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Premier Futsal began with an opening ceremony spearheaded by AR Rahman in Chennai and on the pitch, the action was intense and skills perfect. Kolkata and Mumbai started with 4-2 wins against Goa and Chennai respectively.
As it happened:
FULL TIME! Kolkata beat Goa 4-2 in the second game of the night
35′ GOAL! Own goal by Marshall. Unlucky to get the ball quickly off the keeper’s block and creeps in. 2-4
33′ Lovely stepovers by Rafael but his left footed shot goes over the target. Nice bit of skills
Final quarter begins and Ronaldinho is back on
30′ GOAL! Lapse in the Kolkata defence and Santos makes the most of it. Simple tap in 2-3
24′ GOAL! Crespo gets a huge deflection and Kolkata are back with a two goal lead. 3-1
21′ GOAL! Seconds after restart, Rafael has pulled one back for Goa. Toe poked past the keeper
End of second quarter and it is still Kolkata 2-0
17′ Attempted shot by Goa but it is blocked and goes for a corner
Second quarter has begun. Two minutes have gone by and no goal
End of first quarter and Kolkata have a 2-0 lead.
8′ Two quick goals by Kolkata in the first quarter. Pula and Mohammed Islam with the goals
NOW! Ronaldinho vs Crespo or Goa vs Kolkata! Huge cheer as Ronaldinho comes out to the middle.
FULL TIME! Mumbai win the first match of the tournament 4-2 vs Chennai
36′ GOAL! Falcao blasts it in the left hand corner. Lovely strike! 2-4
34′ GOAL! Filho scores Chennai’s first. Shouts of foul twice but referee says no.
33′ GOAL! Kevin Ramirez makes it 4-0 to Mumbai
Third quarter comes to a close and Mumbai lead 3-0
25 minutes gone and no goals from Chennai. Average for Futsal is six minutes per goal.
HALF TIME! Mumbai lead 2-0 at the end of the second quarter.
18′ Chennai going close once again but failing to score each time
17′ Figo sitting with Scholes and former Real Madrid teammate Salgado
11′ Mumbai double their advantage with Angellot scoring the second. Mumbai 2-0 to the good now
Second quarter underway. Falcao tests the keeper but it is saved
END OF FIRST QUARTER! Mumbai lead 1-0. Chennai have had their fare share
9′ GOAL! Penalty for Mumbai for a handball and Foglia scores the first goal of the tournament
8′ Giggs gets a shot on small angle but it is saved by the keeper
7′ Falcao has a chance to score but he tries to get a teammate to put the ball in the back of the net. Chance goes begging.
1910 hrs IST: We’re on!!
BUILD UP:
# Premier Futsal: Rules, teams, fixtures, everything you need to know
Premier Futsal kicks off in Chennai on July 15 in a competition that features six city franchises and legends of the game.
# Premier Futsal featuring star cast kicks off on July 15
Football superstars Ronaldinho, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes will showcase their skills in front of Indian fans when the Premier Futsal begins amid hype and anticipation on Friday.
The inaugural season of Premier Futsal, touted to be the world’s first multi-national league, will kick off on Friday with some of most well known footballers rubbing shoulders will some of the leading futsallers in the world.
