Salgaocar takes on Sporting in must win suitation

Salgaocar will look for a win to boost their title race when they take on Sporting Cube Goa in a must-win suitation in the 25th round of the I-League, played at Nehru Stadium in Fatorda here tomorrow.
Salgaocar, who lost to Rangdejied United, bounced back in the reckoning for the title race after beating Pune FC in their last match and are placed second with 37 points from 22 matches, four points behind leaders Bengaluru FC.
They now need to win both their remaining matches and see Bengaluru FC lose both their matches if they are to win the title.

On the other hand, Sporting Clube de Goa, who was in the fray for the title race along with Bengaluru FC, East Bengal and Salgaocar, are out of the reckoning after they drew against Churchill Brothers in the last match to take the fourth place with 33 points from 22 matches.
With two matches remaining, they are now looking to finish among the top five at the end of the league.
Sporting Clube de Goa assistant coach Alex Alvares said "The team hasn't been playing the same way as we did in the first leg. May be injuries and change of pattern has been the reason behind team's poor showing in the second leg, especially in the last four matches which saw us eliminated from the title race. Now we are concentrating to win the last two matches to finish among the top five," said Alvares.

Salgaocar's coach Derick Pereira said: "The boys are all geared up for the challenge as we need to win tomorrow and hope Bengaluru FC lose their next match which will help us to keep in fray for the title race," said Pereira.