<p>Jason Roberts scored a brace at the 40th and 76th minutes respectively, while Japanese striker Ruben Rochina (54th) struck the remaining one in a night of misery for the local team at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex here.<br /><br />Pune FC initially showed some spirit but they soon began to trail behind after their defender Anas Edathodika was given marching orders after being double booked at the 20th minute.<br /><br />Pune FC did well to restrict the English Premier League club side to a 1-0 lead at the half time but they completely lost it in the second half as the vsisitors went on an attacking spree and scored twice.<br /><br />The hosts should thank goalkeeper Shahnila meloly who made numourous brilliant saves to prevent what could have been otherwise an even more embarassaing defeat for Pune.</p>
<p>Jason Roberts scored a brace at the 40th and 76th minutes respectively, while Japanese striker Ruben Rochina (54th) struck the remaining one in a night of misery for the local team at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex here.<br /><br />Pune FC initially showed some spirit but they soon began to trail behind after their defender Anas Edathodika was given marching orders after being double booked at the 20th minute.<br /><br />Pune FC did well to restrict the English Premier League club side to a 1-0 lead at the half time but they completely lost it in the second half as the vsisitors went on an attacking spree and scored twice.<br /><br />The hosts should thank goalkeeper Shahnila meloly who made numourous brilliant saves to prevent what could have been otherwise an even more embarassaing defeat for Pune.</p>