In a way, it could be termed as a grudge match for I-League table-toppers Mohun Bagan as they take on Churchill Brothers on Saturday. The visitors from Kolkata have been on a roll this season, notching up nine wins from 12 games to comfortably lead the points table with 29 points, eight points clear of second-placed Punjab. (More Football News)
However, their only loss came at the hands of their Saturday rivals, a familiar foe, the Red Machines who outgunned the Green and Maroons in a high-scoring encounter back in December in the early stages of the league at the Kalyani Stadium. The hosts will go into the game on the back of two successive wins. They will also take heart from the fact that they have not been too much behind Bagan in the goal-scoring charts. They're currently placed second in the scoring charts with 21 goals with many a scorer finding the target time and again to churn out crucial results during the ongoing league.
While a win for the Mariners will give them an 11-point lead at the top, an opposite result will see the Red Machines leapfrog Punjab FC to the second spot, closing the gap with Mohun Bagan to 7 points.
Match and live broadcast details
Match: Churchill Brothers Vs Mohun Bagan match of I-League 2019-20
Date: February 22 (Saturday)
Time: 5:00 PM IST (Kick-off)
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda
TV Channel: 1Sport; Twentyfour News (All matches of GKFC); Kolkata TV (All matches of Kolkata clubs)
Live Streaming: Jio TV, FanCode; Facebook Live (selected matches)
The I-League features some of the most popular football clubs in the country. In the 2019-20 season, a total of 11 teams are competing for the coveted trophy -- Mohun Bagan and East Bengal (West Bengal), defending champions Chennai City FC (Tamil Nadu), Punjab FC (, previously Minerva Punjab, Punjab), Aizawl FC (Mizoram), Real Kashmir FC (Jammu and Kashmir), TRAU FC and NEROCA FC (Manipur), Churchill Brothers FC (Goa), Gokulam Kerala FC (Kerala) and Indian Arrows (AIFF Development Squad).
