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inished round-robin play with a 2-1 record, scoring eight goals

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Salgaocar FC and Sporting Clube de Goa, the two clubs that recently pulled out of the I-League, have said that their withdrawal would stand unless the AIFF made a final binding proposal or road-map which took into consideration their three proposals.?Shortly after the Goan clubs met with AIFF officials on Friday to discuss a way forward, they released a statement which highlighted their three principal points:?No forced relegation of the I-League to a second-tier league from the nations premier competition. All teams qualified for the I-League should be part of the top league.No bidding and no franchise fees for existing I-League clubs, merit being the only qualifying factor.All governance issues should rest with AIFF exclusively.The statement added that Kushal Das, the general secretary of the AIFF, had agreed to call a meeting of all the other I-League clubs to elicit their views on the matter, and that he would revert back with a final binding proposal before July 31.?On June 24, Salgaocar and Sporting Clube de Goa announced that they had decided to leave the I-League with effect from the coming season over the AIFFs decision to restructure the national football league system. The AIFFs draft plan, made public last month, is to form a three-tier football system in India from 2017-18.The clubs called the AIFFs proposals shocking and disheartening and heavily biased against the I-League and its clubs. 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It has allowed just three goals overall, controlled the play for extended stretches and is averaging almost five goals and over 43 shots a game.The Russians were in control of their own destiny entering play against Finland on Thursday. A 3-0 victory assured them of second place in Group B and eliminated North America, the speedy squad of players age 23-and-under from Canada and the United States.There are several reasons why the reigning Olympic and World Cup champions are favored to win again. Canadas goaltending has been strong, the team rolls four strong lines and the defense is tight.The Russians, meanwhile, have a solid netminder in Sergei Bobrovsky and are anchored up front by forwards Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin. There will be no shortage of motivation on Saturday night for a team eager to eliminate Canada on home ice.The opportunity is huge, Ovechkin said. They have a pretty good team with solid players. 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The fourth line of Joe Thornton, Matt Duchene and Ryan OReilly was strong in a 4-2 win over the United States a few days later.Assistant captain Jonathan Toews took a turn in the spotlight with a three-point night against Team Europe. The offense has been in top form even though star forwards Steven Stamkos, John Tavares and Getzlaf are still looking for their first goals of the tournament.Russia finished round-robin play with a 2-1 record, scoring eight goals while giving up five against.Its going to be a great, great challenge and we accept it, Russian forward Evgeny Kuznetsov said.Team Europe will play Sweden in the other semifinal Sunday. The best-of-three final series begins Tuesday night. ' ' '

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