25/02/2021 (MATCH 106 - ISL) : JAMSHEDPUR FC 3-2 BENGALURU FC ( FT )
JFC : Stephen Eze 16', Seiminlen Doungel 34', David Grande 41'
BFC : Francisco Gonzalez 62', Sunil Chhetri 71' (100th goal for Bengaluru FC)
HERO OF THE MATCH : Aitor Monroy (JAMSHEDPUR FC)
CLUB AWAED : JAMSHEDPUR FC
WINNING PASS OF THE MATCH : Harmanjot Khabra (BENGALURU FC)
JFC : TP Rehenesh (GK), Ricky Lallawmawma, Peter Hartley (Narender Gahlot 66'), Stephen Eze, Laldinliana Renthlei, Alexandre Lima (Jitendra Singh 66'), Aitor Monroy, Isaac Vanmalsawma (Nicholas Fitzgerald 64'), Seiminlen Doungel (Boris Singh 56'), David Grande (Mohammad Mobashir 89'), Farukh Choudhary.
BFC : Lalthuammawia Ralte (GK), Wungngayam Muirang (Francisco Gonzalez 46'), Pratik Chaudhari, Ajith Kumar (Erik Paartalu 46'), Parag Srivas, Harmanjot Khabra, Dimas Delgado (Namgyal Bhutia 77'), Suresh Wangjam (Amay Morajkar 90'), Xisco Hernandez (Naorem Singh 56'), Sunil Chhetri, Udanta Singh.
REFEREE : A Rowan.
MATCH DETAILS- ISL : It was a thrilling game of two halves but Jamshedpur FC came out on top as they survived a second-half onslaught to beat Bengaluru FC 3-2 in their last Hero Indian Super League (ISL) game at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Thursday.With both sides playing for the sixth spot, JFC held on to the win despite a spirited second-half show from Bengaluru, who finished seventh.
Goals from Stephen Eze (16'), Seiminlen Doungel (34') and David Grande (41') put JFC up at the break before Bengaluru responded through goals from Francisco Gonzalez (62') and Sunil Chhetri (71'). Jamshedpur were all over Bengaluru in the opening half. They constantly caused problems for Bengaluru's inexperienced defence and raced to a 3-0 lead at the break — their first-ever in ISL history.
Bengaluru's defence had been culpable of starting poorly — only Odisha have conceded more goals in the first half this season — and the Blues crumbled under pressure, yet again. Eze, who scored the winner in the reverse fixture, opened the scoring for JFC through a free-kick. The defender converted Aitor Monroy's cross at the far post after Bengaluru keeper Lalthuammawia Ralte failed to clear his lines.
Winter signing Doungel soon joined the party, netting his maiden goal for JFC and also the season's first. Farukh Choudhary squared the ball to Doungel, who skipped past his marker before drilling his shot at the far corner from an acute angle.
JFC continued their ruthlessness in front of the goal and found the net once again from a set-piece just before the closure of the first half. Monroy whipped a teasing cross in the box for the unmarked Grande, who nodded home past Ralte with ease. Bengaluru made two changes at the break — with Gonzalez and Erik Paartalu coming on. Those substitutions would prove handy as Naushad Moosa's side dominated the second half.
They received a way back as Gonzalez cut short their deficit with a strong finish. JFC's defence failed to deal with Parag Shrivas' throw-in and the Spaniard pounced on the loose ball, burying his header into the net. There was more to come from BFC and it was their talisman, Chhetri, who pulled another back with a landmark 100th goal. Harmanjot Khabra delivered a powerful cross in the box for Chhetri, who got ahead of Eze and scored a thumping header.
JFC's defence held firm in the dying minutes as they completed the double over their opponents.
21/02/2021 (ISL: MATCH-101) : BENGALURU FC 1-2 FC GOA ( FT. )
FCG : Igor Angulo 20', Reedem Tlang 23'
BFC : Suresh Wangjam 33'
HERO OF THE MATCH : Glen Martins ( FC GOA)
CLUB AWARD : FC GOA
WINNING PASS OF THE MATCH : Alexander Jesuraj ( FC GOA)
BFC : Gurpreet Singh, Rahul Bheke (Pratik chowdhury-68'), Erik Paartalu, Xisco Hernandez (Edmund Lalrindika-87'), Sunil Chhetri (C), Udanta Singh (Dimas Delgado-68'), Ashique Kuruniyan, Cleiton Silva, Suresh Wangjam, Parag Srivas, Francisco Gonzalez.
FCG : Dheeraj Singh, Ivan Gonzalez, Alberto Noguera, James Donachie, Alexander Jesuraj (Devendra-65'), Igor Angulo (Ishan Pandita-85'), Seriton Fernandes (Md Ali-73'), Saviour Gama, Redeem Tlang (Amarjit Singh-85'), Edu Bedia (C), Glan Martins (Princeton-85')
REFEREE : Crystal John
It was the final nail in the coffin for Bengaluru’s hopes of reaching the Hero Indian Super League playoffs as they slumped to a 1-2 defeat against FC Goa at the Fatorda Stadium on Sunday. Goa took a quickfire lead through Igor Angulo (20’) and Redeem Tlang (23’) before Suresh Wangjam (33’) cut short Bengaluru’s deficit.
With the result, Goa not only consolidated their spot in the top four but are also now unbeaten in 12 games - matching their own record between 2014 and 2015 and Mumbai City’s 12-game run this season. BFC started the game brightly but a lapse in concentration from them saw Goa break the deadlock.
Glan Martins dispossessed Erik Paartalu just outside the box before finding Angulo. The striker made his way into the box before burying his shot at the far post, leaving BFC keeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu with no chance. Just minutes later, Tlang doubled Goa’s tally. After Rahul Bheke failed to clear a cross, Alexander Jesuraj got to the ball and flicked it towards the path of Tlang, who scored his first goal in Goa colours with a well-taken strike.
Just when it looked like Goa were in the driving seat, BFC pulled one back soon after the water break. Prancing into the box after beating Seriton with a clever first touch, Wangjam curled his shot at the far corner with a delightful finish to notch up his first goal for BFC.
