I-League 2017: Minerva Punjab vs Indian Arrows - TV channel, stream, kick-off time & match preview
The Indian Arrows travel to Punjab to take on Minerva Punjab for the second time this season in I-League. The game at the the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana takes place 13 days after the game in Goa, which saw Minerva hand the Arrows a 0-2 defeat.
Game | Minerva Punjab FC vs Indian Arrows |
Date | Monday, December 18 |
Time | 8:00 PM IST (GMT +5:30) |
TV CHANNELS & LIVE STREAM
The Star Sports Network have the exclusive broadcasting rights of the I-League. All the matches will be telecast live on Star Sports 2 and 2 HD.
India TV channels | |
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Star Sports 2/2HD | Hotstar |
TEAM NEWS
Absent - Mohammad Shahjahan, Makan Chote
Key Players - Chencho Gyeltshen, William Asiedu
Mohammad Shahjahan and Makan Chote are left out of the squad as they were playing in the Reliance School U-19 North Zonal final, which Minerva Public School won 6-1 on Sunday.
Absent - Jeakson Singh, Anwar Ali, Nongdamba Naorem
Key Players - Edmund Lalrindika, Aniket Jadhav
GAME PREVIEW
Hosts Minerva Punjab have defeated NEROCA FC and Chennai City on their home turf, both with 2-1 scorelines. Sandwiched between the home wins is a 2-0 away win against Monday's opponents Indian Arrows in Goa.
Once again, due to the loan agreement with the All India Football Federation (AIFF), Jeakson Singh, Anwar Ali and Nongdamba Naorem won't be a part of the Arrows' squad against their parent club. Norton had expressed his disappointment over the same and had a spat with the Minerva Punjab owner Ranjit Bajaj on social media.
The Arrows coach will be better prepared for the long throw-ins and set-pieces given that the Portuguese has identified Minerva's strong points.
Minerva Punjab coach Wangkhem Khogen Singh has stressed that he would like to hang on to his winning combination in order to stratch their unbeaten run. Sukhdev Singh's exclusion from the first XI in the last game was on account of illness but the skipper is fit to start on Monday.
The Arrows have been out of action for almost two weeks but have eight games in quick succession until the second week of January 2018. They had earlier defeated Chennai City convincingly by a 3-0 scoreline where Aniket Jadhav scored a brace.
Can the young Indian side upset the Ranjit Bajaj-owned outfit in their own backyard?
