Churchill Brothers will take on New Radiant of Maldives tomorrow in their first home match of the Group E league match of the AFC Cup at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda here.
Both the teams have played one match each so far, with Churchill Brothers having lost to Persipura Jayapura and New Radiant winning against Home United.
Churchill Brothers did not show the same kind of spark they showed while winning the Federation Cup, losing against Persipura Jayapura in their opening match of the AFC Cup and again losing to Bengaluru FC in the I-League.
However, coach Mariano Dias has faith that they will play to their potential and win tomorrow, since it's important to win after losing their first away match.
Against Persipura, the players were a bit tired after the long journey and could not give their best, he said.
"Our performances in the I-league has improved as we have won and drawn two from the eight matches we have played last. We have played nine matches at a stretch, of which we have won six, drew two and lost one against Bengaluru FC. We still have six matches. All we need is a strong mind to play to our potential. I hope that the boys will give their best and win all the remaining matches," Dias said.
Dias said New Radiant were a good side, having seen them play in Singapore against Home United.
"They play as a team and beat Home United, Singapore. It is important that we win the match tomorrow, as we will play at home and stay in the competition after losing against Persipura Jayapura. We have couple of injuries. Striker Balwant Singh and keeper Lalit Tapa is ruled out for tomorrow's match. But we have good replacements who are capable of doing well in their absence," Dias said.
