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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Pune, Oct 30 (IANS) Kerala Blasters FC registered their first win of the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament, defeating hosts FC Pune City 2-1 in a close contest at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">With the win, Kerala jumped up to the fifth spot in the standings with four points from as many matches, just above Pune who also have four points from four matches but are behind on goal difference.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">FC Pune City&#39;s marquee player David Trezeguet put his team ahead early in the first half, only for Kerala to equalise just before the break through striker C.S. Sabeeth. Subsitute Penn Orji scored the winning goal for the away team.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The hosts found their stride early with Trezeguet scoring his first goal of the tournament. Fed by a spectacular ball delivered by John Goossens from the left wing, the Frenchman took a first-time volley to put his team ahead.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">After the opening goal, Pune took control of the proceedings, stitching together good passes.<br \/>\r\nKerala, on the backfoot and failing to create any meaningful attack, were forced to make a substitution in the 25th minute, injecting pace in the form of Ishfaq Ahmed in place of veteran Renedy Singh.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The change brought energy and purpose back in Kerala&#39;s game and they equalised in the 42nd minute.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Cedric Hengbart guided a well-taken corner by Stephen Pearson towards the goal for team-mate Sabeeth to put it in to go into the break level at 1-1.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">And the visitors successfully carried forward the momentum gained after the equaliser into the second half, taking the lead in the 66th minute through substitute Penn Orji who came in place of Pedro Gusmao.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Orji&#39;s impact was telling. Iain Hume essayed a brilliant pass to Orji who converted it coolly to surge his team ahead four minutes after entering the field.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">From then on Kerala, inspired by Orji, dominated the contest with the Nigerian coming close to scoring several times, but couldn&#39;t quite convert the chances that came his way.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">But in the end they didn&#39;t have to rue the lost opportunities as they held on to the lead to collect their first three points.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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