Shillong Lajong face Indian Arrows in battle for pride

Bottom-placed Shillong Lajong will host Indian Arrows in a 12th round clash of the I-League in a battle to salvage some pride for both sides here on Sunday.

Lajong, who chose not to recruit any foreign player this year under Alison Kharsyntiew, are now at the bottom of the 11-team points table after suffering nine losses and conceding a whopping 33 goals -- the highest in the league -- in their 11 games so far.

Their only win -- at home against Aizawl in October last year -- was a long time ago. They have also lost to Indian Arrows in the first leg.

"We have scored 13 goals and conceded 33. The most important thing for the boys is to attack in the defence. If our defence is good we can defeat any team. The boys are ready for tomorrow's match they will go all out and give their 100 percent," Kharsyntiew said.

"The players have worked really hard in the training and our aim is to get the 3 points. Indian Arrows is a good team they have good players like Boris. Their game is very intense with immense speed, our defence and mid field have to cope up to their speed."