Mohun Bagan face Shillong Lajong FC in second round of I-League Match

TIL Desk Sports/Kolkata/ Former champions Mohun Bagan will look to continue their winning momentum when they take on a struggling Shillong Lajong FC in their second round I-League football match, which will be back at their original home venue Rabindra Sarobar Stadium after a legal tussle.

“We had appealed at the National Green Tribunal and the verdict has come in our favour,” Mohun Bagan managing director Anjan Mitra said. Acting on a plea, the NGT did not allow their opening match in the eco-sensitive stadium near Rabindra Sarobar lake as Barasat had hosted their match against Churchill.

2015 champions Mohun Bagan, on the other hand, were lucky and narrowly defeated Churchill Brothers riding on a Balwant Singh strike. The Sanjoy Sen-coached side will look to bring on the in-form forward and AIFF Player of the Year Jeje Lalpekhlua. Mohun Bagan also have health concern over Darryl Duffy, who did not train with the team today following a mild fever.