{"id":2075,"date":"2012-01-18T11:15:52","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T11:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=2075"},"modified":"2012-01-18T11:15:52","modified_gmt":"2012-01-18T11:15:52","slug":"bagan-confident-of-earning-full-points-against-sporting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=2075","title":{"rendered":"Bagan confident of earning full points against Sporting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"#\" title=\"File photo of Mohun Bagan\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/file%20picture%20of%20mohun%20bagans%20match%20against%20mumbai%20fc.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"File photo of Mohun bagan\" width=\"200\" style=\"float: left; margin: 6px;\" \/><\/a>Margao\/ Kolkata: <\/strong>Mohun Bagan, who had won their last match in  Goa against Churchill Brothers,\u00a0 say that they are confident of  repeating their performance and collect full points against Sporting  Clube de Goa in a crucial I-League football clash to be played at the  Nehru Stadium, Fatorda on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bagan played a fascinating match against Churchill Brothers and won  3-2 and the team is now looking to capitalise on the positives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe  have to be careful. We cannot afford to take Sporting Clube for granted  since they are playing at home and are known to be a competitive team.  We cannot lose points for sure but it\u2019s a match where we can pocket a  win as well,\u201d said Bagan Technical Director Subrata Bhattacharya.<\/p>\n<p>Mohun  Bagan relied overwhelmingly on mercurial striker Odafe Okolie\u2019s  hat-trick to clobber Churchill Brothers and the visitors will hope for a  similar performance from the Nigerian striker. Brazilian striker Jose  Ramirez Barreto also played an influential role in the team\u2019s last win.<\/p>\n<p>Sporting  Clube stay aware of Mohun Bagan\u2019s threat but are quietly confident that  they can manage an upset of sorts. Sporting have four points from the  last two matches &#8212; after a torrid run in seven games &#8212; and are now  gaining in confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s our home match so obviously we have  an advantage. We know what we intend to do against Bagan,\u201d said Sporting  Clube Technical Director Alex Alvares. Alvares is expected to field the  same squad that won against Pailan Arrows, and although the scoreline  suggests Sporting Clube only managed a 3-2 victory, Alvares was quick to  point out that they were the dominant side throughout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe  missed innumerable chances. The second half was totally dominated by us  and Pailan were lucky not to lose by a bigger margin,\u201d said Alvares.<\/p>\n<p>Sporting  Clube have 17 points in their kitty from 14 matches while Bagan stay on  27 points from 14 matches. The kick-off is slated for 3.30pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>Prayag cautious ahead of \u2018prestige battle\u2019<br \/> <\/strong><br \/>Prayag  United SC take on Chirag Kerala in a grudge match at the Yuba Bharati  Krirangan on Thursday (January 19). Prayag who have been the surprise  package so far stay on 22 points from 14 matches while Chirag United  Kerala sit precariously close to relegation &#8212; with 11 points from 14  matches.<\/p>\n<p>In a way it\u2019s a home coming of the Chirag who stayed the  sponsors of their rival team for a number of years before deciding to  shift to Kerala.<\/p>\n<p>Sanjoy Sen, Prayag United\u2019s Coach said: \u201cIt  might not be a derby match but it is a matter of prestige for the club.\u201d  So much so, that even Prayag United officials visited the team\u2019s  practice session in an effort to boost the morale ahead of the big  clash.<\/p>\n<p>For Prayag United, Lalkamal Bhowmick is out due to an  injury. He will be missing about four weeks of action due to a shoulder  dislocation. Jayanta Sen replaces him.<\/p>\n<p>Sen, however, put up a  brace face. \u201cWe have a ready replacement for him and have played many  crucial matches without Lalkamal. We have a backup plan ready,\u201d he  commented. \u201cIt\u2019s not right to underestimate any opposition. We beat  Dempo in the first phase but had to settle for draws against  lower-ranked teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chirag United Kerala had a short afternoon  practice session. Coach Fakir Ali seemed confident ahead of the clash  and hoped to take full points from this match. Chirag have come to  Kolkata with a full strength team and will hope for a win that can give  them a boost in avoiding relegation.<\/p>\n<p>The kick-off is at 2pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"#\" title=\"File photo of Mohun Bagan\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/file%20picture%20of%20mohun%20bagans%20match%20against%20mumbai%20fc.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"File photo of Mohun bagan\" width=\"200\" style=\"float: left; margin: 6px;\" \/><\/a>Margao\/ Kolkata: <\/strong>Mohun Bagan, who had won their last match in  Goa against Churchill Brothers,\u00a0 say that they are confident of  repeating their performance and collect full points against Sporting  Clube de Goa in a crucial I-League football clash to be played at the  Nehru Stadium, Fatorda on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-latest"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bagan confident of earning full points against Sporting - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; 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