The Blues had another great chance to draw level right at the end of the first half but were denied by the woodwork. Xisco Hernandez whipped in a delicious cross for Cleiton Silva whose header rattled the crossbar. Just after the change of ends, Angulo missed a fine opportunity to get his brace. He got past the BFC back line on entering the box and attempted to lob the ball over Gurpreet but missed the target.
BFC lacked the cutting edge in the final third despite trying hard to push for an equaliser. The Gaurs dominated the closing stages of the contest. They fashioned chances to finish the game but just couldn’t get past Gurpreet, who pulled off some stunning saves.
15/02/2021 (ISL:MATCH-95) : MUMBAI CITY FC - 2-4 - BENGALURU FC ( FT )
BFC : Cleiton Silva 1', 23', Sunil Chhetri 57', 90'+3'
MCFC : Le Fondre 48', 71'.
HERO OF THE MATCH : Sunil Chhetri ( BENGALURU FC)
CLUB AWARD : BENGALURU FC
WINNING PASS OF THE MATCH : Udanta Singh ( BENGALURU FC)
MCFC : Amrinder Singh (C), Amey Ranawade, Mourtada Fall, Ahmed Jahouh, Hernan Santana ( Ogbeche-64'), Raynier Fernandes, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy ( Mandar Ro-74'), Cy Goddard, Rowllin Borges ( Jackiechand-35'), Bipin Singh( Mehtab Singh-64'), Adam Le Fondre. .
BFC : Gurpreet Singh, Harmanjot Khabra, Ajith Kumar, Francisco Gonzalez, Parag Srivas, Erik Paartalu, Xisco Hernandez ( Aashique - 63'), Suresh Wangjam, Cleiton Silva ( Edmund Lalrindika-82'), Sunil Chhetri (C), Udanta Singh.
REFEREE : Rahul Kumar Gupta
MATCH DETAILS - ISL: Mumbai City FC had 23 shots, the most they have had in the entire season but they just couldn’t get the result they were looking for. Instead, it was a rejuvenated Bengaluru FC side that walked away with three points after an impressive 4-2 win in the Hero Indian Super League at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim, on Monday.
The night saw the best of BFC skipper Sunil Chhetri, who scored a brace (57’, 90’) in his 200th game for the club. Cleiton Silva also bagged his double (1’, 22’) while Adam Le Fondre (50', 72') scored for Mumbai.
It took just 25 seconds for BFC to take the lead with Silva scoring the fastest goal of the season and second-fastest in the history of the league. After getting the ball in midfield, Chhetri released Udanta Singh on the wing. The winger sprinted down the flank and sprayed a pass across the face of the goal to Silva, who made no mistake.
Mumbai had better possession and more shots on target, but overall BFC were sharper in transition and terrific on the counter.As Mumbai looked to wrest control, the Blues were putting up one of their finest performances of the season and were rewarded with their second in the 22nd minute from a set-piece. Xisco Hernandez sent in a delightful ball at the far post and Silva timed his run to head it into the back of the net. Amrinder Singh, who moments earlier had denied Erik Paartalu with a fine save, couldn’t do much.
Lobera’s side had two good chances to get back into the game, one through Le Fondre and another through Raynier Fernandes but both were not converted. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu then made a big save to deny Mourtada Fall.The Islanders came back stronger in the second half and managed to reduce the deficit. Cy Goddard made a run on the right and threaded a well-time cross inside the box. Le Fondre got in front of Harmanjot Khabra and caressed the ball past Gurpreet.
But BFC restored their two-goal lead within seven minutes through Chhetri. Gurpreet’s goal kick found Chhetri upfront who had Hernan Santana on him. However, the latter took a tumble, setting Chhetri free with just Amrinder between him and the goal and the skipper made no mistake. But there was another twist as, with 20 minutes left, Le Fondre scored his second, guiding a Goddard freekick past Gurpreet.
Mumbai kept knocking in search of the equaliser and nearly scored through Le Fondre, but Gurpreet produced a fine save.At the other end, BFC scored their fourth to seal full points. Edmund Lalrindika set Chhetri through and he coolly scored past Amrinder for his second.
ATK MOHUN BAGAN DEFEATED BENGALRU FC BY A BRACE
09/02/2021 (ISL : Match 88) : BENGALURU FC - 0-2 - ATK MOHUN BAGAN ( FT )ATK-MB : ROY KRISHNA (37'), MARCELO PEREIRA (44')
HERO Of THE MATCH .: MARCELO PEREIRA (ATK MOHUN BAGAN)
CLUB AWARD : ATK MOHUN BAGAN
WINNING PASS AWARD : Roy Krishna.( ATK MOHUN BAGAN)
BFC: : Gurpreet Singh, Rahul Bheke, Pratik Chaudhari, Ajith Kumar, Francisco Gonzalez, Harmanjot Khabra, Suresh Wangjam, Erik Paartalu, Kristian Opseth, Sunil Chhetri (C), Udanta Singh.
ATKMB: Arindam Bhattacharja , Subhasish Bose, Tiri, Sandesh Jhingan (C), Prabir Das, Carl McHugh, Lenny Rodrigues, Manvir Singh, David Williams, Marcelo Pereira, Roy Krishna.
REFEREE: A ROWAN.
FINAL SCORE - BENGALURU FC 0-2 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
90+4': Referee blew the final whistle.
90+1': YELLOW CARD to Chetri for rough play.
90': 4 minutes added time.
88': REPLACEMENT ATKMB: Thatal in, Manvir out.
87': Chance for BFC......Chetri's shot of a pass from Udanta saved by Arindam.
85': BENGALURU FC 0-2 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
84': REPLACEMENT ATKMB: Jayesh Rane in, David Willams out.
82': A diving effort by Krishna from a free kick of Javi, ball went over the goal line.
81': REPLACEMENT ATKMB: Javi Hernandez in, Marcelo Pereira out.
79': A number of wrong passes played by BFC, they have to play 3 more games in the league.
75': BENGALURU FC 0-2 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
73': A forward pass from Krishna to Willams, but he was ruled off side.
71': ATKMB are still dominating, BFC are yet to find openings in order to create chances.
68': Marcelo's corner cleared by BFC defense.
67': Willams cross of a pass from Krishna cleared for a corner by Pratik.
