The Day has come. The day when Bengalis all over the world
divided into two parts. The day friends became enemy. The day Husband and wife
became rivals. The day whole Kolkata’s eyes on one spot Vivekananda Yuva
Bharati Krirangan, Salt Lake. Yes it is Derby day, it is Mohun Bagan vs East
Bengal the fourth largest Derby in the World in Kolkata. It’s a 365th
time the rivals meet each other in a competitive match.
A defining feature of football fans is their passion for the
game. And in Kolkata, before a derby between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, the
passion and excitement of both fans and players tend to go through the roof.
In lieu of the ticket crunch for Sunday's match, a player
who has been a regular participant in the derbies until recent history was even
ready to trade profession and become a journalist for the 90 minutes so that he
gets to watch the game live.
Angry Mohun Bagan fans had blocked traffic in front of the
club tent due to unavailability of tickets. Later, in the day when 600 tickets
were sent to the club by the Indian Football Association (IFA), fortune smiled
on some but most had to disperse with a heavy heart.
Both teams are in red hot form as East Bengal registered back
to back 3-0 win and Mohun Bagan won in biggest margin 5-0 of CFL 2018 so far.
Shankarlal Chakraborty a great tactical Coach and he had more ready option than
his counterpart the veteran Subhash Bhowmick of Quess East Bengal FC.
Potential Playing XI
Mohun Bagan – Shilton Paul, Eze Kingsley, Arijit Bagui,
Kimkima, Gurjinder, Shilton D’Silva, Mehetab Hossain, Britto, Azaharuddin
Mallick, Henry Kiseka, Dipanda Dicka
East Bengal – Rakshit Daggar, Kingshuk Debnath, Jhonny
Acosta, Lalran Chulova, Samad Ali Mallick, Brandon, Al-Amna, Mehetab, Lalrendika
Ralte, Jobby Justin, Bali Gagandip Singh.
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