BENGALURU: Currently stationed at the second spot after the midway of the Hero I-League, the team from the Garden City, Bengaluru FC meet bottom-rung team Sporting Clube de Goa in a rescheduled Hero I-League fixture at the Kanteerava Stadium, on Tuesday. The match starts at 7 p.m. with live telecast on TEN Action.
The JSW Group owned Bengaluru FC have been unbeaten against Sporting Clube in the I-League. Playing the away encounter last month, they thrashed Sporting Clube 3-1 and in the last season, Bengaluru played a 0-0 draw at home, and in the away game they signed-off the league in style by winning 2-1.
Bengaluru might just want to go for a big win and keep the focus on retaining the title.
However, all is not well at the Goan outfit as they have only managed five draws and are yet to see a win in the Hero I-League. They are eagerly looking for a win and that might be coming on Tuesday, reckons Trinidad and Tobago International and World Cupper Anthony Wolfe.
“We are not scared, anybody can win on a given day. We have to score early and keep frustrating our opponents.” said Wolfe.
Sporting Club are gathering momentum lately, as they’ve held their opponents in the previous two matches. Odafa Okolie’s addition on loan has also added shine on their attack.
“We have been playing some good football. The introduction of Odafa has helped lift our team,” remarked the Sporting Goa Coach Mathew D’Costa.
The other danger man for Sporting Goa will be Captain Anthony Wolfe who is currently enjoying a good run in form, netting three goals in the last two games which took his tally for the season to 15 in all competitions.
Bengaluru are second in the standings with 17 points from ten matches and will be looking to close in on league leaders Mohun Bagan who are currently enjoying a four point lead and a game in hand.
Sporting Goa is bottom of the table with five points from ten matches and a win would see them move above Shillong Lajong who have seven points from nine games.