65': BENGALURU FC 0-2 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
65': Chetri had a long run of a pass from Suresh, finally Subasish cleared the ball to safety.
64': Udanta's cross from the right of a pass from Chetri cleared by Subasish.
63': REPLACEMENT BFC: Parag in , Rahul Bheke out.
59': Manvir's flick of a low corner from Willams saved by Gurpreet.
58': Manvir's shot of a forward pass from Krishna saved by Gurpreet for a corner.
57': REPLACEMENT BFC: Opseth out, Xisco in .
56': Marcelo was timely tackled by Erik as he was trying to create an opening, ball cleared to safety 55': BENGALURU FC 0-2 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
52': BFC trying to settle down playing short passes inside the ATKMB half . BFC requires a win to stay as a contender in the play offs.
48': Sandesh's powerful shot of a corner from Willams defected of BFC..... saved by Gurpreet.
47': Krishna's cross from the left cleared by Pratik for a corner.
46': Second session starts.
AT HALF TIME - BENGALURU FC 0-2 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
45+2': Referee blew his whistle for half time.
45': 2minutes added time.
44': GOALLLLLLLL........ 2-0 for ATK MOHUN BAGAN. Marcelo's left footed free kick beat Gurpreet, ATKMB leading 2-0.
43': YELLOW CARD to Khabra.. he pulled down Willams at the age of 18 yards,free kick to ATKMB.
41': Marcelo's free kick cleared by Erik.
40': Manvir was pulled down by Chetri at the age of 18 yards, free kick to ATKMB.
40': BENGALURU FC 0-1 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
38': Chetri's shot of a cross pass from Rahul cleared by Tiri out of the danger zone.
36': GOALLLLLLL........ 1-0 for ATK MOHUN BAGAN. A neat placing by ROY Krishna at the far corner of the net from Spot kick.
36': YELLOW CARD to Pratik as he fouled Krishna inside the 18 yards.
35': PENALTY for ATKMB, Krishna was pulled down from behind by Pratik inside the18 yards.
34': A pass from Manvir to Krishna but Gurpreet came out once again to collect the ball neatly.
29': An acrobatic saved by Gurpreet denied Mchugh who had a prompt shot after he snatched the ball from Suresh.
28': Opseth's left footed free kick cleared by Tiri.
27': Ajith was fouled by Manvir deep inside the ATKMB half, free kick to BFC.
25': Udanta unable to control a long throw from Rahul, ball cleared by Sandesh.
24': Opseth's free kick cleared by Willams.
23': Khabra was fouled by Mchugh, free kick to BFC.
20': BENGALURU FC 0-0 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
17': Krishna had a long run after he snatched a ball from Rahul.Krishna's shot from age of the 18 yards was saved by Gurpreet in second attempt.
15': A move by BFC......Khabra's forward pass cleared by Subasish before Udanta could create any danger.
13': A forward pass from Willams to Krishna but Francisco cleared the ball out of the danger zone.
10': BENGALURU FC 0-0 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
10': A long ranger by Khabra of a pass from Opseth, the ball sailed high over the bar.
9': A corner from the right by Suresh but the ball was too wide.
8': A cross from the left by Udanta, ball headed away by Prabir for a corner.
7': A long run by Marcelo down the left, but his shot was saved by Gurpreet.
6': Chetri unable to control a pass from Udanta, Lenny in control of the situation.
4': A forward pass from Marcelo to Subasish, cleared by Pratik out of the danger zone.
3': Marcelo unable to control a forward pass from Subasish, ball cleared by Suresh.
1': A cross from the left by Willams cleared away by Pratik.
0': Match started at Fatorda.
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*** TOP 3 SCORERS OF ATK MOHUN BAGAN - Roy Krishna- 11 Goals, Manvir Singh - 4 Goals and David Williams - 2 Goals.
*** TOP 3 SCORERS OF BENGALURU FC - Sunil Chhetri and Cleiton Silva - 5 Goals, Erik Paaratlu - 2 Goals.
*** 1ST ROUND: 21ST DECEMBER - ATK MOHUN BAGAN 1-0 BENGALURU FC (ARKMB:DAVID WILLAMS 33')
*** BENGALURU FC 19 POINTS FROM 16 MATCHES
*** ATK MOHUN BAGAN 30 POINTS FROM 15 MATCHES
ATK MOHUN BAGAN TO FACE BENGALURU FC ON TUESDAY
8.2.21: After an impressive performance against Odisha FC in the last match, ATK Mohun Bagan are set face the challenge of Bengaluru FC on Tuesday evening in an important match in the Group stages in the current edition of Indian Super League.
The Mariners are comfortably placed in the second position with 30 points at the end of the 15 round,are almost to earn a berth in the play off stages. While Bengaluru FC required full points against ATK Mohun Bagan in order to place them as a contender for the play off stages. Bengaluru FC are struggling at 6th position in the league table with 19 points at the end of 16th round.
In the virtual pre match Press conference, the Spanish coach of ATK Mohun Bagan, Antonio Habas said, “The aim is to be in the playoffs mathematically and then be in the 1st position. And after that semi-finals and then in the final, if possible. We are going to go match by match and day by day, Bengaluru match is just another game. The team is continuing to do well in defense. We are improving in attack and this is important for us."
It is a must win situation for Bengaluru FC in order to secure a place in the play off. The Interim Head Coach of Bengaluru FC, Naushad Moosa are well aware of the situation. In a discussion before the tough match against the Mariners Moosa said, “ATK Mohun Bagan have been playing well, have a very good attacking line that compensates for the odd goal they have been conceding and it will not be easy to get all points. They have players like Roy Krishna, David Williams and even Manvir Singh, who have done well in attack. We know how important this game is, and if we perform the way we did against SC East Bengal, we will have a good chance of coming out with the points.”
The match will kick off at 7.30PM at Fatorda.
