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15-year-old J. Jaya Ruban salvages point for Chennaiyin FC U-18s!

The Chennaiyin FC Under-18s came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 against Raman Vijayan Soccer School (RVSS) in their Under-18 Youth League 2018-19 opener at the SSN College Ground today. A last-gasp equalizer from 15-year-old J. Jaya Ruban in the sixth minute of stoppage time earned Chennaiyin FC a point against 10-men Raman Vijayan Soccer School after Aman Chetri had pulled one back from the spot.

A new look Chennaiyin FC U-18 outfit captained by defender Saurabh Meher took some time to gain a foothold in the opening stages. Joysana Singh and Aman Chetri looked sharp upfront for Chennaiyin FC, drawing fouls in dangerous areas but the Raman Vijayan Soccer School goalkeeper was untroubled from the resulting set-pieces.

Chennaiyin FC suffered a scare on 22 minutes, when an Raman Vijayan Soccer School shot almost trickled in after goalkeeper Lourdhu Divyanathan got a hand to it. However center back Mohammed Sarif Khan was on hand to clear the ball off the line. At the other end, Vijay Thangavel almost gave the hosts the lead after linking up with Joysana and Aman, with his shot going just over.

Raman Vijayan Soccer School were a threat on the counter all through the first period and from one such break they won a free-kick at the edge of the area with the interval approaching. Kamalesh P stepped up for the visitors and scored with a fierce shot that went in off the crossbar. Chennaiyin FC tried to hit back immediately but went into the break trailing by a goal to nil.

At the start of the second period, Aman and Joysana had a couple of good chances to draw Chennaiyin FC level but they failed to test the Raman Vijayan Soccer School keeper. The visitors then went on to double their lead through Siva Sakthi N., whose shot proved too powerful for the Chennaiyin FC goalkeeper.

Facing an uphill task, Chennaiyin FC pulled one back immediately through Aman a couple of minutes later, just before the hour mark. The forward was brought down in the box by Sriganesh P. who received his marching orders for a second bookable offence. Aman sent the Raman Vijayan Soccer School keeper the wrong way to halve Chennaiyin FC’s deficit.

Chennaiyin continued to dominate the ten men of Raman Vijayan Soccer School with efforts from Ajin Tom and Vijay being kept out by the visiting keeper. With less than ten minutes to go, Joysana had a huge chance to make it 2-2. After rounding the keeper and facing an open goal, the Manipuri forward clattered the upright with his strike.

Then in the sixth minute of stoppage time, the Chennaiyin FC U-18s drew level. A perfectly weighted through ball put second half substitute J. Jaya Ruban in on goal. The 15-year-old Cuddalore boy kept his cool to slot it past the Raman Vijayan Soccer School goalkeeper to salvage a point for Chennaiyin FC in what was a hard-fought encounter.

The Chennaiyin FC U-18s take on Football Plus in their next outing on October 23 at the SSN College Ground in Chennai.

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