Jamshedpur FC

The 2019-20 pre-season for Jamshedpur is ready to pick pace as the home team faces Real Kashmir at the JRD Tata Sports Complex on 21^st September at 6:30 PM. The Kashmir-based side arrived in the Steel City in the evening hours of Thursday as they made the trip down from Srinagar.

Jamshedpur began their pre-season training on 12^th September 2019 and will be facing their first challenge this Saturday in the form of the Snow Leopards.

Ahead of the club’s firs pre-season game of 2019-20 FC Head Coach, Antonio Iriondo said, “I want my team to play total football. That requires a thorough job and the players must take notes of every moment that improves his technique. And, I think we are in a good line to get to that stage.”

He continued, “Real Kashmir have some very good players. Their record in the past one year speaks for themselves. Each and every pre-season match is important to us as we prepare ourselves for the first match in the Indian Super League.”

Real Kashmir who was newly promoted to the I-League finished in 3^rd place in the 2018-19 season, just 6 points off champions Chennai City FC. The Snow Leopards come on the back of an amazing Durand Cup run, where they reached the semi-finals falling short by a minimum as they went down 3-1 against Mohun Bagan.

The Jamshedpur FC 23-man squad available to play the match:

Goalkeepers: Subrata Paul, M. Rafique Ali Sardar, Amrit Gope

Defenders: Tiri, Joyner Lourenco, Robin Gurung, Karan Amin, Augustin Fernandes, Umesh Perambra

Midfielders: Mobashir, Bikash Jairu, Noe Acosta, Aitor Monroy, Memo, Piti, Isaac Vanmalsawma, Billu Teli, March Starfield

Forwards: Aniket Jadhav, Farukh Choudhary, Sumeet Passi, CK Vineeth, Sergio Castel

The Real Kashmir 23-man squad available for the match tomorrow:

Phurba Tempa Lachenpa, Ujawar Nabi Bhat, Tenzin Samdup, Mason Lee Robertson, Loveday Okechukwu, Aaron Katebe, Khalid Qayoom, Muhammad Hammad, Brian Mascarenhas, Armand Bazie, Chestropaul Lyngdoh, Danish Farooq, Arun Nagial, Vicky Meitei Khaidem, Singham Singh, Ritwick Kumar, Altamash Sayed, Md. Abdul Salam, Kallum Michael Higginbotham, Gnohere Krizo, Farhan Ahmed Ganai, Arashpreet Singh, Dalraj Singh

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:

The Jamshedpur FC vs Real Kashmir pre-season match will be a free and open entry match. Entry for all fans will be from Gates 5, 6 & 7. Gates will open at 6 PM.

The club humbly requests all fans to co-operate and be patience during entry to avoid any unnecessary chaos.