Uphill task for Sporting against Churchill in I-League

Posted On: 15-Jan-2010 By: K George


Margao: It will be a big challenge for bottom placed Sporting Clube de Goa to stop the unbeaten run of defending champions Musli Power Churchill Brothers when they meet in the ONGC I-League match to be played at Nehru stadium Fatorda here tomorrow.

Churchill presently placed 4th in the league table are tied with third placed Mahindra United Mumai with 17 points each and both are one point behind table toppers Dempo Sports Club and second placed Chirag United with 18 points each.

Churchill would be certainly going all out for a win to go to the top of the table and maintain their unbeaen run.

Churchill have a full squad available tomorrow and finding goals may not be difficult for them with a good attacking line up spearheaded by quick footed Nigerian Odafe Okolie and Felix Chimaokwa on whom Churchill depend heavily to score goals. Reisang Vashum, Khanthang Paite give them stability in the middle.

Churchill Brothers coach Carlos Pereira said that his team will perform well, his boys are in good spirit and looking for full points to help them regain the top position in the table. Sporting on the other hand are in a precarious position with only four points in their kitty from four drawn matches and equal number of defeats in as many matches and are placed at the bottom of the table. They have not registered a single victory so far and are desperately in need of win to boast the morale of the team.

Sporting coach Vishwas Gaokar admitted that his team is far from impressive at present but is hopeful that his team will start performing better after a couple of matches. Every match is important for us from now and we must start registering wins to improve our point tally.

He further said Churchill is a strong team but we are confident that if we play to our potential we will be able to snatch full points.

Sporting will be relying on Nigerian Junior Obagbemino and Nathanial Amos in the front and Michel Toyo and Joseph Pereira in the mid field.

Source: MyNews.in

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