THE MOHUN BAGAN COACH Sanjoy Sen said that losing out to Bengaluru FC in the Federation Cup title race was something that still haunted him, and he saw the 4 match suspension handed to him by AIFF as one of the chief reasons why this end-season debacle happened.
Aizawl FC outplayed champions Bengaluru FC in every department to hand them a convincing and historical 2-3 defeat, knocking them out of the Federation Cup by a 5-3 aggregate.
EAST BENGAL FC will play host to Shillong Lajong FC in the second leg encounter of the Federation Cup 2016 in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Chinglensana Konsham Singh or Sana, the Shillong Lajong defender who scored against East Bengal in the Federation Cup, talks about his first season in senior club football, foreign tours in youth career, his wish to grow as a footballer at Lajong and his appreciation for Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos.
A SPECTACULAR LATE COMEBACK, aided by a Jeje Lalpekhlua brace, saw Mohun Bagan break Salgaocar's lead to clinch a 2-3 win at Tilak Maidan, Goa, in a first round quarter-final contest for the Federation Cup.
A LATE HEADER from young Sumeet Passi was enough to clinch a victory for Sporting Clube de Goa against Mumbai FC away from home, giving them a definite advantage in the double-leg Federation Cup quarter final tie.
GOALS FROM Konsham Singh and Fabio Pena were enough to help Shillong Lajong pull off their second home win against East Bengal in less than a week, and orchestrate the second big upset result in the Federation Cup in 2 days.
BOTH SHILLONG LAJONG and the East Bengal coach are trying to reverse past bad records against each other as the two clubs face off in the Federation Cup tomorrow.
OSCAR BRUZON is back in India after he had left the ISL franchise Mumbai City FC before the league could get over. He was recently seen at the FPAI awards function.
RELEGATED AIZAWL FC MADE a strong statement when they beat league champions Bengaluru FC 2-1 at home in the first match of the Federation Cup.