Full Time: Delhi Dynamos 3-1 FC Pune City. The win takes Delhi to the second spot on the ISL table.
GOAL!!! Freekick to Pune from 24 meters out. Adrian Mutu bends it over the wall and past the outstretched arm of Toni Doblas to find the back of the net. Delhi Dynamos FC are denied of a clean sheet right at the end.
90': The 90 minutes of football are up, three minutes have been added on by the officials.
89': Dos Santos gets a chance to impress the manager for the final few minutes of the game. He replaces Adil Nabi.
GOAL!!! Riise makes no mistake as he sent Arindam on the wrong side to make it 3-0 for Delhi Dynamos.
85': Penalty for Delhi! Moirangthem Govin makes a clumsy challenge in the box to bring Ralte Adinga down. The referee straighaway points to the spot. Yellow card for Adinga and that's his second. He has been sent off! Riise steps up to take the spot kick.
79': Jackichand comes on to replace Eugeneson Lyngdoh for Pune.
73': Gadze comes on! Super-sub Richard Gadze comes on to replace Vinicius. Will we see another goal by Delhi Dynamos FC's impact player?
71: The new players introduced by the visitors have failed to make any sort of an impact so far. This time Bikash Jairu tries to make some space on the right flank to get a cross away but he cannot find a way past his marker.
65': Adrian Mutu goes for the goal with a free kick on the left. His shot had venom in it and was heading for the near post but Toni Doblas made a superb save to deny the Romanian.
62': Pune FC make first change! James Bailey replaces the injured Sushanth. Bikash Jairu comes on for Wesley Verhoek.
58': Delhi Dynamos FC had a break on and it's Florent Malouda who was leading the counter. He raced towards the halfway line where Sushanth was waiting to make the tackle. As the Frenchman took a poor touch, he tried to make a challenge on Sushanth just as the latter went to clear the ball. The Dynamos player was late on the tackle and his studs were up, it caught the shin of the Indian and that looked nasty. He had to be stretchered off by the medical staff, hope it's not too serious.
55': Delhi Dynamos FC players display some sleek passing around the box before Florent Malouda tries to get his cross away from the left. However, he fails to get it past the first line of defense. Neat football by the home team but it fails to breach the oppositions defense.
51': Florent Malouda clattered into Sushanth as he came from behind to challenge for the ball. The Indian went down in a heap and looked to catch Malouda on the thigh with a raised boot. This annoyed the Frenchman and there was some exchanging of words between the two before the referee calmed the matter down.
47': Wesley Verhoek has been caught by the referee for making a foul throw. Surely that's a first in this season's ISL.
46': Here we begin with the Second Half! No changes by either side during the interval.
Half Time: Delhi Dynamos lead FC Pune City 2-0 at the end of the first half!
44': Nickey Shorey picks out Uche with a pin-point cross but the striker's header is saved well by Doblas.
42': Doblas' clearance comes to Verhoek but his rebound shot sails over. Big chance missed by FC Pune City.
GOAL!!! Anas Edathodika's header makes it 2-0 for Delhi Dynamos in the 40th minute. Delhi score from yet another corner.
GOAL!!! Nabi gives Delhi Dynamos the lead! The home team is 1-0 up in the 35th minute!
31': Arindam makes an error in judgement as he races out of his line to make a clearance. Len poked the ball over his head but failed to get his shot away as Gouramangi tidied up to clear the danger.
28': Kalu Uche takes a shot from just outside the box with his left foot but it is easily saved by Doblas in the end.
25': This time is Riise who takes the free kick. Though he managed to get his shot past the wall, he could not beat the keeper. The shot was skidding through the surface and heading for goal but Arindam was in a good position to make the save.
23': That was poor from Nabi! Riise and Nabi line up for a free kick from 26 yards out. The latter is the one who takes it but he fails to beat the wall. Surely Riise will favour his chance in the next set-piece situation.
20': Robin Singh gets his shot away from inside the box but once again the keeper gets in the way to make the save. Arindam has been very good between the sticks so far.
19': Indian cricketer Suresh Raina is here to support Delhi Dynamos! Gets a loud cheer from the crowd!
18': Vinicios catches the ball sweetly with his left foot but the shot goes inches wide. That was close!
13': First Yellow Card of the match shown to FC Pune City defender Roger Johnson for a scuffle with an opposition player. That's silly way to get a card!
10': Pune FC on the attack again! Clean footwork by striker Uche inside the box but his shot goes well wide.
6': Time for FC Pune City to attack now! Zokora goes for the goal from range but it flashes wide of Antonio Doblas' post.
3': Doungel breaks the off-side trap and gets a shot away but Arindnam is equal to it again making a comfortable save for une.
Great Start from Delhi Dynamos! They get their first chance of the match in the first minute. Adil Nabi's shot from a tight angle is saved well by Arindam in the FC Pune City goal.
7:00 pm: Kick-off and here's we go...
6:56 pm: Minutes away from the kick-off and it's time for the Indian National Anthem.
6:50 pm: Low Turnout: Just over 15 minutes to go for the Kick-off and I can barely see more than a few hundred people here.
6:45 pm: Both the teams are done with their training sessions and are back in their respective dugouts.
6:40 pm: Hosts Delhi Dynamos will be keen to break the sequence of draws. Delhi might be unbeaten at home however, they are win less in their last three encounters. Delhi played out their third straight draw at home against Atletico de Kolkata after similar results against NorthEast United FC and Mumbai City FC.
6:36 pm: Double the changes for FC Pune City
The visitors have made twice as many changes than the home team. Kalu Uche, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Wesley Verhoek and Moirangthem Gouramangi have all been given a start. Tuncay Sanli, Bikash Jairu, James Bailey and Gurjinder Kumar are amongst the substitutes for this one.
6:20 pm: Team Changes: Delhi
The home team have made just the two changes for this one. After a disappointing performance in his last match, Dos Santos has been demoted to the bench. Adil Nabi starts in his place while Vinicius also gets a start for this one. Hans Mulder sees himself starting from the bench.
Starting XIs:
FC Pune City: Arindam (GK), Moirangthem Govin, Moirangthem Gouramangi, Roger Johnson, Nicky Shorey, Wesley Verhoek, Didier Zokora (C), Sushanth, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Adrian Mutu, Kalu Uche.
Delhi Dynamos FC: Toni Doblas (GK), Souvik, Anas Edathodika, John Arne Riise, Ralte Adinga, Vinicius, Florent Malouda, Anderson Chicao (C), Len, Robin Singh, Adil Nabi.
6:20pm: Out of the eight goals scored by the Dynamos this season, five have come from their substitutes. This has earned them 11 out of their 15 points in the league table. They are the only team besides NorthEast United FC to have five goals scored by the subs. Will The Lions once again leave it to the players who come off the bench to help win the points or can the starting eleven seal the game before it's too late?
6:15pm: Hello and welcome to the live updates of Match 41 of the Indian Super League season 2 played between Delhi Dynamos vs FC Pune City.
Hosts Delhi Dynamos will be keen to break the sequence of draws when they take on FC Pune City in Match 41 of the Indian Super League (ISL) on Thursday.
Led by legendary Brazilian Roberto Carlos, Delhi might be unbeaten at home, but they are winless in their last three encounters, which put any side under pressure.
Delhi played out their third straight draw at home against Atletico de Kolkata after similar results against NorthEast United FC and Mumbai City FC.
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