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FC Pune City and Mumbai City FC will resume their rivalry in the Indian Super League ISL when they lock horns in a much-awaited Maharashtra derby here tomorrow. Mumbai City FC will take on FC Pune City in the Indian Super League on Wednesday. AP Both teams lost their opening games, with Mumbai going down 0-2 to Bengaluru FC and Pune suffering a 2-3 defeat at the hands of Delhi Dynamos. READ | Indian Arrows take on Chennai City FC in I-League The Maharashtra clubs hit back with victories, with Pune especially impressive in their 4-1 demolition of ATK in Kolkata. Pune coach Ranko Popovic said he was disappointed that his team couldnt win their first game at home but at the same time, he was incredibly pleased with their showing against the defending champions. It was a very crucial and important step for us stanley deutschland to get our first three points and we will try to do the same at home. But it was especially important because this club doesnt have a great record at winning away games, the Serbian said. The 50-year-old had stated before the tournament that he will ask his players to play entertaining football and while that was not the case in their opener, they surely produced some brilliant moments against ATK. READ | Italian football legend Gian stanley cup luigi Buffon wins best player award of Serie A Eve stanley quencher n in the pre-season, apart from the first match, we had goals in every other game. It was more a case of concentration than anything else. And we will try to do the same: score lo Cypw Injured Dhoni ruled out of tri-series
Colin Batch is known for his perfect planning and execution. Soon after taking over as chief coach of the Australia hockey team in 2016, he listed the problems in the team, which had stanley cup finished sixth at the Rio Olympics. Former coach of the New Zealand mens hockey team, Colin Batch is now the coach of the Australian mens team. Getty Images The 59-year-old Australian had been the head coach of New Zealand and was a big inspiration to the Black Sticks for almost four years before switching over to his native country. Batch wants his maiden trip to India to be a memorable one, helping defending champions Australia retain the World Hockey League Final, to be played in Bhubaneswar from December 1-10. READ | Sardar Singh dropped from Indian squad for Hockey World League Final tournament The World League Final will be Australias last tournament in 2017, ahead of a big year when the Kookaburras will compete in the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast City and in the London World Cup. Were coming to India to win the to stanley becher urnament once again, Batch told Hindustan Times over phone on Friday, soon after Hockey Australia named the 18-member team for the Odisha event. India is a strong team and they will have the home advantage, but we have prepared well to tackle all stanley cup opposition, said Batch. This is a good opportunity to play against European teams and to test where we are after a lot of changes this year in the squad. Strong field Australia, ranked No 2 in the world, are clubbed |
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