Goan dilemma for ITI, FC Kochin

ITI Coach AD Nagendran accepted his team’s status as underdogs. He will be going in with a 4-4-2 formation, with RC Prakash and Loolo Nwike as strikers. Nigerian Oneyaka Okafor will be sitting out on Monday as he has received two yellow cards. With players of the reputation of Bruno Coutinho, Alvito D’Cunha, Joao Santos and Denis Cabral in his potential line-up, Shabbir will have few worries on Sunday night.

Hosts hold psychological advantage
MARGAO: Churchill Brothers would be looking to score their thirdstraight win when they lock horns with FC Kochin at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, tomorrow.

Churchill hold the psychological advantage, having drubbed their rivals 4-0 in the Rovers Cup. New recruits from Ukraine, Mykola Shevchenko (sweeper) and Andril Malchevky (striker), have given coach Danny McLennan plenty of options. Striker Francis Silveira, NFL’s leading scorer with five goals, is in brilliant touch. Churchill’s mainstay in defence, Osumanu Hussien, is a doubtful starter, but Shevchenko did well in that position against Mahindras.FC Kochin’s manager Babu Mathur said the entry of TK Chatunni had improved his team’s performance in recent matches.