Shillong is all set for the grand opening of the 133rd IndianOil Durand Cup as the capital city of Meghalaya makes its debut as hosts of Asia's oldest football tournament. Home side Shillong Lajong FC will be adding to the festival mood in the city, taking on Nepal's Tribhuvan Army FC in the
A total of 24 teams, including the three services teams and two Services teams from Nepal and Bangladesh, will be seen in action across 43 matches, which will be played in the four host cities of Kokrajhar, Shillong, Jamshedpur (last two named making their debut as host cities) and Kolkata,
The home side had secured their second position in the points table behind champions Mohammedan Sporting even before they took the field to play their concluding match. Yet they displayed a sense of urgency and picked up two goals within 16 minutes.
With this result, Churchill Brothers move to sixth in the I-League table, with 33 points from 24 games. However, Delhi FC and Shillong Lajong FC, who are placed seventh and eighth, respectively, can still move ahead of the Red Machines, as they are on 32 and 31 points, with one game in hand.
Mohammedan Sporting' have now garnered an unassailable 52 points from 23 matches; their closest rivals, Sreenidi Deccan FC, are eight points behind with two games to play
Mohammedan Sporting find themselves six points clear of the only other remaining contenders Sreenidi Deccan FC, but the Hyderabad side do have a game in hand. Crucially though, Mohammedan's head-to-head advantage over them means that three points away to Shillong Lajong FC on Saturday will b
Delhi have now gone three matches in a row without defeat for the first time this season. Barboza continued his tremendous goalscoring form from the weekend when he also netted the brace which earned his side a 2-0 win over Gokulam Kerala FC
The win helped Gokulam Kerala FC climb to the third spot in the I-League standings with 23 points from 13 matches. They have six wins, five draws and two losses. Lajong remained in the sixth spot with 19 points from 13 games, including five wins, four draws and losses each
Bidyashagar Singh, joins the team from Kerala Blasters FC on a permanent transfer. Bryce Miranda joins Punjab FC on loan from Kerala Blasters FC for the remainder of the season. Isaac Vanlalsawma, who joins Punjab FC from Odisha FC, started his professional career with Shillong Lajong FC in
To wrap things up in Group B, Kerala Blasters FC will face NorthEast United FC. Both the teams will now play for pride as they no longer stand a chance to make it through to the next round.