Having accounted for Lebanese giants Al Ansar at home in their first match, I-League champions Dempo Sports Club would look to continue their winning momentum when they take on Sur Club of Oman in their AFC Cup away match on Tuesday.

The clinical 3-1 victory over Al Ansar, the reigning Lebanon Premier League champions in Margao must have given Mauricio Afonso's boys a lot of confidence.

Dempo will be strengthened with the return of winger Anthony Pereira, midfielder Peter Carvalho, defenders Valeriano Rebello and Dominic Noronha to their ranks though ace defender Mahesh Gawli, who is nursing an injury, is certain to miss Tuesday's match at the Nizwa stadium, 150-km from Muscat.

A win will be a huge morale booster for the Goan side before they take on Bahrain powerhouse and 2006 AFC Cup losing finalists Al Muharraq at home on April 2.

Sur Club, on the other hand, will have to give their home crowd something to cheer about after they lost 2-3 in their away match against Al Muharraq.

EB take on Sanaa
Leaving behind the disappointing loss in the opener, East Bengal would look to get their AFC Cup campaign back on rails as they face Ahli Sanaa of Yemen in familiar home conditions in Kolkata on Tuesday, adds PTI.
Having gone down 0-1 to Lebanon’s SAFA FC in an away tie on March 11, the city giants have their task cut out against the outfit from the middle-east nation.

Apart from winning the Federation Cup, East Bengal have had a rather lacklustre season, and barely managed to stave off relegation in the inaugural I-League.

For temporary coach Aloke Mukherjee, the Yuba Bharati Krirangan match is an opportunity to salvage prestige after East Bengal made an inglorious -- early -- exit from the IFA Shield besides losing the Super Cup under him.