Chennaiyin FC head coach Owen Coyle expressed his disappointment with his team's performance in their recent Indian Super League (ISL) match against Mohun Bagan Super Giant. The team suffered a challenging 1-3 defeat at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Sunday in their first home ga
Mohun Bagan Super Giant head coach Juan Ferrando expressed his elation following his team's impressive 3-1 victory over Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.
First half strikes by Australian attacking duo of Dimitri Petratos and Jason Cummings ensured that the Mariners cruised through their inaugural away fixture of the campaign. But, it was Sahal Abdul Samad who was the star of the show.
The Blues ended their previous match against Mohun Bagan Super Giant with nine men as Suresh Singh Wangjam and Naorem Roshan Singh were sent off. Simon Grayson thus has two of his definite starters absent for this game.
The home side kick-off their season with the appointment of a new head coach, Manolo Marquez along with the arrivals of seasoned India internationals such as Sandesh Jhingan and Udanta Singh in the transfer window. Punjab FC, on the other hand, suffered a defeat in their inaugural ISL match
This will be the second game on the road for the Marina Machans and head coach Owen Coyle is planning to put in a convincing performance that can help them gain some positive momentum before they play their first home match of the campaign against the Mohun Bagan Super Giant on October 7.
The Mohun Bagan Super Giant will next host Bengaluru FC on September 27 whereas Punjab FC will travel to Goa to take on the Gaurs at the Fatorda Stadium on October 2.
Two-time champions will play NorthEast United FC on September 29 before they return home to host Mohun Bagan Super Giant FC on October 7 in their third game of the season
Mohun Bagan Super Giant overpowered a 10-man Odisha FC in their opening match of the AFC Cup 2023-24 Group D at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.