In what is set to be an explosive game, Sporting Clube de Goa will take on United Sports Club in the Durand Cup inaugural quarter final Pool B match, at Raia Panchayat Ground, Goa, on Wednesday. The kick off time is 15.00 IST and entry to the venue is absolutely free.

Sporting Goa’s new marquee signing, Trinidad & Tobago utility player Anthony Wolfe is set to make his long awaited debut for the club.

Sporting Goa’s Spanish coach Oscar Bruzon is banking on good home support as his team is made up of many Goans from the locality. “Beevan D’Mello and Velito Cruz is from Raia, besides Rowllin Borges, Mauvin Borges and Cajetan Fernandes are from the neighbouring Salcete village of Nuvem, so we are drumming up good local support,” remarked Oscar.

Oscar is taking the tournament very seriously as he feels the Durand Cup has a prestigious history. “The Durand Cup is the oldest football tournament in Asia and third oldest in the world. We have heard of the tournament in Spain and it has a great history behind it,” enlightened Oscar.

Interestingly, Oscar’s first I-League victory as Sporting Goa Coach came against United Sports Club in December 2012. Since then the two clubs have met three times in the I-League, with Sporting Goa winning once more and USC winning the other two encounters. All is set for another gripping match-up between the Goan and Kolkata outfit.

SPORTING CLUBE DE GOA SQUAD

Goalkeepers
Kamaljeet Singh, Ravi Kumar

Defenders
Keenan Almeida, Rojen Singh, Jovel Martins, Chandrashekar Chinta, Joyner Lourenco, Clemente Joseph, Creson Antao

Midfielders
Joseph Pereira, Beevan D’Mello, Rowllin Borges, Velito Cruz, Cajetan Fernandes, Royston De Souza, Mauvin Borges

Forwards
Boima Karpeh, Anthony Wolfe, Sumeet Passi, Victorino Fernandes