Lonestar Kashmir FC, the first and only professional football club from the trouble torn valley, are in the city for their all-important Hero I-League Second Division opener against Kenkre FC at Cooperage today.


Lonestar Kashmir FC players train at the Goan Sporting Association ground on Saturday ahead of their I-League Second Division opener against Kenkre FC at Cooperage today. Pic/Bipin Kokate

The club, formed after the devastating floods in Kashmir in September that took numerous lives and destroyed hundreds of homes, finished second last season. But coach Hilal Rasool, an AFC Pro Licence, who was earlier part of the All India Football Federation's U-17 set-up, is confident his wards can go the distance this time.