05/02/2021 (ISL : Match 83) : BENGALURU FC - 0-0 - CHENNAIYIN FC (FT )
HERO OF THE MATCH : Gurpreet Singh ( GK-BENGALURU FC)
CLUB AWARD : BENGALURU FC AND CHENNAIYIN FC
WINNING PASS AWARD : Manuel Lanzarote (CHENNAIYIN FC)
BFC : Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Pratik Chaudhari, Ajith Kumar(Xisco-73'), Parag Srivas, Francisco Gonzalez, Erik Paartalu, Harmanjot Khabra, Cleiton Silva, Suresh Wangjam, Sunil Chhetri (C), Udanta Singh.
CFC : Vishal Kaith, Reagan Singh, Enes Sipovic, Eli Sabia (C), Jerry Lalrinzuala, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Manuel Lanzarote, Anirudh Thapa (Germanpreet Singh-46'), Memo Moura, Rahim Ali (Thoi Singh), Esmael Goncalves.
REFEREE :PRANJAL BANERJEE.
MATCH REPORT - ISL : Chennaiyin FC’s chances of progressing into the top four received a huge blow following their frustrating goalless draw against Bengaluru FC in the Hero Indian Super League at Fatorda Stadium, on Friday. Coach Csaba Laszlo's side put up a spirited performance but their misfiring attack just couldn’t get past Bengaluru keeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, who was kept on his toes throughout the match.
BFC interim coach Naushad Moosa rang in two changes to his Bengaluru side which won against SC East Bengal as Erik Paartalu and Parag Srivas were given starts. Manuel Lanzarote was handed his debut for Chennaiyin as Anirudh Thapa and Enes Sipovic returned. Chennaiyin bossed possession and dominated the first session, forcing Gurpreet into action on numerous occasions.
In the second session, Chennaiyin continued their hunt for the goal. Lanzarote nearly scored from a set-piece but the BFC custodian managed to get a fingertip save onto the crossbar. Bengaluru managed to get the ball in the back of the net, but their celebrations were cut short when the referee disallowed the goal. Xisco Hernandez picked Francisco Gonzalez at the back post, and he headed into the back of the net. But the assistant referee had raised his flag.
The BFC post had more action with Gurpreet exerting yet again. The India international pulled off another diving save to deny Chhangte late in the game. Chennaiyin nearly took the lead when Memo Moura's 30-yard free-kick and it was the woodwork that came to Bengaluru’s rescue.
02/02/2021 (ISL: M-80) : SC EAST BENGAL - 0-2 - BENGALURU FC (FT.. )
BFC : Cleiton Silva 11', Debjit Majumder (OG) 44'
Hero of the Match: Sunil Chhetri (BENGALURU FC)
CLUB AWARD : BENGALURU FC
WINNING PASS OF THE MATCH : Rahul Bheke (BENGALURU FC)
SCEB : Debjit Majumder, Narayan Das, Scott Neville, Daniel Fox (C), Ankit Mukherjee, Ajay Chhetri, Matti Steinmann, Aaron Joshua Holloway, Wahengbam Luwang, Bright Enobakhare, Harmanpreet Singh.
BFC : Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Rahul Bheke, Pratik Chaudhari, Ajith Kumar, Francisco Gonzalez, Harmanjot Khabra, Cleiton Silva, Suresh Wangjam, Udanta Singh, Sunil Chhetri (C), Leon Augustin.
REFEREE : C.R.SRIKRISHNA.
FULL TIME Bengaluru FC beat SC East Bengal today. First clean sheet of Bengaluru FC in this season. First win of coach Naushad Moosa to end their winless run.
90'+5':Yellow Card to Rahul Bheke and Pilkington.
90'+2':SC East Bengal's corner, Gurpreet save the ball.
90': 5 minutes of added time.
89':Couple of shots of SC East Bengal in box, blocks by the Bengaluru FC defence.
89':Substitution for Bengaluru FC: Xisco in place of Clenton
88':Chance to Pilkington, but his header goes wide.
84':OFF THE POST!! Chhetri with a fine shot after Rana made a defensive mistake, but his shot deflects by Woodwork.
83':Score remains still same, as SC East Bengal maintains a good procession but yet to score.
75':Chance to Chhetri from Udanta's pass, but he can not keep it down as the ball goes over the bar.
75': SC EAST BENGAL 0-2 BENGALURU FC
72':Pilkington's minus, but no players to cover results a clearance from Rahul Bheke.
70':Double Substitution for SC East Bengal: Milan and Pilkington in place of Ajay and Steinmann.
68':Holloway's pass, Gurpreet made a good save.
62':Narayan's pass to find Maghoma, but this time he can not reach the ball.
57':Narayan's through to Maghoma, but his cross clears in defence.
55':Substitution for SC East Bengal: Gopi Singh in place of Wahengbam Luwang
54':Forward pass to Maghoma, a collision with Gurpreet, referee gives foul.
53':Chance to Holloway, but this time he is in OFFSIDE position.
52':Back to back two corner, clears in defence.
51':Rahul Bheke's pass, Narayan blocks it. Corner to Bengaluru FC.
50': SC EAST BENGAL 0-2 BENGALURU FC
46':Double Substitution for SC East Bengal: Maghoma and Rana in Fox and Harmanpreet off.
46': Second half resumes.
HALF TIME Bengaluru FC leading 2-0 against SC East Bengal at the end of first half.
45': 3 minutes of added time.
44':GOOOAALLLLL Parag's shot from Rahul Bheke's pass, deflects from post and touch Debjit in back and finds the net.
42':Bright's pass deflects and goes straight to Gurpreet.
41':Substitute for Bengaluru FC: Parag in place of Leon Augustin.
38':Bengaluru FC's corner, Chhetri's header, Debjit save it easily.
33':Narayan Das's free kick, Bengaluru FC defence clears the ball.
32':Ball clears from Bengaluru FC's corner, counter attack through Steinmann, but Rahul Bheke commits foul. Free kick to SC East Bengal.
29':Nearly similar position to shoot for Cleiton from Narayan's clearance, but this time his shot goes wide after deflection. Corner to Bengaluru FC
27':SC East Bengal's free kick after a foul against Harmanpreet. Bengaluru defence cleared the free kick and a counter attack through Udanta. Narayan Das blocked Udanta's cross.
25': SC EAST BENGAL 0-1 BENGALURU FC
24':Bengaluru FC's corner. Udanta's long ranger, goes of target.
23':Ankit Mukherjee's cross from right flank, goes straight to Gurpreet.
