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VASCO: Churchill Brothers and Pune FC go head-to-head in a crucial I-League clash that will possibly decide their own title ambitions at the Tilak Maidan, Vasco, on Friday.<\/p>\nVASCO: Churchill Brothers and Pune FC go head-to-head in a crucial I-League clash that will possibly decide their own title ambitions at the Tilak Maidan, Vasco, on Friday.<\/p>\n
Churchill Brothers lead the I-League table with 44 points from 21 matches and know that a win against Pune FC will put them in the driver\u2019s seat with just four more matches to be played.<\/p>\n
Pune FC are placed third with 37 points from 20 matches, and although they are seven points behind Churchill Brothers, coach Derrick Pereira knows that a win will cut the deficit down to four points and they will still have a match in hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis match will be the key. Anything can happen in the title race,\u201d said Pereira.<\/p>\n
Pune FC have been solid in their performances and Pereira believes his team will need another superb performance to tame Churchill in their own den.<\/p>\n
\u201cChurchill have some tough games including Mohun Bagan and Dempo. If we can defeat them on Friday, we can start dreaming,\u201d said Pereira, who will miss Japanese midfielder Izumi Arata through suspension.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have noticed over the years that you have to work hard and if you do that sincerely, results will follow. At Pune FC, the management have been supportive and pushing us for results,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Churchill Brothers are equally determined to surge ahead in the title race.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a do-or-die match for us. A win will be excellent. I hope we can do just that,\u201d said Technical Director Subhash Bhowmick.<\/p>\n
Churchill rested seven players for the AFC Cup clash against Singapore Armed Forces early this week and all of the players, except for Brazilian midfielder Beto, are expected to return to the field.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe boys are in top gear. I am sure they will deliver,\u201d said Bhowmick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
VASCO: Churchill Brothers and Pune FC go head-to-head in a crucial I-League clash that will possibly decide their own title ambitions at the Tilak Maidan, Vasco, on Friday. Churchill Brothers lead the I-League table with 44 points from 21 matches and know that a win against Pune FC will put them in the driver\u2019s seat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[8298,6168,345,6293,214,8297],"class_list":["post-13785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-latest","tag-chruchill-brothers","tag-derrick-pereira","tag-i-league","tag-indian-sports-news-network","tag-pune-fc","tag-shubhash-bhowmick"],"yoast_head":"\n