ONGC to take on Pailan Arrows in I-League

Pailan Arrows are in seventh spot but have lost their last three matches. Their last win was a 4-1 verdict against ONGC at home in Kolkata last December.

For ONGC it is a chance to avenge their defeat.

Pailan Arrows are on 14 points, just three ahead of ONGC, who are in the 11th position with 11 points from 13 matches.

Pailan Arrows, the only team in the I-League without any foreign players, started their campaign with two successive wins and two draws.

ONGC's coach Santosh Kashyap is hopeful that winger C Kenistan would recover in time from his ankle injury.

About ONGC, Pailan coach Arthur Papas said: "They are very good at home. The last time we played them they were under strength. Yusa (Katsumi) is a good player and he will be playing I guess. We do not have our full strength squad this time with Pronoy Halder suspended and Deepak Devrani injured."

The Kashyap coached side too will be without the services of central defender Robin Gurung and striker Kailash Patel.

"We will be missing Robin (Gurung) and Kailash Patel. Kamal Thapa is also nursing an injury," Kashyap confirmed.

"We will have to be at our best against Arrows. They have played some scintillating football this season. I love their fighting spirit a lot," added Kashyap.