Bagan look for draw

CALCUTTA, NOV 15: The Mohun Bagan-Air Force Thailand match at the Salt lake Stadium tomorrow will decide the second semi-finalist from Group B of the IFA Shield Football Tournament. With Bengal Mumbai Football Club already having qualified, tomorrow8217;s match becomes quite important. Bagan need just a draw to advance to the knock-out stage while the Thailand side have to beat the Calcutta team by at least a 2-0 margin to move up.

Bagan might prefer caution tomorrow. Still without a few of their key players, the Calcutta team would want to go for a draw rather then take risks while trying for a victory. Of course, Bagan fans would want to see their team win, but coach P K Banerjee might not be too keen to increase men in the front and leave space for a counter-attack. Although the Air Force team has not been able to deliver results, they are by no means weak.

In fact, they are more organised than many teams in this meet and are capable of swift counter-attacks, the dangermen in the Air Force side beingWorawit Thaworwun and Songserm Maperm who will be the players to watch by the local team.