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I-League side United SC will be up against I-League Division 2 side Bhowanipore Club in their CFL Premier Division – Super 12 Championship Match to be played this evening at the Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata.
The Purple Brigade is not in a good shape with many of the first team members having picked up injuries in the recent past. First players like Souvik Chakraborty and Baldeep Singh had to be added to injury list and that leaves coach Eelco Schattorie with only 14 fit players to play.
Nigerians Ranty Martins Soleye and Bello Rasaq are unavailable for the fixture while Liberian Eric Brown and Syrian Hasan Al Moustapha are expected to feature on the bench.
“I have only 14 players to choose from. Rafique and Tapan will start tomorrow as well as Sheikh Azim and Rajinder. I had give Ranty a small rest and told him to take a break, he will come on 29th December here. Bello also go his Country for few days. So at this moment my target is the Federation Cup and my preparation for the tournament will start from tomorrow’s match,” Eelco told before the match.
He also said, “I really take this game for preparation of the Federation Cup and want to see all boys through remaining Kolkata league matches. Souvik has a small injury on his ankle, when Jayanta, Snehasish also have injury. Lal Kamal has a chance to play tomorrow’s match.”
With the veteran Jose Ramirez Barreto playing a part in the opponents’ plan, it promises to be an exciting encounter under the floodlights starting from 4pm at the Saltlake Stadium.
Probable United SC – Starting XI: Abhijit Das – Dhanachandra Singh, Dipak Kumar Jr., Anupam Sarkar, Sheikh Azim – Baldeep Singh/Souvik Chakraborty, Tapan Maity, Surojit Bose, Mohammed Rafique – Biswajit Biswas, Rajinder Kumar
