Played
January 27, 2013 2:00 PM IST
Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) — Kalkātā (Kolkata), West Bengal
Referee: K. Singh
January 27, 2013 2:00 PM IST
Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) — Kalkātā (Kolkata), West Bengal
Referee: K. Singh
89′
Ranti Martins
Prayag United - Mohun Bagan Preview: Will Bencherifa's side get out of the mire?
The Mariners suffered a disappointing result against United Sikkim in the midweek clash and will need to make amends against Eelco Schattorie's formidable Prayag United...
By Srinivasan Mohan
Anselm Noronha
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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PRAYAG UNITED
 Sangram Deepak, Gouramangi, Rasaq,Dhanachandra Vincent, Bhowmick, Asif, Lester Martins, Oraon |
MOHUN BAGAN
 Arindam; Nirmal, Iche, Aibor, Snehasish; Manish, Denson, Maithani, Jewel; Nabi, Tolgay |
| PREVIEW |
Prayag United coach Eelco Schattorie was not a happy man after his side slumped to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Khalid Jamil's Mumbai FC. The Dutch coach was livid and branded his opponents of being 'anti-football' as he claimed that they resorted to time-wasting tactics.
The Kolkata club have to move on from the loss and concentrate on the visit from their city rivals Mohun Bagan, who are making a return to the I-League after being banned initially. Schattorie will emphasise the importance of winning against Bagan as the Mariners have not been even close to hitting top gear and will crumble if Prayag get their tactics right. A win will keep the Kolkata side in fifth place.
Mohun Bagan would have had a headache off their minds when the All India Football Federation (AIFF) chose to overturn their ban and keep them in the I-League's scheme of things. But their form still hasn't changed. Karim Bencherifa's side have picked up only 1 point from a possible 6 after a loss to Salgaocar on and a tame draw against United Sikkim in a week's time.
The coach can attribute the club's poor form to injuries and suspensions to key players, but the team had enough depth and quality to pick up maximum points against Salgaocar and United Sikkim. The Mariners will now face Prayag United, whose record in the I-League is vacillating of sorts as they tend to put in a couple of brilliant performances followed by some poor ones.
Bencherifa has only a limited window to sort out the mess at Mohun Bagan to keep the club in the I-League and not waste the golden opportunity that the AIFF has given them by revoking their ban.
| TEAM NEWS |
Prayag United: Eelco Schattorie will still be without his influential playmaker Carlos Hernandez who has returned home for personal reasons. However the Dutchman can welcome back Lalkamal Bhowmick who missed the defeat to Mumbai FC through suspension. The rest of the team will most likely remain unchanged.
Mohun Bagan: Karim Bencherifa will not be able to avail the services of their talisman Odafa Okolie who is serving the final match of his three game suspension. The Mariners have drafted in Sushant Matthew and Quinton Jacobs and it is likely that they will see some gametime this weekend.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Mohun Bagan have not beaten Prayag United in their previous five I-League meetings
- Mohun Bagan's Quinton Jacobs had undergone trials with the Manchester United Under-19 team in 1999.
- Prayag United are the I-League's second top scorers with 36 goals, four behind league leaders Churchill Brothers (40).
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Prayag United S.C. 2-0 Mohun Bagan A.C.
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Prayag United S.C. 1-2 Mohun Bagan A.C.
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Prayag United S.C. 0-1 Mohun Bagan A.C.
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| I-League (IND1) | 27-Jan-2013 | Prayag United S.C. 1 - Mohun Bagan A.C. 1 |
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| I-League (IND1) | 12-Oct-2012 | Mohun Bagan A.C. 1 - Prayag United S.C. 2 |
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| I-League (IND1) | 22-Jan-2012 | Mohun Bagan A.C. 1 - Prayag United S.C. 2 |
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| I-League (IND1) | 23-Nov-2011 | Prayag United S.C. 3 - Mohun Bagan A.C. 2 |
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| I-League (IND1) | 16-Apr-2011 | Prayag United S.C. 1 - Mohun Bagan A.C. 1 |
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| 11-May-2013 | Prayag United S.C. 3 - ONGC F.C. 1 | IND1 |
| 19-Apr-2013 | Prayag United S.C. 2 - Shillong Lajong FC 0 | IND1 |
| 12-Apr-2013 | Prayag United S.C. 4 - Pailan Arrows F.C. 1 | IND1 |
| 04-Apr-2013 | Salgaocar F.C. 1 - Prayag United S.C. 0 | IND1 |
| 29-Mar-2013 | Prayag United S.C. 2 - East Bengal F.C. 2 | IND1 |
Mohun Bagan A.C.
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| 12-May-2013 | United Sikkim F.C. 0 - Mohun Bagan A.C. 3 | IND1 |
| 07-May-2013 | Churchill Brothers SC 1 - Mohun Bagan A.C. 1 | IND1 |
| 28-Apr-2013 | Mohun Bagan A.C. 2 - Pailan Arrows F.C. 0 | IND1 |
| 24-Apr-2013 | Mohun Bagan A.C. 1 - Pune FC 3 | IND1 |
| 21-Apr-2013 | Mohun Bagan A.C. 0 - Churchill Brothers SC 2 | IND1 |
| 21 | Sangram Mukherjee | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Dhanachandra Singh | Defender |
| 17 | Deepak Mandal | Defender |
| 6 | Bello Rasaq | Defender |
| 8 | Lalkamal Bhowmick | Midfielder |
| 19 | Gouramangi Moirangthem | Defender |
| 20 | Kottayil Asif | Midfielder |
| 19 | Shylo Malswamtulunga | Midfielder |
| 9 | Ranti Martins | Striker |
| 10 | Kayne Vincent | Striker |
| 30 | C.K. Vineeth | Midfielder |
| 23 | Lal Mohan | Striker |
| 1 | Subrata Paul | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Chanrashekhar Chinta | Defender |
| 29 | Anupam Sarkar | Defender |
| 14 | Mohammed Rafique | Striker |
| 32 | Tapan Maity | Midfielder |
| 25 | Shankar Oraon | Striker |
| 27 | Arindam Bhattacharya | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Aibor Khongjee | Defender |
| 3 | Nirmal Chettri | Defender |
| 4 | Echezona Anyichie | Defender |
| 16 | Biswajit Saha | Midfielder |
| 19 | Syed Nabi | Defender |
| 7 | Denson Devadas | Midfielder |
| 25 | Snehasish Chakrabarty | Midfielder |
| 34 | Manish Bhargav | Midfielder |
| 28 | Quinton Jacobs | Midfielder |
| - | Tolgay Ozbey | Striker |
| 22 | Shilton Paul | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Irungbam Khelemba Singh | Defender |
| 17 | L Lalrinfela | Midfielder |
| 24 | Manish Maithani | Midfielder |
| 26 | Mehrajuddin Wadoo | Defender |
| 49 | Sushant Mathew | Midfielder |
| 14 | C S Sabeeth | Striker |
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Ranti Martins Striker Prayag United |
27 | 3 |
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Odafa Onyeka Okolie Striker Mohun Bagan |
20 | 3 |
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Edeh Chidi Striker East Bengal |
18 | 3 |
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James Moga Striker East Bengal |
16 | 0 |
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H. Antchouet Striker Churchill |
14 | 1 |