India-Lebanon match shifted to Goa on Tuesday
NT Sports Reporters Panaji/Margao, Oct 28 The India-Lebanon World Cup 2010 qualifying football match has been shifted to Nehru stadium, Fatorda (Goa) on October 30 after inclement weather due to deep depression forced the postponement of the home match scheduled to be held in Chennai today. Mr Savio Messias, GFA secretary, told The Navhind Times telephonically that the AIFF had asked GFA to host the match on Tuesday at 3.30 p.m. and that the teams would be arriving tomorrow. When asked if the Nehru stadium was now found fit to host the match, since earlier it was declared unsuitable, Mr Messias declined to comment, adding that the MUSS officials were kind enough to postpone the football trials by a day in order to accomodate the prestigious match. The international match comes to Goa almost by default after a gap of two years when viewed against the background of the relations between two of the key officials at Goa and India levels. The postponement of the match came after the referees examined the playing condition following heavy rains in Chennai and match commissioner Rendeni Gamini said: As per FIFA rules the match had to be played the next day and, if tomorrow also the weather does not permit, FIFA would decide whether it should be postponed the next day or the venue has to be shifted. The GFA organising committee is expected to meet tomorrow to decide about the organisation details and given the fact that India need a clear cut 3-0 victory margin to qualify, football fans in Goa were expecting that there would be free entry so that a packed stadium would root for India, especially when viewed against the background that attendance has not been very strong for football matches of late. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=102920 Sanny de Quepem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
