Second galf goals by Boaz Solossa and Yohanes Pahabol ensured the win for the home side and bag three points.The visitors, who managed to go goalless in the first half, succumbed to pressure in the second as their citadel fell in the 49th minute when Solossa slotted home a Yohanes Pahabol cross from the right. The Indonesian team then increased the lead in the 62nd minute through Pahabol, who latched on to a pass from Ronny Beroparay.
Churchill tried to pull one back in the 83rd minute but Richard Costa’s long shot?sailed over the crossbar. Moments later, Lenny Rodrigues attempted the same but the ball went safely into the hands of the goalkeeper Jae-Hoon.
Churchill coach Mariano Dias made a couple of changes with Richard Costa and Ashley Fernandes coming on for Bineesh Balan and Abdelhamid Shabana.
The Indian club will take on New Radiant of the Maldives in their next AFC Cup round match to be held on March 11.
PUNE: Pune FC will be commencing their maiden AFC Cup campaign against Myanmar’s Nay Pyi Taw FC in a first round encounter at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, here on Wednesday.
The Group H clash is a face-off between two teams, who are playing for the very first time in Asia’s second-level competition.
‘The home games in the tournament are very important. We should make the most of it, otherwise we will be under pressure going into the away games,’ he said. ‘We need to be at our best for the game.’
Churchill tried to pull one back in the 83rd minute but Richard Costa’s long shot?sailed over the crossbar. Moments later, Lenny Rodrigues attempted the same but the ball went safely into the hands of the goalkeeper Jae-Hoon.
Churchill coach Mariano Dias made a couple of changes with Richard Costa and Ashley Fernandes coming on for Bineesh Balan and Abdelhamid Shabana.
The Indian club will take on New Radiant of the Maldives in their next AFC Cup round match to be held on March 11.
PUNE: Pune FC will be commencing their maiden AFC Cup campaign against Myanmar’s Nay Pyi Taw FC in a first round encounter at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, here on Wednesday.
The Group H clash is a face-off between two teams, who are playing for the very first time in Asia’s second-level competition.
‘The home games in the tournament are very important. We should make the most of it, otherwise we will be under pressure going into the away games,’ he said. ‘We need to be at our best for the game.’