Churchill Brothers Team News: Coach Mariano Dias is missing two key foreigners as Egyptian midfielder Abdelhamid Shabana is suspended while Trinidad & Tobago attacker Anthony Wolfe is injured. Bineesh Balan also hasn’t made the trip to Singapore due to injury while Cristian Lagos has reportedly returned back to his country. Lenny Rodrigues is back though after missing out the home game due to suspension.
What champions League they played??? Qualifiers of Champions League?. Dempo and Churchill Brothers have played in qualifiers before. So many Indian clubs have played in AFC Cup. Clubs like Dempo, Churchill, east bengal have played in AFC Cup and performed well many times because they went there on merit unlike back door entry of Pune FC. Traditionally, winner of I-League and winner of Federation Cup should be sent to AFC Cup. But this year they sent Pune FC, a club which in its history forget about winning I-League or Federation Cup, is unfit to even win Durand Cup. Result is in front of us. Out of AFC Cup in first round itself-that too in weak East Zone. That is what happens to back door entry and undeserving teams. Next year they should be strict on merit. Send I-League winner (Bangalore FC) and Federation Cup winner (Churchill Brothers) for AFC Cup and AFC Champions League qualifiers if they are eligible. Please do not send undeserving teams like Pune FC just on the basis of points and waste the spot. Pathetic FC!!!!
How f***ed up Amrinder was in the goal for Pune FC. He totally sucked! At least 3 of the 5 goals could have been saved. I am judging from this video highlight though.
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Coach Mariano Dias is missing two key foreigners as Egyptian midfielder Abdelhamid Shabana is suspended while Trinidad & Tobago attacker Anthony Wolfe is injured. Bineesh Balan also hasn’t made the trip to Singapore due to injury while Cristian Lagos has reportedly returned back to his country. Lenny Rodrigues is back though after missing out the home game due to suspension.
i am also happy that they got to play champions league and afc cup because of professionalism
Traditionally, winner of I-League and winner of Federation Cup should be sent to AFC Cup. But this year they sent Pune FC, a club which in its history forget about winning I-League or Federation Cup, is unfit to even win Durand Cup. Result is in front of us. Out of AFC Cup in first round itself-that too in weak East Zone. That is what happens to back door entry and undeserving teams.
Next year they should be strict on merit. Send I-League winner (Bangalore FC) and Federation Cup winner (Churchill Brothers) for AFC Cup and AFC Champions League qualifiers if they are eligible. Please do not send undeserving teams like Pune FC just on the basis of points and waste the spot. Pathetic FC!!!!
4' Home United Fc 0-0 Churchill Brothers Goa
Churchill XI: Lalit; Sanjay, Denzil, Zeleny, Dharmaraj; Satish, Thangjam, Lenny (C), Ashley; Jaison, Balwant.