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Tim Cahill delivered and Marco Rojas starred, but Besart Berisha has pinched a breathtaking A-League derby for Melbourne Victory.Berisha tied the A-Leagues scoring record by finishing Rojas cross in the 78th minute on Saturday night, ending Victorys derby dry spell and leapfrogging Melbourne City on the A-League table in the process.There was little between the two sides at AAMI Park, where 24,706 people enjoyed another edition of the rivalry played at breakneck tempo.There was rough and tumble, nine bookings, spilt blood and bandages, touchline antics, chants, tackles, plenty of chances - and goals; good ones at that.Cahill began the scoring on 16 minutes, leaping above Carl Valeri and Leigh Broxham from Luke Brattans corner to plant a header at the back post beyond Lawrence Thomas.Cahill might have scored a similar goal dozens of times through his career, but his celebrations went above and beyond.There was no corner flag punch, instead a run through Brattans outstretched hand and over the advertising hoardings head-first into Victorys substitutes.After more chest-pumping, it became apparent Cahill had cut his forehead somewhere between the goal and calming down, requiring a bandage before his return.When he did, the jungle drums must have still been pounding in his head as he fouled Oliver Bozanic several seconds after a referees whistle, which brought a minor melee.City looked lively going forward but susceptible at the back, where an out-of-sorts Neil Kilkenny was assisting second-gamer Ruon Tongyik in the absence of Michael Jakobsen.And so it was that Victorys equaliser came from a piece of naive defending, with Tongyik unable to clear Jason Gerias cross.The driven James Troisi beat Tongyik to the second ball, heading down for best afield Rojas to control and beat Dean Bouzanis at his near post.Victory might have shaded the half but went into the break on terms after Berisha made a hash of three gilt-edged chances.After halftime, Cahill went close with two more chances in the box, failing to test Thomas both times.Tongyiks kung-fu clearance gave James Donachie a bandage to rival Cahills as the game got bogged down with a procession of fouls and cards.The otherwise quiet Bruno Fornaroli sent a volley just over the bar, while Tongyik had perhaps Citys best chance for a second with an unmarked header in the box.But after snatching at his first-half chances, Berisha made no mistake from Rojas close-range cross to settle the contest.In doing so, he joined Archie Thompson at the top of the A-Leagues scorers list with 90 goals.If there was any doubt what the win meant to Victory - which hadnt tasted derby success in four matches - it was erased by Kevin Muscats reaction.The Victory coach roared into the crowd on fulltime then walked solo towards his teams support, imploring them to cheer louder and louder.They obliged.Muscat called it a sweet win.I thought we were outstanding from start to finish, he said.There wasnt an average player out there between us.Its a special occasion. 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Only one player from Nagaland has featured in the I-League, the countrys top-flight competition to date.A journey to a village south-east of the capital Kohima aimed to look at Nagaland football in a microcosm and understand how the sport survives. Without manicured grounds or a sustained regular league or a string of role models but with the commitment of a few determined to drive change and a purity of love that endures among its people.Phek district in southeast Nagaland, is postcard country, picturesque villages surrounded by terraced paddy fields a land rich in biodiversity and often marked by conflict. The heart of Chizami village, 85 km east from Kohima, beats for football in more ways than one.Chizami, with its 600 households and population of around 3000, is a typical Naga village with church, school and tight sense of community. It is best known for Chizami Weaves, a unique livelihood project with local women weavers, but the man running a unique football project hopes it will become the home of a new generation of professional footballers from Nagaland.Under-12 trainees of the Life Sports grassroots football programme at Chizamis rudimentary turf ground for their early training. Life Sports, established in August 2008, ran a successful senior football team in local competitions until 2012 before moving onto grassroots football development as a means of giving young footballers a chance to make a livelihood from the sport.Colo Mero, director, Life Sports, whose football programme aims to provide modern training to village footballers and give them an option to make a career in professional football. Involved with students from his colleage days, Mero, who calls himself a social entrepreneur, says he runs his businesses to support his sports activities. He studied philosophy at the North East Hill University in Shillong and also served as Chaplain and Lecturer at Japfu Christian College, Kigwema from 1996-2005.Mero and his trainees gather to raise a cheer for football just before the morning training session.The ground in Chizami may be turf but after a round of rain turns muddy and difficult to play on, yet local football players throw themselves into the game.The Life Sports session completed, Ayhuunsha Akami walks her seven year old son Wemetso Akami (in blue shorts) and his friend, Litse I.ddddddddddddThopi -- at six, the youngest trainee in the Life Sports project (in red) -- home after their early-morning training.Back home, Wemetso (in blue) and Litse rush out of their kit to wash and prepare for the day ahead while Wemetsos mechanic father Sote Akami tries to fix a broken motor part.Wemetsos mom Ayhunsha serves him and Litshe their morning meal of pumpkin and rice before taking them to school, while Wemetsos brother Wemecie (in school uniform) looks on.After the Life Sports trainees have left, the Chizami sports ground is busy with the inauguration with the villages annual sports competition complete with a Games torch. The annual meet will open with a football match.Hymns sung by local youth, some football competitors themselves, form part of the opening ceremonies of Chizamis annual sports meet in the presence of visiting dignitaries and elders of the village council.Flagbearers march away after taking the athletes, each bearing the colours of the teams representing the six khels, a Naga name for the localities within the same village. Naga villages have always functioned as independent units, with every khel given equal representation in the village council and play important roles in decision-making in matters related to village governance.The team from the Mechutheza khel (in red) huddle before the start of their match against Pfutsepa, which will open the annual sports meet in Chizami. The players crossed hands mimic the crosshatch gable design on top of the building, a traditional symbol atop Naga dwellings.Pfutsepa and Mechutheza go to battle in a rain-soaked slushy field, a Pfutsepa midfielder giving it all in order to drive a ball that was barely moving on the field due to the soggy conditions.A feast of local pork is being prepared on large woodfires for the dignitaries and elders of the village council attending the inauguration of the annual sports meet alongside the local ground, Chizami.Chizami locals await the start of the football match while the girls shy away from the gaze of the camera.Khwetelhi Thopi became the first player from Nagaland to play in the I League first division on loan to Aizawl FC from his club Rangdajied United of Shillong in 2015. He lives in Shillong today but belongs to Chizami. After completing his education, he returned to the sport he loved at the age of 20 and trained along with Life Sports at Chizamis local ground before setting out to make a career as a professional footballer. ' ' '