21':Fox's header from corner, went wide.
19':Bright's free kick, deflected by human wall and went wide. Corner to SC East Bengal.
18':Foul against Holloway just outside the box, free kick to SC East Bengal.
16':Chance to Sunil Chhetri once again, but this time his shot went wide.
15':Narayan's Das free kick, header in box went wide.
11': GOALLLLLLL..... Bengaluru FC leading. Unmarked Cleiton scored of a pass from Chhetri. Goal kick finds Sunil, his header goes to Cleiton, who made a fine shot to advance Bengaluru FC.
10': SC EAST BENGAL 0-0 BENGALURU FC
8': A cross from Narayan from the left cleared by Francisco before Aaron could reach the ball.
6': A corner from the left by Bright but the ball was cleared by BFC defense.
5': A forward pass from Bright to Harnampreet from the left, but Pratik cleared the ball a corner.
3': A run by Chhetri down the middle but Fox in control of the situation.
2': A cross from Khabra from the right but Leon shoots wide from a close range.
0': Match started at Tilak Maidan.
****GOOD EVENING, WELCOME TO OUR LIVE UPDATES.
*** SC EAST BENGAL SCORED 12 GOALS IN 14 MATCHES.
TOP SCORERS:
MATTI STEINMANN: 3 GOALS
JACQUES MAGHOMA 3 GOALS
BRIGHT ENOBAKHARE 2 GOALS
***BENGALURU FC SCORED 17 GOALS IN 14 MATCHES.
TOP SCORERS:
SUNIL CHETRI 5 GOALS
CLEITON SILVA 4 GOALS
ERIK PAARTALU 2 GOALS
JUAN FERNANDEZ 2 GOALS
*** EAST BENGAL WON BY 1-0 IN THE FIRST ROUND, GOAL SCORED BY MATTI STEINMANN. IN LAST 5 GAMES SC EAST BENGAL HAS WON ONE ONLY A GAME, LAST WIN WAS AGAINST BENGALURU FC
HEAD TO HEAD (TOTAL MATCHES IN I LEAGUE, SUPER CUP, FEDERATION CUP & ISL) NUMBER OF MATCHES PLAYED: 11
SC EAST BENGAL WON: 7
BENGALURU FC WON: 2
DRAWN: 2
***: SC EAST BENGAL EARNED 13 points from 14 matches are at the 10th position, while Bengaluru FC earned 15 points from 14 Matches occupying the 8th place in league table.
28/01/21 (ISL: M-74) : HYDERABAD FC - 2-2 - BENGALURU FC ( FT )
BFC: SUNIL CHETRI (9'), LEON AUGUSTIN (61')
HFC: ARIDANE SANTANA (86'), FRAN SANDAZA (90+1')
Hero of the Match : ARIDANE SANTANA (HYDERABAD FC )
Club Award : HYDERABAD FC AND BENGALURU FC.
winning Pass of the Match : Cleiton Silva ( BENGALURU FC)
HFC : Laxmikant Kattimani, Akash Mishra, Asish Rai, Odei Onaindia (Rohit 90'), Chinglensana Singh, Halicharan Narzary, Hitesh Sharma(Tavora 73'), Joao Victor (Alberg 73'), Joel Chianese (Yasir 66'), Aridane Santana, Liston Colaco (Sandaza 66').
BFC : Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Rahul Bheke, Juanan (Parag 7'), Francisco Gonzalez, Erik Paartalu, Harmanjot Khabra, Cleiton Silva (Opseth 84'), Suresh Wangjam, Leon Augustin (Roshan 67'), Udanta Singh, Sunil Chhetri.(Semboi 84').
REFEREE : Pranjal Banerjee
MATCH REPORT - ISL : Two late goals in a span of five minutes broke Bengaluru FC hearts as Hyderabad FC came from behind in dramatic fashion to draw 2-2 in the Hero Indian Super League at the Tilak Maidan, Vasco, on Thursday. BFC led 2-0 through goals from Sunil Chhetri (9’) and Leon Augustine (61’). However, Aridane Santana pulled a goal back in the 86th minute before Fran Sandaza scored a 90th-minute leveler, as BFC's winless run extended to eight games.
Interim coach Naushad Moosa handed a first start to Leon Augustine while Harmanjot Khabra returned to the starting XI. For Hyderabad, Manuel Marquez started with Liston Colaco and Joao Victor. Bengaluru suffered an early blow and were forced to make an early substitution after Juanan pulled his hamstring in the fifth minute. The Spaniard was replaced by Parag Srivas.
Soon, Moosa’s side got their noses in front from yet another set-piece. Cleiton Silva whipped in a precise delivery into the box. Chhetri lost his marker and jumped above the rest to find the back of the net. Hyderabad were doing everything right except in the final third. Akash Mishra executed a one-two pass with Halicharan Narzary and the left-back crossed into the box, but none of his teammates could get on the end of it.
The remainder of the half saw both sides miss a couple of chances. Liston used his trickery and quick pace to get into the final third, but an excellent Rahul Bheke stood tall to avert any danger as Moosa’s side walked into the breather with a slender 1-0 lead.
Hyderabad were much livelier after the restart. The Nizams pressurised the opponents, winning a corner. However, Santana couldn't keep his composure, directing Hitesh Sharma's corner into the frame. Santana had another chance soon, but was thwarted by Bengaluru keeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
Then, a defensive lapse saw the Nizams fall further behind in the game. Hitesh Sharma misplaced a pass and Augustine darted into the box and shot with the outside of his right foot to beat the onrushing Laxmikant Kattimani. Hyderabad, who dominated the evening in terms of possession and passing, finally pulled a goal back in the 86th minute from a counter-attack. Rohit Danu on getting the ball on the right flank put in a brilliant cross into the box. The ball took a slight touch of Srivas and reached Santana, who tapped in past the BFC keeper.
With just a few minutes left, Hyderabad went all out and had their reward. Roland Alberg miscued a shot from outside the box, which fell to Sandaza. The Spaniard took a touch before smashing past Gurpreet for the equaliser.
