Churchill take on Shillong Lajong

After a disastrous start in the I-League campaign where they lost five matches, Churchill Brothers started the new year with a ray of hope as they roped in new faces and the move paid off. Ivory coast striker Mechac Koffi helped them equalise against East Bengal to grab their first point and latter they beat Gokulam Kerala to secure their first win and move to ninth place with four points after lying at the bottom. Churchill Brothers assistant coach Alfred Fernandes is pleased the way his boys played against Gokulam.

"Now that we have tasted our first victory our boys are confident and are looking forward to keep the winning momentum going," Fernandes said.

"We have signed three more foreign players and our team is looking more stronger and is motivated to do better and keep on winning from now on especially home matches and pull ourselves out of relegation which is our top priority. Except for Jovel Martins all other players are fit and are all set to take on Lajong," said Fernandes.

Kalu Ogba, who has scored two goals in their win against Lajong, will be the man to lead the attack from the middle, while Mechac Koffi will also a vital cog for the team. Shillong Lajong, coming into this match with a defeat at the hands of Minerva Punjab, are lying fourth with 14 points from ten matches. Churchill Brothers look a different side after signing new foreign recruits and they are always difficult to beat at home but coach Bobby Nongbet believes that they just need to play well and everything will fall into place.