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  [caption id="attachment_58336" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Mohun Bagan defeated Bhowanipur 7-0 in their practice game.
PIc Courtesy: XtraTime[/caption] Kolkata: Kolkata giant Mohun Bagan are all prepared to begin their I-League campaign on a high note and as a result they played a practice match in their home ground against Bhowanipur. With three goals in the first half scored by Dipanda Dicka, Kingsley and Azharuddin Mullick, the Mariners score 4 more in the second half to comprehensively win the game by a huge margin of 7-0. The 4 goals in the second half were scored by Shilton D'Silva, Narahari Sreshta, Pintu Mahato and Nikhil Kadam scored from a penalty. Before the I-League campaign the Green and Maroon brigade will get 6 more practice sessions and the Kolkata outfits are dying to play one more practice game. Despite a big win coach Sanjoy Sen said, "More sharpness is needed and defence has to be improved". Yuta Kinowaki is expected to join the team after a rest of 2 days while Kromah will be back on November 21 after sorting out his visa troubles. Youngsters Shilton D'Silva and Azharuddin are a bit injured though. However the ISL is all set to begin today and on being questioned to Sen about the players who left the Mohun Bagan, the Bagan gaffer replied, "I have no expectations on my own child, so how can I have expectations on them? I wish them all the best"