Langer House take the lead of the league as they made a late comeback against Magic’s Knights to come out victorious in this week 4 fixture. Bangalore Tigers defeat to Mumbai R&B puts Langer House a point clear of Bangalore Tigers who have a the Hattrick Masters fixture to play this week.

Langer House had taken the lead on 16th minute after Amish Gangawane scored but Magic’s Knights brought the score level through a 26th minute goal by Hasan Engin. Magic’s Knights’ Janik Ille scored after the break giving them the lead but the the Zabardusts would not give-up and Pandi Bhupathiraju brought them back into the game on 76th minute. Four minutes before time Arkadiy Vlasenko made an inspired run beating all the defenders and scoring the winning goal and completing a comeback.

Highlights

0 - 1	Amish Gangawane	16′
1 - 1	Hasan Engin	26′
2 - 1	Janik Ille	62′
2 - 2	Pandi Bhupathiraju	76′
2 - 3	Arkadiy Vlasenko	86′
	Henrik Zwagerman	50′
	Alexander Weiß	86′

”We showed our mental strength today – commented coach Leonard Pavel – loosing the lead and then lagging behind. We didn’t give-up and made a well deserved comeback to win the game. Leading the league? Yes we are now the leaders of the league but that doesn’t mean anything because nothing has been won yet. We are not even halfway through the season and we also have a tricky cup fixture coming up and its a must win match for us. So we have to keep our concentration and not to look at the table too much. We should rather look at our next opponents for weaknesses”

The coach seems to have got the players right under control because it is indeed a tough week coming up for Langer House as they travel to Kolkata for the fifth round of  Indian Cup against BLACK ALLIANCE-’endecy of century’ on Wednesday.

In week 3 fixtures Langer House eased past Pushkar Camel with a 5-0 victory. The win brings the Zabardusts back to winning ways after a draw last week but remains in second position in the league two points behind leaders Bangalore Tigers. The coach looked satisfied with the performance and especially praised the attackers.

Attendance: 54,997
Referee: Patrik Forsman
Assistant Referees: Imer El Mansali and David Kölbel

Highlights

1 - 0	Aakaar Kazmi	37′
2 - 0	Arkadiy Vlasenko	41′
3 - 0	Aanandaprakash Nandini	61′
4 - 0	Aanandaprakash Nandini	65′
5 - 0	Aakaar Kazmi	66′
	Bhootakingam Bajpai	39′
	Leo Dahle	40′
	Leo Dahle  Matei Codrescu	40

”I think for the first time I have seen my team control the game like this - commented coach Leonard Pavel – I am happy with the performance of the boys and I hope they keep up like this because we need performances like this to stay competitive in this league. I think Nandini is enjoying the best form of his career so far. He is creating and scoring and also Kazmi even though he had difficulties today he showed his finishing ability by taking all the chances that came to him. Amish? He is a top class footballer. Today he was the best player out there and only thing missing was a goal.”

Langer House will be playing their fourth round fixture of Indian Cup against the newly formed Goldmine United of Maharashtra on Wednesday at Goldmine United Arena.

The fans at LIGHTNING TRICHUR FC Arena were treated with a goal fest by the Zabardusts as they eased past LIGHTNING TRICHUR to go into the fourth round of the Indian Cup. The score was 11-0 as the hero was once again Venkat Variar who got his sixth cup hat-trick and second this season already. Vihar Muralidharan and Pandi Bhupathiraju got themselves a brace while Shankar Nataraj, Luis Miguel Iribi and D Lebbai scored a goal each with Lebbai getting his first competitive goal.

Highlights

0 - 1	Shankar Nataraj	6′
0 - 2	Vihar Muralidharan	18′
0 - 3	Vihar Muralidharan	38′
0 - 4	Venkat Variar	39′
0 - 5	Luis Miguel Iribi	41′
0 - 6	Pandi Bhupathiraju	49′
0 - 7	Pandi Bhupathiraju	53′
0 - 8	D Lebbai	58′
0 - 9	Chinnamuthu Ariyapadi	61′
0 - 10	Venkat Variar	74′
0 - 11	Venkat Variar	80′
	Vihar Muralidharan	83′

”I am satisfied by the performance – commented coach Leonard Pavel – but we should keep our feet on the ground as more difficult fixtures will be coming up and we should not loose concentration. The guys know what is expected from them and today they delivered which was a spot on performance. Variar? He is a brilliant talent but there are some areas where he has to improve but he scores a lot of goals. He has done a good job and I think not only him but everyone did a good job today”

Langer House will be back in action this weekend as they welcome Pushkar Camel to Wittelsbacher Klasse.

It was a draw for Langer House in the week 2 fixture as Bunte Kori‘s late equalizer puts Langer House second in the league. A very tightly contested match brought both the teams a point and the Zabardusts coach seemed quite satisfied with the performance.

Highlights

0 - 1	Amish Gangawane	29′
1 - 1	Dalyan Menşur	85′
	Stanisław Świtoń	86′
	Arnau Mitjavila Towards Middle    Offensive	29′
	Kerem Kılıç Towards Middle    Offensive	29′

”It was a great match – commented coach Leonard Pavel – Both the teams wanted to send their opponents home disappointed but in the end both goes with a point in hand. We can take many positives from today’s performance. We can say we were a little unlucky and could have done better because we conceded so late but we lead for 84 minutes. That’s positive”

Captain Tamonash Kapoor seemed a little disappointed with the result and has asked his team-mates to already focus on the next fixtures and get back to winning form. ”I think everyone thought the game was in the bag and started to take it lightly. I feared that would happen and it happened as we allowed Menşur to equalize. Conceded a late goal always gives you a feeling of emptiness and when you don’t win. That’s always a bad feeling. We should now concentrate back in the Cup fixture and stay on track”

Langer House will travel to Kerala for the third round fixture of the Indian Cup against LIGHTNING TRICHUR FC.

The Zabardusts kick off the season in style with a brilliant 10 – 0 victory over Manipur. It was yet another cup hat-trick for Venkat Variar making it his fifth cup hat-trick. Captain Tamonash Kapoor scored brace along with Aakaar Kazmi.  Pandi Bhupathiraju, Luis Miguel Iribi and ‘HTUM Striker of the Season’ award winner Amish Gangawane scored a goal each getting Langer House comfortably into round 2 of the Indian Cup.

Highlights

0 - 1	Tamonash Kapoor	29′
0 - 2	Venkat Variar	35′
0 - 3	Tamonash Kapoor	39′
0 - 4	Luis Miguel Iribi	42′
0 - 5	Venkat Variar	65′
0 - 6	Aakaar Kazmi	71′
0 - 7	Aakaar Kazmi	77′
0 - 8	Amish Gangawane	78′
0 - 9	Pandi Bhupathiraju	85′
0 - 10	Venkat Variar	87′
	Luis Miguel Iribi	82′

Captain Tamonash Kapoor praised his team-mates for a brilliant performance and reminded everyone it will be a tougher task at the weekend. ”It was a brilliant performance. I think we stood up to it and dominated the game because everyone expected it from us. Now we have to concentrate on our first league match of the season against BLUE XI. They are a quality team finished a competitive second in the league last season and will be a test for us. We have to be at the top of our game and I am confident we can deliver”

Langer House vs. BLUE XI Sunday at Wittelsbacher Klasse 08.15 HT time.