{
  "id": 14590527,
  "title": "Messi scores twice for Punjab FC, including dramatic 96th-minute winner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/messi-scores-twice-for-punjab-fc-including-dramatic-96th-minute-winner",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T01:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/football/messi-scores-twice-for-punjab-fc-including-dramatic-96th-minute-winner-1.500710911"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Raphael Messi Bouli, a Cameroonian striker playing for Punjab FC in India's Indian Super League, made an immediate impact on the new season. The 34-year-old scored twice, including a dramatic winner in stoppage time, as his team defeated Odisha FC 2-1 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. Messi Bouli opened the scoring just 39 seconds into the match, setting the fastest goal of the new ISL season and the sixth quickest in the competition's history. Odisha FC equalized through Thoiba Singh in the 15th minute, but Messi Bouli's second goal in the 96th minute secured Punjab FC's victory and a memorable opening night.",
  "summary": "Messi has done it again! No, not Lionel Messi, the Argentine legend. This is Raphael Messi Bouli, the Cameroonian striker playing for Punjab FC in the Indian Super League (ISL). And what a way to begin the new season! Messi Bouli scored twice, including a dramatic stoppage time winner, as Punjab FC defeated Odisha FC 2-1 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday. The 34 year old…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}