Overall Mohun Bagan had a good match but failed to get any point mainly due to missed chances. In first half, Mariners were a little cautious but after lemon break they went for the kill by bringing on Tulunga, Marcos and Branco but went down 1-2 to the team from Jordan. Sangram cannot be blamed for both the goals that Mariners conceded, he had a good match. Dipak, back from left back to stopper, had an outstanding match. Odafe also gave him good support. Mohanraj was a little shaky and made few errors while defending, he is to be partly blamed for the first goal. Rahul had more or less good match as right half but in case of first goal which team conceded, he was completely out of position. In midfield, Rakesh was quite good and seems that he is back to form. Not only did he score the only goal for Mohun Bagan, but he snatched balls nicely and made some good tackling in midfield. Ishfaq played well in left flank with his speed, often he was seen falling back and snatching the ball to perfection, the only thing which he needs to improve upon is his finishing. James Singh delivered some outstanding crosses but he was not so fast, his replacement Tulunga had a great match today and he maneuvered nicely and swiftly along the right wing. Lalramluah had quite a poor match today and was rightly replaced by Marcos who had recovered from an ankle injury. Marcos tried a lot but he was not at his best today, he missed one easy chance although his one attempt unluckily hit the bar. Lalkamal started the match nicely but as time passed, his passing deteriorated and Branco came in his place in 2nd half. Having recovered from injury, Branco was nowhere near his best. Baichung was brilliant today but unfortunately could not score any goals today but gave quite a few good passes, from one of which Rakesh scored the goal.

Karim began the press conference by saying that he is not satisfied with the result but the way Mohun Bagan fought, he is quite pleased with that. He said, "We played quite well in 2nd half. Both goals that we conceded could have been avoided. Just after match in team meeting, I said to my boys two things, firstly, I am satisfied with the performance and secondly, to forget about today's match and think about I league from tomorrow. I also appealed to them to switch on and get the job done by winning the remaining matches." "I still believe that I league is still very much open. We still have chance to win the title, still 3 matches are to be played by Churchill and Sporting de Goa," he said. About bringing on Marcos in second half, his comment was, "The changes were more forced than choice. I did not want to play Marcos today." When asked to compare between Al Karamah and Al Wehdat, his vote went for Al Wehdat. He said, "This team is better than Al Karamah. They were packed in midfield but we broke free down the flank and delivered quite a few good crosses but unluckily could not score."

MOHUN BAGAN: Sangram, Rahul, Dipak, Odafe, Mohanraj, James Sr. (Tulunga 63), Rakesh, Lalramluah (Marcos 46), Lalkamal (Branco 63), Ishfaq, Baichung (captain).

AL WEHDAT: M. Samih, B. Fathi, H. Semrin (captain), F. Shahin, H. Abdel-Fattah, A. Deeb, I. Alsapah (A. Albana 89), Y. Jum (K. Fetian 90+2), A. Alzugheir, M. Shelbaieh, A. Abuhwaiti (R. Adnan 68').

PICTURE: Soumyadeb Sinha