Srinagar: Debutants Real Kashmir FC will be aiming for nothing less than a victory in their bid to keep title hopes alive when they take on Gokulam in a 12th I-League encounter here on Wednesday.
Kashmir are on 29 points from 15 games, just one behind leaders Chennai City and a victory on Wednesday can catapult the debutants to the top spot.
Kashmir’s chances livened up after second-placed Churchill Brothers lost 2-3 to laggards Shillong Lajong in Shillong on Tuesday. Both Real Kashmir and Churchill are on 29 points but the Goan side is just ahead on account of a better goal difference.
Gokulam, on the other hand, are totally out of the equation, having garnered 12 points from 14 games. But under new Technical Director Gift Raikhan, Gokulam have shown some stomach for fight of late after a promising start to the campaign two months earlier.
Both teams played out draws in their last game, but Gokulam’s performance against Mohun Bagan will surely boost their confidence ahead of Wednesday’s crucial clash.
Real Kashmir’s Scottish coach David Robertson said: “Wednesday’s game is just like another game. We don’t think it’s going to be easy, it’s going to be difficult.” (PTI)
