Aizawl: Former champions Aizawl FC and Mohun Bagan will play for pride when face each other in a return leg fixture of 12th I-League at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here on Saturday.
Aizawl FC are seventh on the points table with 14 points from 15 games. The Mizoram team has now picked up five points since new coach Stanley Rosario took over and have a game in hand over their Saturday opponents Mohun Bagan. Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan, on the other hand, are currently sixth after 16 games with 23 points and they would want to finish as high up the table as possible in the closing stages of the league. Aizawl go into the game as favourites in their home game. The first leg in Kolkata ended in a 2-2 draw, thanks to a brilliant freekick by David in added time and that was probably the game which started Mohun Bagan’s slide.
Aizawl have also defeated Minerva Punjab FC in their previous match, which would boost their confidence, while Mohun Bagan have lost one and drawn two, going into Saturday’s game. Bagan still look formidable though, with an attack comprising of players like Cameroon striker Dipanda Dicka, who has scored seven goals already. (PTI)
