Not ideally suited: MBSG will be unable to utilise its full quota of foreigners in case injured Petratos is dominated unfit.
| Photo Credit: File photograph Okay. MURALI KUMAR
An injury-riddled Mohun Bagan Super Giant will probably be resuming its efforts to discover a place within the AFC Cup knock-out spherical after the worldwide break when it meets Odisha FC at residence in Salt Lake Stadium right here in a Group D league match on Monday.
With two rounds remaining, the four-team group motion is poised apparently with Mohun Bagan SG (at present on seven factors from 4 outings) required to win each its matches to make sure a passage to the subsequent spherical. The Kolkata outfit is tied on factors with Bashundhara Kings of Bangladesh however is positioned second within the desk on the head-to-head depend for having misplaced to the latter at Dhaka earlier within the month. The upcoming match turns into essential for each the opponents as Odisha FC additionally has an opportunity to qualify being separated by a degree from the highest two sides.
“It will be an important match as both the teams have the opportunity to be in the next round, so it is going to be a tough match. They have very good players, but our target is to win and better our chances,” mentioned the MBSG coach, Juan Ferrando.
What is worrying the host is the damage to at the very least 4 of its key gamers. After winger Ashique Kuruniyan was dominated out for a very long time earlier, MBSG noticed centre-back Anwar Ali and ahead Manvir Singh additionally changing into unavailable owing to accidents. Even Dimitri Petratos is uncertain for the match, which might imply that Bagan will be unable to utilise the complete quota of foreigners in case the Australian striker is dominated unfit. Mohun Bagan had registered a snug 4-0 win in opposition to Odisha whereas visiting the latter within the first spherical of the group league motion.
