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NorthEast United and FC Pune City draw 0-0
Guwahati: NorthEast United FC and FC Pune City drew 0-0 in a hard-fought Indian Super League (ISL) match at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here Saturday.
Pune FC improved to 12 points from eight matches but remained in the third spot in the standings while NorthEast United FC stayed in the fifth spot with the draw, having accumulated 10 points from eight matches.
NorthEast enjoyed the upper hand against their opponents at the beginning of the match. They defended confidently and timed their attacks perfectly, forcing the visitors to sit deep in their own half.
They stretched the Pune defence and have managed to create goal-scoring chances. Midfielder Koke was sublime in his passes in the first half and at times it seemed it was a just matter of time before they went ahead.
But Pune managed to hold on and went into the break with a 0-0 scoreline.
The home team maintained their supremacy after the break but the all-important goal proved elusive.
Pune became confident with the passage of time and came threatened to punish NorthEast for their inability to score.
2014 World Cupper Konstantinos Katsouranis provided the attacking inspiration to Pune. He set up Nigerian striker Dudu, who tested goalkeeper Rehenesh with an on-target header and then played a neat through ball for Krisztian Vadocz who sent his shot wide.
As the match neared its end, Pune, spearheaded by Dudu, became dangerous. They came close to breaking the deadlock on a couple of ocassions but like their opponents did everything without finding the target, to settle for a draw.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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