Mohammedan Sporting will be looking to return to winning ways when it hosts Mumbai FC in a ninth round match of the I-League here at the Salt Lake Stadium.
With seven points in its kitty from as many matches, Mohammedan Sporting’s Nigerian coach Moshood Bola Abdulaziz will be hoping to see his team pick up first win at home.
The team has done well recently after the return of the Brazilian defender Luciano Sabrosa and Nigerian playmaker Orji Penn.
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Mumbai FC has seven points from eight outings. The team has won just one away match apart from drawing four matches at home.
The team has signed talented foreigners like Zohib Islam Amiri, Sandjar Ahmadi and Hashmatullah Ahmad Arash Hatifie.
Former India international Khalid Jamil, who coaches Mumbai FC, is hopeful about his combination clicking well against the doughty host.
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In another round-IX match at Shillong, Mohun Bagan will take on Shillong Lajong FC.
Meanwhile, in Shillong’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium host Rangdajied United was held to a 2-2 draw by visiting Goa giant Salgaocar SC in a ninth round encounter on Tuesday.
Rangdajied held
Rangdajied opened up a 2-0 lead with striker David Ngaite finding the target twice inside 30 minutes. Salgaocar worked its way back into the game when Frenchman Claude Gnakpa nodded home a corner in the 39th minute to make it 2-1. Substitute Gilbert Oliveira scored the equaliser late in the 89th minute to help Salgaocar salvage a point.
The Goa team remained on top of the table with 17 points from eight matches, while Rangdajied remained at the bottom with three points from eight games.
The result: At Shillong: Rangdajied United FC 2 (David Ngaite 2 & 27) drew with Salgaocar SC 2 (Claude Gnakpa 39, Gilbert Olivira 89).