24/01/21 (ISL : M-70) : BENGALURU FC - 1-1 - ODISHA FC( FT )
BFC: ERIK PAARTALU (81')
OFC: DEIGO MARICIO (8')
Hero of the Match : Cleiton Silva ( BENGALURU FC)
Club Award: BENGALURU FC AND ODISHA FC
Winning Pass of the Match : Manuel Onwu (Odisha FC)
BFC : Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Rahul Bheke, Juanan, Erik Paartalu, Sunil Chhetri, Udanta Singh (Leon 68'), Cleiton Silva, Suresh Wangjam, Parag Srivas, Amay Morajkar (Opseth 46'), Francisco Gonzalez.
OFC : Arshdeep Singh, Cole Alexander, Diego Mauricio, Gaurav Bora, Daniel Lalhlimpuia (nANDHA kUMAR-80'), Vinit Rai, Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Jacob Tratt, Manuel Onwu, Steven Taylor (C), Rakesh Pradhan.
REFEREE :TESAJ NAGVENKAR.
MATCH REPORT - ISL : In a match that witnessed plenty of chances, it was left to some lacklustre finishing by Odisha and an 82nd-minute equalizer by Erik Paartalu, to hand Bengaluru FC a thrilling 1-1 draw against Odisha FC to in the Hero Indian Super League at the Fatorda Stadium, on Sunday.
It also turned out to be a battle of goalkeepers on the night, with both posts guarded solidly against relentless press by each side. The Kalinga Warriors had taken an eighth-minute lead through Diego Mauricio and looked to have earned their second win of the season but despite Arshdeep Singh’s heroics in goal, a determined BFC finally managed to get an equaliser late in the game. BFC interim coach Naushad Moosa made no changes to the side that lost against Kerala Blasters while Odisha made one change with Steven Taylor returning to the starting XI after serving his one-match suspension.
Bengaluru had a bright start at Fatorda, but were stunned by an early goal from Mauricio which came against the run of play. Jerry Mawihmingthanga took a quick free-kick to Manuel Onwu on the right just outside the BFC penalty area and the latter played a superb low cross into the middle. Mauricio, who was in the box, scored to put his side ahead. Moosa’s men came very close to scoring when Udanta Singh flashed a cross across the face of goal, but the pass was too quick for an onrushing Sunil Chhetri.
Another chance went begging for BFC when Amay Morajkar floated a cross in for Rahul Bheke but his header missed the mark. BFC created chance after chance but were let down not only by their sloppy finishing but were also thwarted by Arshdeep's brilliance in goal. One of his best saves came when Taylor failed to clear Bheke’s long throw-in and Erik Paartalu latched on to the loose ball and struck from the edge of the box. Arshdeep dived acrobatically to make a one-handed save. The keeper pulled off yet another save to deny Bheke, who tried to divert in a Cleiton Silva corner.
In the second half, Arshdeep continued from where he left off as he came with a fine save. This time the custodian stopped Kristian Opseth's free-kick with a diving save. He then came up with an acrobatic save to stop Gaurav Bora’s header from going into his own goal.
After constant pressure, Bengaluru were finally rewarded with the equaliser in the 82nd minute when Paartalu nodded in Cleiton's in-swinging corner. Right after the goal, Odisha missed an opportunity to regain their lead when Mauricio set up Daniel Lalhlimpuia in the box, but his shot clipped the upright. At the other end, Chhetri blasted his shot over the crossbar from close range. Gurpreet made a stunning save late in the game to keep out Jerry's close-range attempt.
20/01/21 : ( ISL: M-65): KERALA BLASTERS 2-1 BENGALURU FC ( FT )
BFC : CLEITON SILVA (23'),
KBFC : LALTHATHANGA KHAWILHRING (73'), RAHUL KP (90+3')
HERO OFF THE MATCH. : Rahul KP. (KERALA BLASTERS)
CLUB AWARD : KERALA BLASTERS
WINNING PASS OF THE MATCH : Gary Hooper (KERALA BLASTERS)
KBFC : Albino Gomes, Sandeep Singh, Costa Nhamoinesu (C)(Cone 90'), Jeakson Singh, Rahul KP, Sahal Abdul Samad, Vicente Gomez, Juande, Yondrembem Denechandra, Gary Hooper, Jordan Murray (Puitia 46').
BFC : Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Rahul Bheke, Juanan, Parag Srivas, Francisco Gonzalez (Pratik 86'), Amay Morajkar, Suresh Wangjam (Leon 80'), Cleiton Silva, Erik Paartalu, Sunil Chhetri (C), Udanta Singh (Opseth 86').
REFEREE ; HARISH KUNDU.
REPORT - ISL : A late injury-time goal from Rahul KP handed Kerala Blasters a dramatic comeback 2-1 win over heated rivals Bengaluru FC in the Hero Indian Super League at the GMC Stadium on Wednesday.
An acrobatic first-half effort from Cleiton Silva (24') handed Bengaluru the lead before substitute Lalthathanga Khawlhring netted an equaliser (73'). The game looked to be heading for a draw before Rahul scored a brilliant individual effort in injury time.
Despite starting the game better, Kibu Vicuna's men lacked the final ball and was promptly punished by a Bengaluru goal that came arguably against the run of play. After threatening in the opening exchanges, Kerala had their first clear-cut chance in the 18th minute when Jordan Murray's shot from inside the box went over the bar. Minutes later, Sahal Abdul Samad's threatening run into the box came to nothing.
Bengaluru promptly punished them for not making the most of their opportunities. Rahul Bheke's long throw from the right was not properly dealt with by the Kerala defence and it fell to Cleiton, whose acrobatic volley gave Kerala keeper Albino Gomes no chance.Bengaluru had a chance to double the lead at the stroke of halftime when Costa Nhamoinesu fouled Sunil Chhetri just outside the box. The resulting free-kick was taken by Chhetri and looked to be going in, but Albino pulled off a terrific save
As was the case with the first half, it was Kerala who started the second period brighter. And similar to the first period, their failure to find that final pass meant that for all their bluster, they had nothing to show for it. Their first chance came soon after the restart with Juanan brought down Lalthathanga just outside the box. Lalthathanga took the free-kick himself but only succeeded in smashing it straight into the wall.
