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McDowells Mohun Bagan play their first match since the derby victory when Prayag United host them in Kolkata tomorrow. Prayag is the only unbeaten team from Kolkata so far and will look to create an upset.
For Mohun Bagan, Jose Barreto and Jewel Raja are both suspended for the match after picking up double bookings from previous matches, while Prayag United will miss the services of Arnab Mondal and Denson Devadas for the same reason.
Mohun Bagan will also be without Anwar Ali and Rakesh Masiah who are both injured. Anwar is yet to recover while Rakesh was injured in the derby match on Sunday
Prayag Uniteds Lalkamal Bhowmick also suffered a scare when he hurt his waist after a fall at the ground. Prayag United head coach Sanjoy Sen when asked about the extent of injury said “Lalkamal Bhowmick has a slight injury but it is not too serious so I think he can play”.
Mohun Bagan players seemed relaxed and confident at practice after their derby victory. Prasanta Banerjee said “We have warned all the players not to be over confident. After winning a derby players seem to relax but that is all past now we need to think about tomorrows match”.
Prayag United’s Sanjoy Sen said “last year also we have done well against Mohun Bagan. They are a good team but there is nothing for us to worry about. We will play our natural game and hope to do our best. As of now we are the only unbeaten team from Kolkata in this edition of the I-League. We will go out there to get the full 3 points and play our normal attacking game”.
When asked what he thought about Odafa, Sanjoy Sen said “He is a great player but we will not try to man mark him but rather stick to our normal zonal marking”.
McDowell Mohun Bagan vs Prayag United SC – Head to Head in I League
Total Matches – 6
Prayag United Won – 2
Macdowell Mohun Bagan Won – 3
Drawn – 1
Prayag United Goals – 7
Macdowell Mohun Bagan Goals – 12
Last Two Meetings in I League
9.1.11 Macdowell Mohun Bagan – 0 &nbs- p; Chirag United – 1 – Kolkata
– &- nbsp; &n- bsp; &nb- sp; &nbs- p; – ; – (Joshimar)
16.4.11 Chirag United – 1 – ; Macdowell Mohun Bagan – 1 – Kolkata
(Sunil Chhetri – Pen) &nb- sp; (S.Muritala Ali)
Highest Margin of Victory
4.3.10 Chirag United – 1 &nbs- p; Macdowell Mohun Bagan – 5 – Kolkata
(Joshimar) &- nbsp; &n- bsp; &nb- sp; (Jose Barreto-3
– ; – &- nbsp; &n- bsp; &nb- sp; &nbs- p; Chidi Edeh-2)
