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April 23, 2013 6:15 PM IST
Stadium Shah Alam — Shah Alam
 

Selangor - East Bengal Preview: Red Giants look to revive their AFC Cup campaign against group leaders

Irfan Bakti's men can close the gap on the group leaders if they win against Trevor Morgan's side

By Nik Afiq

More On :  East Bengal F.C., Selangor FA, Selangor FA vs East Bengal F.C.
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  PROBABLE LINEUPS
SELANGOR

Razali;
Mahali, Nasriq, Griffiths, Asraruddin;
Kubala, Veenod, Jusoh, S. Kunanlan;
Ramzul, Azmi
EAST BENGAL

Abhijit;
Naoba, Okpara, Gaikwad, Saumik;
Khabra, Mehtab, Ishfaq;
Penn;
Barisic, Chidii

Selangor will go into this match still without their import star striker, Francis Forkey Doe, and the absence of the powerful forward has been felt by the whole team in their recent fixtures in the M-League.

The Red Giants were knocked out of the FA Cup by Johor Darul Takzim after a penalty shootout, and in that match they were never the same team following the injured Forkey's substitution in the second half.  In last weekends match against bottom side Negeri Sembilan they were also toothless and could only manage a 0-0 draw.

In the AFC Cup, Irfan's men look set to go all out in what is a make or break game for them.  They failed to pick up any wins in their first three games, including a loss to East Bengal in their opening match. However, a win against Sai Gong in their last match has given them hope that they can close the gap on the top two if they pick up maximum points here.

East Bengal, on the other hand, will want to continue their fine form in the AFC Cup after picking up 10 points out of a possible 12 in their first four games in the AFC Cup.


  DID YOU KNOW?

  • S. Veenod of Selangor
    This is East Bengal's fourth consecutive venture (seventh overall) in the AFC Cup and this year they have qualified by becoming Federation Cup champions.
  • East Bengal holds the unique record of being the first Indian club to reach the quarter-finals (knockout stage) in their maiden appearance in the AFC Cup in 2004.
  • In 2008, East Bengal became the first Indian side to win against a Middle-Eastern team at home, when they defeated Al Wheedat of Jordan 2-0 at Amman.
  • Selangor are currently third in the Super League, four points adrift of league leader Lions XII.
  • Selangor's best performance in AFC competition was in 1967 where they came second in the Asian Club Championship.
  • East Bengal and Selangor have met once before this season, in the 1972 IFA Shield in Kolkata wherein the Indian outfit emerged winners by a margin of 2-0.

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25Allawee RamliGoalkeeper
3Mohd Fairuz bin Abdul AzizDefender
4Asraruddin OmarDefender
7Adib Aizuddin bin Abdul LatifDefender
12Bunyamin UmarDefender
15K. GurusamyMidfielder
13M. Raimi Mohd NorMidfielder
8Abdul Shukur Bin JusohMidfielder
20Michal KubalaMidfielder
22Muhammad Ramzul Zahini bin AdenanMidfielder
24Mohd Fitri Shazwan bin RaduwanMidfielder
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18Mahali JasuliDefender
17Amri YahyahStriker
16Subramaniam KunanlanMidfielder
30Gurpreet Singh SandhuGoalkeeper
19Robert LalthlamuanaDefender
7Harmanjot KhabraDefender
4Uga OkparaDefender
16Gurwinder SinghDefender
21Lalrindika RalteMidfielder
18Penn Ikechukwu OrjiMidfielder
14Mehtab HussainMidfielder
35Ishfaq AhmedStriker
27Andrew BarisicStriker
10Edeh ChidiStriker
8Thokchom Naoba SinghDefender
26Manandeep SinghStriker
6Baljit SahniStriker
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Allawee Ramli 25
Mohd Fairuz bin Abdul Aziz 3
Asraruddin Omar 4
Adib Aizuddin bin Abdul Latif 7
Bunyamin Umar 12
K. Gurusamy 15
M. Raimi Mohd Nor 13
Abdul Shukur Bin Jusoh 8
Michal Kubala 20
Muhammad Ramzul Zahini bin Adenan 22
Mohd Fitri Shazwan bin Raduwan 24
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 30
Robert Lalthlamuana 19
Harmanjot Khabra 7
Uga Okpara 4
Gurwinder Singh 16
Lalrindika Ralte 21
Penn Ikechukwu Orji 18
Mehtab Hussain 14
Ishfaq Ahmed 35
Andrew Barisic 27
Edeh Chidi 10
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