I-LEAGUE has come to an end and now the top eight teams will fight for the Federation Cup. Mumbai FC takes on Sporting Clube de Goa in their opening match at the Cooperage ground tomorrow.
BEING ABLE TO deal with player fatigue and injuries may make all the difference in the Federation Cup, as it did in the I-League, and none are so well-equipped to deal with this as Bengaluru FC.
MOHUN BAGAN COACH Sanjoy Sen feels massively relieved that his club has secured the top spot in their AFC Cup group by getting a draw out of Maziya away from home.
EAST BENGAL STAR STRIKER Ranti Martins has once again bagged the Golden Boot award in the I-League, for the 7th time in his career. But the Nigerian goal machine, who won 5 I-League titles over the 8 seasons he spent at Dempo, feels like he cannot rest until he wins the league for his current club, East Bengal.
NEEDING AT LEAST a point to make it to the next second round of the AFC Cup, Bengaluru FC got that and more out of Lao Toyota at Kanteerava tonight, as Eugeneson Lyngdoh and Kim Song-yong managed to net a goal apiece to secure a 2-1 victory for the I-League champions.
AN UNFORGETTABLE HEADER at the last minute from Jeje Lalpekhlua rescued Mohun Bagan as they stole a point from Maziya to ensure a top spot finish in their AFC Cup group with a game to spare.
SILIGURI IS FAST emerging as the leading candidate to host the potential double Kolkata Derby tie in the Federation Cup semi-finals.
SANTOSH KASHYAP is expected to resign from his position as the head coach of Salgaocar FC today, apparently following disagreements with the club management.
A DRAW against Lao Toyota will ensure Bengaluru FC a place in the AFC Cup 2nd round, and the I-League champions are going all in to get the job done.
MOHUN BAGAN need a draw from the match against Maziya to ensure that they finish at the top of Group G in AFC Cup, but it may not be the easiest thing to do.