However, he made amends for it, albeit in contentious circumstances. Bengaluru keeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu went down after using his body to block a powerful Gary Hooper shot from close range. With Gurpreet still on the ground, Sandeep Singh fired the ball back into the box. After a melee, the ball finally broke free for Lalthathanga, who netted the equaliser.
Both teams pressed hard for the winner, getting freekicks from threatening positions that eventually came to nothing. Bengaluru came close to scoring, with substitute Leon Augustin finding himself clean through on goal in injury time. However, he failed to get the ball past the onrushing Albino.
There was still time for a late winner, though. After Bengaluru struck the post, a rapid counter-attack from the men in yellow saw Rahul sprint into the Bengaluru half. Instead of trying to find a teammate, he took the shot himself and succeeded in beating Gurpreet for a dramatic winner.
OUR IDEA IS TO GET THREE POINTS IN EVERY MATCH: HABAS
20.1.21: After wasting points against Mumbai City FC and FC Goa, the second placed team in the league ATK Mohun Bagan will play against Chennaiyin FC in a 12th round encounter . The first round match on 29th December ended in a goal less draw.
In the virtual press conference just before the match the Spanaish coach of ATK Mohun Bagan, Antonio Habas said,"There is no added pressure. In championships, you have good moments and sometimes bad. We have played the last two games against the top two teams – FC Goa and Mumbai City FC who are capable of winning the league. We are in the top half of the table. Maybe we need to improve. We have to continue our work. Our idea is to get three points in every match. After that we can think about the playoffs."
The Mariners has created the least number of chances (81) this season and has attempted just 35 shots on target. They have also scored just 11 — the joint-second-lowest in the league. While discussing, Habas said, "We need to find the right balance between attack and defence. I wouldn’t prefer scoring and conceding 25 goals. That’s not good for me."
The match will kick off at Fatorda stadium at 7.30PM.
12.01.21 ( ISL : M-56) : NORTH EAST UNITED 1-1 BENGALURU FC (FT)
NEUFC: LUIS MACHADO (27')
BFC: RAHUL BHEKE (49')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Lalengmawia ( NORTH EAST UNITED)
CLUB AWARD : NORTH EAST UNITED AND BENGALURU FC.
WINNING PASS OF THE MATCH : Federico Gallego ( NORTH EAST UNITED)
NEU : Gurmeet Singh, Gurjinder Kumar, Ashutosh Mehta, Dylan Fox, Benjamin Lambot, Khassa Camara, Rochharzela ( Ninthoi-66'), Federico Gallego, Lalrempuia Fanai, Suhair Vadakkepeedika ( Mashoor-87'), Luis Machado.
BFC : Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Rahul Bheke, Pratik Chaudhari, Juanan, Parag Srivas, Cleiton Silva, Harmanjot Khabra ( Amay-74'), Erik Paartalu, Dimas Delgado, Kristian Opseth ( Leon.A - 80'), Sunil Chhetri.
REFEREE : TESAJ NAGVENKAR.
STEINMANN HELPED SC EAST BENGAL TO REGISTER AN IMPORTANT WIN
09.01.21 ( ISL : M-52) : BENGALURU FC 0-1 SC EAST BENGAL (FT)
SCEB : VILLIE MATTIE STEINMANN (20')
HERO OF THE MATCH : DEBJIT MAJUMDAR (GK - SC EAST BENGAL)
CLUB AWARD : SC EAST BENGAL
WINNING PASS OF THE MATCH : Bright Enobakhare ( SC EAST BENGAL)
BFC :Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Rahul Bheke, Juanan, Ajith Kumar, Parag Srivas, Erik Paartalu, Dimas Delgado, Cleiton Silva, Suresh Wangjam, Udanta Singh, Sunil Chhetri (C).
SCEB : Debjit Majumder, Scott Neville, Daniel Fox (C), Narayan Das, Raju Gaikwad, Ankit Mukherjee, Matti Steinmann, Jacques Maghoma, Milan Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Bright Enobakhare.
REFEREE :HARISH KUNDU
FULL TIME SCORE: SC EAST BENGAL 1-0 BENGALURU FC
90+5': Referee blew his final whistle.
90+2': A powerful shot by Erik of a pass from Deshorn sailed over the cross bar.
90': 5 minutes added time.
89': A move by Juanan and Dimas deep inside the SCEB half but cleared by Raju.
87': A corner from Dimas from the right cleared by Maghoma out of the danger zone.
84': REPLACEMENT BFC: Deshorn in, Silva out.
82': What a miss by Bright......he failed to convert even after he beat Gurprit and host of BFC defenders.
80': SC EAST BENGAL 1-0 BENGALURU FC
80': REPLACEMENT SCEB: Aaron in , Steinmann out.
78': Bright's powerful shot from age of the 18 yards saved by Gurprit brilliantly.
76': REPLACEMENT SCEB: Rafiq in, Harpanprit out.
75': SCEB are leading by a goal but BFC had some good opportunities in the second session but Debjit was alert in ECEB goal to combact the situation.
72': Harpanprit shoots of a pass from Maghoma with only Gurprit to beat, chance wasted by SCEB.
70': SC EAST BENGAL 1-0 BENGALURU FC
67': An aimless pass from Narayan, Bright was far behind, ball rolled over the goal line. ,br> 65': REPLACEMENT BFC: Bhutia in, Ajith out.
62': A save by Debjit again......he denied Chetri from a close range. Chetri was looking dangerous in the second session .
61': SCEB in counter attack....Ankit's cross pass of a pass from Maghoma cleared by Rahul.
60': SC EAST BENGAL 1-0 BENGALURU FC
57': A good effort by Chetri, his shot from inside the 18 yards saved by Debjit.
54': Dimas failed to connect a cross from Rahul from the right, chance wasted by BFC.
52': BFC creating pressure right from the start of the second session.
50': Opseth's free kick went straight to Debjit.
49': Dimas fouled by Milan, free kick to BFC.
48': Debjit saved a powerful shoy from Chetri from a close range of a pass from Opseth.
47': A long throw by Raju from deep insde the BFC half cleared by BFC defense.
46': REPLACEMENT BFC: Opseth in , Udanta out.
46': REPLACEMENT BFC: Pratik in, Parag out.
46': Second session starts.
