In their previous fixture, RoundGlass Punjab recorded a comfortable 2-0 victory against Real Kashmir to open up a four-point gap at the top. However, it was soon reduced to a single point after rivals Sreenidi Deccan's win over NEROCA. Mumbai Kenkre, on the other hand, narrowly went down 0-1
The home side have gone through quite a few ups and downs in the month of January. While they started 2023 on a happy note defeating Kenkre FC by a solitary goal, the result was reversed in the next outing as Sreenidi Deccan lost by an identical margin against Rajasthan United. The defeat wa
In their previous game in Kolkata, a rampant RoundGlass Punjab scored four past Mohammedan Sporting to end their unbeaten home run and go top of the table. To add to the joy of the Punjab fans, title rivals Sreenidi Deccan suffered a shock loss to relegation-battling Mumbai Kenkre on Monday.
Aizawl, a strong home team themselves, are not in a comfortable position either. They are also coming off a 1-2 defeat to NEROCA. Right now, the People's Club are eighth on the table with 17 points from 13 matches, one point ahead of Thursday's rivals.
Things have gone from bad to worse for Kenkre. Following the defeat in Hyderabad, they went on to lose two more games, by an identical 0-3 margin against both RoundGlass Punjab and Mohammedan Sporting. To make it more uncomfortable for the Mumbai outfit, NEROCA, who too are in the relegation
Mumbai Kenkre entered the winter break on a high note with an upset win over Real Kashmir, but since the restart have suffered back-to-back defeats away from home against first and second-placed Sreenidi Deccan and RoundGlass Punjab respectively
Sreenidi Deccan, who had surrendered the top spot by losing to Rajasthan United last week, responded in sensational fashion, putting on their best performance of the season to hand RoundGlass Punjab only their second loss of the season
Things have changed much in the I-League since its resumption in the New Year. Sreenidi Deccan, who had finished 2022 as table-toppers, has dropped to second place after being defeated at home for the first time, and RoundGlass Punjab FC has grabbed the top spot. Rajasthan United had a role
They are just two points behind leader Sreenidi Deccan but Staikos Vergetis's men have played two matches less. Kenkre are third from the bottom right now, with ten points from as many matches.
The relief on the faces of RoundGlass Punjab footballers after the final whistle was proof that their coach did not overestimate NEROCA when he said on Saturday that they are too good a side to be languishing in the second-last spot on the I-League points table. However, that did not change