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Sunday 24 November 2013

I-League:23/11/2013: Mohameddan Sporting vs Churchill Brothers

Match Review:

As I league returned after the International FIFA match day break the action shifted to YBK stadium where Mohammedan Sporting Club hosted Churchill Brothers.Churchill Brothers have been a shadow of their last season and has done little to look like defending champions with no wins in 8 games and languishing at the bottom of the table.
Mohammedan Sporting Club was bolstered by inclusions of their new recruits of Ishfaq,Mehraj but the poor form of Tolgay and Joshimar remained a matter of concern for the coach.
Churchill looked for a change in fortunes as they handed debut to their Syrian striker Yasser Shahen who looked impressive and played some good one-two play and combined well with Bineesh Balan.
Mohammedan Sporting Club's fortune depended a lot on Penn Orji  the engine of the team as made some good runs down the middle but failed combine with the striking duo upfront and lacked finishing in the attacking third.Israel Gurung  and Ishfaq tried to get the flanks moving but Churchill had a formidablke midfield force led by Lenny and supported by Micky which choked the Mohammedan Sporting attack and cut the supply line for Tolgay and Joshimar de Silva.
On the other hand ,Churchill T.D Subhash Bhowmik tried all trick in his bag to create some opening but Mohammedan Sporting defence stood firm as Luciano-Mehraj-Gagandeep did well to hold off any threat.
The match left much disappointment to the home fans as their team looked lacklustre throughout 90 mins barring few moments of brilliance from Penn.
A goalless draw and a dull encounter  gave one point each as Mohammedan Sporting Club remained on 7th position with 11 points. Churchill have much work to do as they head for the Christmas break for the I league and they need to get going or else it could be a marathon climb for the defending champions in this edition of I league.
Final Score:

Mohammedan Sporting Club 0-0 Churchill Brothers

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