{"id":193,"date":"2011-10-11T15:33:04","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T15:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=193"},"modified":"2011-10-11T15:33:04","modified_gmt":"2011-10-11T15:33:04","slug":"eager-pune-fc-face-tough-situation-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=193","title":{"rendered":"Eager Pune FC face tough situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New Delhi: <\/strong>Having made their first-ever major semifinal, Pune  FC is eager to stretch the distance when they run into defending  champions Prayag United (formerly Chirag United) in the first semifinal  of the 124th Durand Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p> While the game expects to be a hard-fought battle, one thing Pune FC  coach Derrick Pereira admits is his opponents\u2019 morale being high. This  he bases on the fact that his opponents beat Federation Cup champs  Salgaocar SC.<\/p>\n<p> On the other hand, Pune FC, who have fielded a relatively young side,  will bank on the confidence they showed as a collective unit to get this  far. With three scorers \u2013 Karma Tsewang, Paresh Shivalkar and  Rollingson Hyungyo finding the net, Pune FC have proved the willingness  of players taking responsibility in crunch situations.<\/p>\n<p> Pune FC coach says, \u201cthey are no doubt on a high. They have it in them to take it further and want to reach the final.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> This is the second of its kind meeting in the capital for both teams. In  fact, last year (2010) both was clubbed together in the group stage and  went on to play a goalless draw. Pune FC lost out making it to the  semifinals on goal difference, which in a way is reason enough for them  to turn tables in this result-oriented round.<\/p>\n<p> With Prayag\u2019s attacks revolving around Joshimar DaSilva and Yusuf Yakubu  and a well combining midfield particularly Denson Devadas, the onus  will be on the Pune FC defence. It is in this department where Pune FC  will hope for Chika Wali to lead from the front and perhaps plan on his  own with the insight he has having played for them last year.<\/p>\n<p> For Chika the match will be important in the point of view that he  stands a chance to win back-to-back titles in Pune FC lasts till the  end.<\/p>\n<p> Pune FC have just one worry in the form of left-wing back Kamaljeet  Kumar, who has a niggling injury. \u201cHe was Ok in the morning, but we  shall take a call on him tomorrow morning,\u201d informed the coach.<\/p>\n<p> Both Pune FC and Prayag United have played out close matches in the past  and all elite level contests was decided by one-goal margins. Pune FC  holds the edge 2-1 in the five times they met so far, while two matches  have ended in draws.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New Delhi: <\/strong>Having made their first-ever major semifinal, Pune  FC is eager to stretch the distance when they run into defending  champions Prayag United (formerly Chirag United) in the first semifinal  of the 124th Durand Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-football-football"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Eager Pune FC face tough situation - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; 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