New Delhi: Even as he donned the national colours for the final time, Bhaichung Bhutia was already thinking of how the exhibition match against Bayern Munich would benefit India.
The hosts were brushed aside by their superior German opponents in the first half on Tuesday, going down 4-0, but recovered well enough to ensure no more goals were added to the scoresheet post the interval.
India coach Savio Medeira felt his players were initially overawed by the Bayern stars.
The boys got carried away by the big names at the start and they did not play to their full potential. They didnt play at the level which we expect from them, nor did they communicate with each other or push up the field, he said. ...
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09:14 PM, Jan 11, 2012
New Delhi: India were no match for Bayern Munich on the field, but the effort of the players and the noise of the fans at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday will be a part of the memories the Germans take back with them. Bayern came to India on the back of an intense week-long training session in Doha, and as such did not get a chance to see much...
07:48 AM, Jan 11, 2012
New Delhi: Indian striker Sunil Chhetri was awarded the AIFF Player of the Year award during the farewell exhibition match of Bhaichung Bhutia against German giants Bayern Munich in New Delhi on Tuesday. Chhetri was handed the award by AIFF president Praful Patel in a presentation during the interval. He was handed a silver plaque and a cheque of Rs. 2 lakh. An elated Chhetri thanked all his teammates and...
06:46 AM, Jan 11, 2012
New Delhi: Bhaichung Bhutia's farewell match ended in an expected defeat, but the Indian legend was given a rousing farewell by the crowd, even as German giants Bayern Munich outclassed India 4-0 in an exhibition tie at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday. Thomas Muller scored a brace, while Mario Gomez along with Bastian Schweinsteiger netted a goal each, as the Bavarians demonstrated their superiority without having to break a...
08:27 PM, Jan 10, 2012
New Delhi: Follow all the live action of Bhaichung Bhutia's farewell match between India and Bayern Munich from the Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium in New Delhi. ...
06:02 PM, Jan 10, 2012
New Delhi: He started his journey in Tinkitam, a small town in South Sikkim. His prodigious talent saw him make his debut for India as a 19-year-old, in 1995. A record 107 matches and 43 goals later, the story ends at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday, in an exhibition tie against Bayern Munich. Inevitably, with their star-studded line-up, it is the German club that has garnered all the attention,...
10:29 AM, Jan 10, 2012
New Delhi: A match against Bayern Munich is a double-edged sword, and India coach Savio Medeira is well aware of it. So, even as excitement grows ahead of the exhibition tie against the German giants at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday, Medeira, perhaps anticipating a heavy defeat to the four-time European champions, is at pains to remind everyone of the wide gulf between the two sides. The teams preparation...
09:06 AM, Jan 10, 2012
New Delhi: For India, a chance to play Bayern Munich is a rare privilege and opportunity, both for the team and the fans. However, just what an exhibition tie against the Indian national team - ranked 162nd in the world - means to the European powerhouses is another matter. It is unlikely to be a demanding game for a team with a host of international stars more at home playing...
05:36 AM, Jan 10, 2012
New Delhi: I know you love your cricket, but for 90 minutes, we hope to show you quality football. That statement from Arjen Robben encapsulates perfectly what to expect when German giants Bayern Munich take on the Indian national team in an exhibition match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday. On paper and on the field, it is a colossal mismatch. Bayern Munich are the biggest and most successful...
04:25 AM, Jan 10, 2012
New Delhi: Former Indian football captain Baichung Bhutia is not fully fit to last the full 90 minutes against Bayern Munich in his farewell exhibition match on Tuesday, but is upbeat that he will lead the national team for one last time against a top European side. "I am mentally fit and prepared. But in terms of physical fitness I am not 100 percent in the sense required to play...
03:44 PM, Jan 08, 2012
New Delhi: Bhaichung Bhutia, who will be playing his swansong match against European giants Bayern Munich on Tuesday, is irreplaceable, says his India teammate Gouramangi Singh. Speaking on the sidelines of the Spanish club Barcelona's Youth Camp at Heritage School, Gouramangi said: "It is an honour to have played alongside Bhutia, nobody can replace him. He has taken Indian football to such heights that it will not be easy to...
01:16 PM, Jan 08, 2012
New Delhi: Excited at the prospect of rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest international football stars, India's national team players are looking forward to the farewell match of former Indian captain Bhaichung Bhutia against a star-studded FC Bayern Munich on January 10. The famed German side is fielding their first team, with the likes of Philip Lahm, Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Thomas Muller in action at...
06:19 PM, Dec 22, 2011
