Book in favour of Bagan but Churchill look to break jinx

Bagan did not display the individual brilliance of their previous teams but caught the eye with a splendid display against East Bengal in Sunday’s semi-final contest. They, however, will miss injured Brazilian Dos Santos in attack.

But Churchill will be no pushovers as they have the speed and flair, especially in their counter-attacks, to dislodge their more illustrious opponents. They also have a sound defence, which however, is prone to holding the ball for far too long in the box.

Churchill’s have their own striker in the form of Francis Silveira, the two-goal hero of the triumph against Iran Youth Team in the semis. Striker Igor Shkvrin is also in good nick, but should work a little bit more to retrieve the ball.

Likely Teams: Mohun Bagan: Bivash Ghosh; Amitava Chandra, Amauri, Hussain Mustafi and Lolendro Singh; Dulal Biswas, Debjit Ghosh and RP Singh; Amar Ganguly, Jose Barretto and Naushad Pari.

Zee Churchill Brothers: Edward Ansah; Rajesh Meetie, Jaspreet Singh, Inacio Afonso and Farooq Haider; Somatai Shaiza, Jose Colaco and Edson Tadeu; Ajay Kumar, Francis Silveira and Igor Shkvrim.