Confident Rangdajied United Take On East Bengal
Source: Babua Biswas *

Shillong, December 05 2013: It was a historic day for Rangdajied United last Sunday, as the Men in Blue from Shillong registered their first ever win in the I-League, beating Mohun Bagan by two goals to nil at the Yuva Bharati Krirangan.

With the three points helping Rangdajied move out from the bottom of the table, they will now shift their attention to their home clash against title favorites East Bengal.

The Blues have had a string of positive results in the last few weeks, picking up 6 points from the last four games, with three draws and a win.

The win over Bagan has certainly given the Rangdajied players' morale a huge lift, and the Blues will hope to pick up their first home league win when they take on Kolkata giants East Bengal, this coming Saturday.

Subrata Paul was the star performer during Rangdajied's 2-0 win over Bagan last Sunday.

The India International made some crucial saves to deny the hosts a chance of coming out of the game with at least a point.

With East Bengal boasting of one of the strongest frontlines in the I-League, Paul will again need to be in top-form to keep out the Red-and-Golds.

Gouramangi Singh, Lamine Tamba, Thomas Saikhom, Pratik Chowdhary, Bhola Prasad and Munmun Lugun are all fit, and will hope to be part of Santosh Kashyap's backline against East Bengal.

The back four's performance against the visitors' formidable attack promises to have a crucial say on the final score.

In midfield, Yohei Iwasaki, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Tomba Singh, Bansharai Sun, Restomwell Khriam, Joychandra Singh and David Nghaite are all available; and against the Kolkata giants, Santosh Kashyap will be hoping for another top performance from the boys at the middle of the pitch.

New signings Kim-Song Yong and Manandeep Singh should start up front for the Blues, although Rangdajied are not short of options up front, with Lalnunpuia, Edmar, Joy Kharraswai and Sandesh Gadkari all hoping to feature in the game at some point of time.

With East Bengal looking to get their title challenge going, and Rangdajied hoping to build on their win against Mohun Bagan, it will be interesting to see how things unfold when the two sides clash against each other at the Polo Ground in Shillong on Saturday.

The mood in the Rangdajied camp has been highly positive in recent weeks, and Santosh Kashyap will try to make sure that his boys take advantage of this rich vein of form and pick up a positive result against the visitors on Saturday.

Tickets for the high-voltage clash will be available at the following outlets:
1. T.S.Sports, Iawmusiang, Jowai
2. Sports Spirit at MUDA Complex, Police Bazar
3. Meba Stationery, Jingkieng, Nongthymmai
4. Reebok Sweet, Laitumkhrah
5. Al Seat Cover, Mawlai Nongpdeng
6. Arkay Automobiles, Marbisu
7. Vision Electronics, Mawngap
8. Polo Ground, 2nd Ground & 3rd Ground Ticket Counter.

* The sender is Media Manager | Rangdajied United FC and can be contacted at rufcmedia(at)gmail(dot)com .

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