Mohun Bagan v/s East Bengal
Date: Sunday, December 3
Time: 2:00 PM IST
TV: Star Sports 2 and Star Sports 2 HD
Live Streaming: Hotstar
East Bengal will take on Mohun Bagan in the first Kolkata derby of this I-League season on Sunday. The City of Joy is also witnessing a Kolkata derby after a span of two years in the historic Salt Lake Stadium, the home of Indian and Kolkata football.
Both the teams have had similar starts in the I-League, giving up leads and conceding late on to get just a point from their opening fixtures.
Mohun Bagan will try to get the better of their city rivals who pipped them to win the Calcutta Football League for the 8th time running. They will be without their star Aussie midfielder Diogo Ferreira, who is still doubtful for the tie. It will also be the first time Sanjoy Sen comes face to face with Khalid Jamil in a derby.
Bagan will rely heavily on Sony Norde to work his magic again in the derby.
As it is Bagan’s home game the Green Maroon’s will look to gain all three points from the tie.
East Bengal played a really good game against defending champions Aizawl FC, but they only have themselves to blame as they gave up a two-goal lead to allow Aizawl creep away with a point. A lot has been said about the East Bengal midfield this season, which boasts of the likes of Al Amna, Katsumi Yusa and Bazzou.
The captain for this season Arnab Mondal is likely to be dropped from the 18-member squad, after rumours of an apparent rift with coach Khalid Jamil started doing the rounds.