HALF TIME SCORE: SC EAST BENGAL 1-0 BENGALURU FC
45+2': Referee blew his whistle for half time.
45': 2 minutes added time.
44': Juanan's free kick went far and wide.
43': Chetri fouled by Nevil deep inside the SCEB half, free kick for BFC.
40': SC EAST BENGAL 1-0 BENGALURU FC
39': YELLOW CARD to Erik he pulled down Magahoma from behind.
36': A good cross pass by Chetri from the right after got past a host of SCEB defenders, but Fox cleared the ball out of the danger zone.
35': A cross pass by Ankit from the right but Harpanprit failed to connect the ball, BFC defense cleared.
32': A long ranger by Erik but Debjit saved the situation.
31': A forward pass from Suresh to Chetri but it was cleared by Nevil.
30': SC EAST BENGAL 1-0 BENGALURU FC
28': BFC in counter attack .... Udanta's pass cleared by Raju out of the danger zone.
26': Harpanprit failed to reach a forward pass from Bright, Gurprit collects.
25': A easy chance wasted by SCEB........Narayan failed to convert of a brilliant pass from Ankit from the right.
22': YELLOW CARD to Dimas Delgado for rough play.
20': SC EAST BENGAL 1-0 BENGALURU FC
20': GOALLLLLLL........ SCEB leading. Steinmann's flick of a pass from Narayan finds the target.
19': YELLOW CARD to Ajith, he pulled down Maghoma from behind.
17': Ankit's curling cross from the right of a pass from Bright collected by Gurprit.
14': A chance for BFC......Silva's header from a close range of a pass from Dimas missed the target.
13': A combined move by Suresh and Udanta but Narayan saved the situation.
12': A good move by Parag down the left but blocked by Fox finally.
10': SC EAST BENGAL 0-0 BENGALURU FC
7': Bright's corner cleared by Dimas out of the danger zone.
6': Narayan's left footed long ranger saved by Gurprit for a corner.
5': Fox's header of a long throw from Raju went wide.
4': Juanan cleared a long lob from Fox, Ankit was a bit slow in reacting.
3': SCEB are playing in short passes between themselves.
1': Chetri's aimless forward pass collected by Debjit.
0': Match started at Fatorda.
*** Tony Grant are in the dugout in place of suspended Robbie Fowler.
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05/01/2021 : (ISL : M-48) : BENGALURU FC -- 1-3 -- MUMBAI CITY FC ( FT )
MCFC : Mourtada Fall 9', Bipin Singh 15', Bartholomew Ogbeche 83'
BFC : Sunil Chhetri (pen-79')
RED CARD :Ahmed Jahouh ( MUMBAI CITY)
Hero of the Match : Bipin Singh ( MUMBAI CITY)
Club Award : UMBAI CITY FC
Winning Pass of the Match : Mandar Rao Dessai ( MUMBAI CITY)
BFC : Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Rahul Bheke (Franz Gonjalez-58'), Pratik Chaudhari ( A.Ajith-46'), Juanan, Harmanjot Khabra (A.Semboi-82'), Dimas Delgado, Suresh Wangjam, Cleiton Silva, Sunil Chhetri (C), Kristian Opseth, Deshorn Brown (Udanta Singh-46').
MCFC : Amrinder Singh (C), Amey Ranawade, Hernan Santana, Mourtada Fall, Mandar Rao Dessai (Vikram Pratap Singh-75'), Ahmed Jahouh, Rowllin Borges, Raynier Fernandes (Vignesh Dakshinamurthy-66'), Hugo Boumous (Sy Goddard-75'), Bipin Singh (Mehtab Singh-87'), Adam Le Fondre (Bartholomew Ogbeche-66').
REFEREE : C.R. Srikrishna
MATCH REPORT-ISL : Mumbai City FC extended their unbeaten run in the Hero Indian Super League with a comfortable 3-1 win over Bengaluru FC at the Fatorda Stadium, on Tuesday.
Goals from Mourtada Fall (9'), Bipin Singh (15') and Bartholomew Ogbeche (84') helped the Islanders remain unbeaten in their last eight games and climb to the top of the Hero ISL table. Sunil Chhetri (79’) scored late but it wasn’t enough to rescue BFC, who have now suffered three straight league defeats for the first time ever.
Unlike BFC, Mumbai didn’t miss their chance and took the lead in the ninth minute. Bipin's looped corner was headed across the goal by Hernan Santana. Fall leapt highest to nod the ball into the net. This was Fall's tenth goal in the league — all of them headed — and he is just one goal away from equalling Chhetri’s record of 11 headed goals.
Lobera’s men nearly doubled the tally soon. Ahmed Jahouh chipped in for Bipin on the right and the latter cut it back for Adam le Fondre in the box. The Englishman's shot though was deflected off target.
But it didn’t take long before the ball found the back of the net again. The second was a perfect team goal which saw Santana and Le Fondre combine to find Mandar Rao Dessai on the flank. The full-back whipped in a perfect cross for Bipin, who timed his run to get past his marker and score the team’s second goal.
Mumbai were brilliant in attack while their defence was good enough to keep BFC at bay. Keeper Amrinder Singh did well to keep Cleiton Silva’s free-kick out of goal with a diving save as Mumbai maintained their two-goal lead at the break.
Mumbai City were unlucky to concede a penalty in the 78th minute when Silva was challenged in the box by Fall. Though the Senegalese appeared to have won the ball, the referee pointed towards the spot. Chhetri kept his composure and scored.
28.12.20 : (ISL : M-41) : BENGALURU FC -- 0-1 -- JAMSHEDPUR FC (FT)
JFC : Stephen Eze 79'
Hero of the Match : TP Rehenesh (GK- JAMSHEDPUR FC)
Club Award : Jamshedpur FC.
Winning Pass of the Match : Aniket Jadhav (JAMSHEDPUR FC)
BFC : Gurpreet Singh Sandhu , Rahul Bheke (Ajith-86'), Pratik Chaudhari (Edmund-86'), Juanan, Suresh Wangjam ( Leon A-75'), Cleiton Silva, Dimas Delgado, Harmanjot Khabra, Erik Paartalu (Franz Gonjalez-68'), