GOAN CLUBS Sporting Clube de Goa and Salgaocar were locked in a 1-1 draw in an I-League football clash at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa on Thursday.
AFTER BEING HELD to a 0-0 draw at the Cooperage by Khalid Jamil's Mumbai FC, Mohun Bagan coach Sanjay Sen said that he was not happy to miss out on the win, but said he'd take the draw and concentrate on the rest of the league.
MUMBAI FC HEAD COACH Khalid Jamil said he was okay with the result after his team drew 0-0 against Mohun Bagan at home.
A NERVY, HARD-FOUGHT, physical battle at the Cooperage saw Mumbai FC share the spoils with visitors Mohun Bagan in a 0-0 draw that was heavily contested till the very last kick.
SPORTING CLUBE DE GOA host Salgaocar in the first Goa Derby of this I-League season, in a game that both clubs need to win before playing back to back tough fixtures.
THE MUMBAI FC COACH Khalid Jamil acknowledged that a two day gap between important I-League matches is not enough for players to recover and train accordingly, but added that he wanted to take it in his stride.
With just 11 days before he rings in his 25th birthday, Mumbai FC defender, Ashutosh Mehta, is thrilled to play his 100th overall league appearance (I-League and ISL included) against Mohun Bagan on Wednesday, the team he made his senior debut against.
EAST BENGAL RAN OVER visitors Shillong Lajong in a dominant 4-0 victory at the Barasat Stadium this evening.
MOHUN BAGAN head coach Sanjay Sen said he was treating Mumbai FC with respect ahead of their I-League clash on Wednesday at the Cooperage Stadium.
IT IS WITH A tricky prospect that Sanjay Sen and his boys have flown to Mumbai. Last season, they came to the Cooperage in a somewhat similar situation; needing victory to keep up their advantage over Bengaluru FC in the league table.