok 7) bt Central Excise 0.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.