Warriors host fellow debutants Chennai City FC in the Round 15 of Hero I-League

Ludhiana, April 7, 2017: As the International break draws closer to an end, Northern giants Minerva Punjab FC host fellow debutants Chennai City FC in the Round 15 of Hero I-League clash at the Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana.

The Warriors of Punjab seem to have a perfect summer break as gaffer Surinder Singh had the complete squad at his disposal to prepare for the last 4 Matches in their debut season in the top flight. with AIFF deciding to allow only the First 8 teams into the upcoming Federation Cup, the Warriors would look to go all out in the game to clinch the vital 3 points which would keep their Federation Cup dream alive. coming back from an impressive display against table toppers Aizawl FC which ended in a draw as the visitors escaped with a luck 1 point from the fixture the Warriors saw themselves denied all 3 points with clear Goals and Penalties denied. The match ended on a disappointing note for the home team but had alot to learn from for the young team whose average age was just 22.5

Meanwhile, Chennai City FC who recently announced a long-term partnership with Finnish club JS Hercules too would look to hold on their position to secure a berth in the upcoming Federation Cup. The Red and yellow's from South India had a memorable outing before their International Break as they managed to defeat Kolkata giants East Bengal 2-1 and holding holders Bengaluru FC to an entertaining 1-1 draw in Chennai. experience of established players like Raju Yumnam, Dhanpal Ganeshan and Dharmaraj Ravanan comes handy for the debutants. Gaffer V Soundararajan would look to leave no stone unturned when they take on fellow debutants in their first trip to Punjab as they are well aware that they next Travel to Mumbai to take on a new look Mumbai FC under new coach Oscar Burzon who too would be a hard nut to crack as they are batteling relegation.