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Unbeaten Chirag United to go for full points

Thu, Nov 5 01:42 PM

Kolkata, Nov 5 (PTI) Table-toppers Chirag United SC will look to exploit the home advantage and secure full points against Salgaocar SC when the two teams meet in a seventh round I-League match at Vidyasagar Krirangan in Barasat tomorrow. United SC, who are yet to lose a game, have 12 points from six matches and share the lead with Dempo SC who are slightly ahead on goal difference.

Three points against Salgaocar will consolidate their position in the I-League standings. The local team''s coach Subrata Bhattacharya is upbeat about his team''s show and said the secret of their success is team work.

"We have combined well this season and it''s the hardwork of the entire unit which is paying off. But there is still a long way to go in the I-League, we have to be careful and guard against complacency," Bhattacharya said.

In their last match in Kolkata, Salgaocar SC struck a late goal via Nigerian striker Eneke Ikenwa against East Bengal to deny the red-and-gold brigade their first win. Besides Ikenwa, the Goan side has Brazilian Luciano Sabrosa as their second foreigner, while left winger Avneet Singh is in their team roster under the Player of Indian origin (PIO) quota.

Coached by American Tim Hankinson, Salgaocar have Rouhallah Saminia of Iran in the Asian player quota. .

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