Shillong Lajong will play their last away match in Aizawl: Hero I- League

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMarch 3, 2019

SHILLONG: Shillong Lajong will play their last away match against Aizawl FC in Aizawl on the 4th March 2019 at the RG Stadium at 2PM.

The Reds last match ended in a 1-1 draw against Gokulam Kerela which left them stranded at the bottom of the standings with 3 wins, 2 draws and 13 losses from 18 matches.

Aizawl won their last match against Gokulam Kerala by 3-1 in Kozhikode. They are currently 8th in the standings with 4 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses from 18 matches.

Shillong Lajong is desperately looking for victories in their last two matches of the I-League that is against Aizawl FC on 4th March in Aizawl and Mohun Bagan on 8th March in Shillong. This season, The Reds fielded an all Indian line up with an average age of just 19 and the future of these youngsters certainly looks very promising. Lajong has scored a total of 20 goals this season and these goals came from; Samuel Kynshi who is the leading goal scorer with 5, Mahesh and Phrangki with 4 each, Samuel Lalmuanpuia has netted 3 while Allen Lyngdoh, Rakesh Pradhan, Sheen Sohktung and Kitbok Pale with 1 each.

Coach Alison Kharsyntiew said, “We have two games left now. One is on Monday against Aizawl and the other one is at home against Mohun Bagan on the 8th of March. If we can beat both the teams then it will be very good for us. So, we have to work very hard and hopefully, we’ll get the three points.

Aizawl FC head coach, Stanley Rozario said, “On Monday, it is the Northeast Derby and it is going to be a difficult match. Lajong is not an easy side to play.”

The match will be live on Jio Tv and Hotstar .