East Bengal today picked Shylo Malswamtluanga in place of an injured Cavin Lobo as their only replacement to the squad for the AFC Cup away-leg quarters against Semen Padang on September 24.
Midfielder Lobo who was part of their 1-0 at home is down with a leg injury, East Bengal officials said.
A draw at Padang will suffice East Bengal to clinch their maiden semifinal berth in the AFC Cup.
East Bengal will leave for the fixture tomorrow.
The Squad:
Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Abhijit Mondal;
Defenders: T Naoba Singh, Uga Okpara, Arnab Mondal, Gurwinder Singh, Saumik Dey, Robert Lalthalmuana;
Midfielders: Reisangmi Vashum, Mehtab Hossein (captain), Ryuji Sueoka, Lalrindika Ralte, Alvito D'Cunha, Shylo Malsawmtluanga;
Forwards: Edeh Chidi, James Moga, Joaquim Abranches, Baljit Sahni.
