Do or die for Churchill against Bagan
Goa, Feb. 08: Churchill Brothers FC of Goa host Mohun Bagan of Kolkata in a return- leg 12th Hero ILeague fixture on Saturday at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco Da Gama. The home side are currently third on the table with 29 points from 16 games and cannot afford to lose at this stage of the league.
Former champions Mohun Bagan on the other hand will need a miracle of sorts to win the title for a second time. They are currently
sixth after 15 games with 22 points and their fate is no longer in their hands.
Churchill go into the game as clear favourites, not only because they routed Mohun Bagan 3- 0 in the first leg in Kolkata, but because despite going down 2- 3 to Shillong in their previous game, the Goans have been highly impressive in the league and have shown quality goal- scoring prowess.
Churchill Brothers coach Petre Gigiu said “Theoretically we have a chance but practically it is difficult. In this moment things are not in our hand, we had made our share of mistakes. We want to grow gradually in the next seasons and improve our performance. Khalid is injured he can't play this match. Overall the team’s moral is not good and they are tired. Mohun Bagan is a good team tomorrow's match will be difficult.”
The fact at this stage, Churchill have scored 10 goals more than Bagan, reiterates what might just make the difference on Saturday.