MAPUSA, March 22: Salgaocar Football Club will have to reshuffle their team ahead of a crucial encounter against Mumbai FC at the Duler Stadium, Mapusa, on Saturday (March 23).
Salgaocar were jolted by Sporting Clube de Goa in the previous game, not just robbing them of three points but also seeing two of their key players - goalkeeper Karanjit Singh and Brazilian striker Josimar Martins da Silva - get sent off.
Salgaocar will have to do without the services of the two red-carded players besides Randeep Kumar who has now accumulated four cards and consequently remains suspended for one match.
The team, placed ninth with 20 points from as many matches, will have fond memories of their previous leg clash as they had managed a solitary goal victory, the first win for the team after a horrendous run at the start of the campaign.
Mumbai FC coach Khalid Jamil admitted to Salgaocar’s strengths and said they have been unlucky in many matches.
“They are a very good team. I believe they would have had better results but were unlucky in many games. We will have to be on top of our game,” said Jamil, who has done an exemplary job with Mumbai FC, placed seventh on the table with 26 points from 19 matches.
Jamil said he was keen to try out a couple of promising youngsters who have grown in stature over the last couple of months,
“I don’t think it’s a risk because I trust in these players. The players are good, they have good temperament and can stand up to the best,” said the Mumbai FC coach.
“There is no secret to the team’s performance in this year’s I-League. It’s all down to hard work and nothing else. We had a poor start but we never lost confidence,” said Jamil, among the younger AFC A Licensed coaches in the country.
The kick-off is at 4.00 pm.
Salgaocar were jolted by Sporting Clube de Goa in the previous game, not just robbing them of three points but also seeing two of their key players - goalkeeper Karanjit Singh and Brazilian striker Josimar Martins da Silva - get sent off.
Salgaocar will have to do without the services of the two red-carded players besides Randeep Kumar who has now accumulated four cards and consequently remains suspended for one match.
The team, placed ninth with 20 points from as many matches, will have fond memories of their previous leg clash as they had managed a solitary goal victory, the first win for the team after a horrendous run at the start of the campaign.
Mumbai FC coach Khalid Jamil admitted to Salgaocar’s strengths and said they have been unlucky in many matches.
“They are a very good team. I believe they would have had better results but were unlucky in many games. We will have to be on top of our game,” said Jamil, who has done an exemplary job with Mumbai FC, placed seventh on the table with 26 points from 19 matches.
Jamil said he was keen to try out a couple of promising youngsters who have grown in stature over the last couple of months,
“I don’t think it’s a risk because I trust in these players. The players are good, they have good temperament and can stand up to the best,” said the Mumbai FC coach.
“There is no secret to the team’s performance in this year’s I-League. It’s all down to hard work and nothing else. We had a poor start but we never lost confidence,” said Jamil, among the younger AFC A Licensed coaches in the country.
The kick-off is at 4.00 pm.
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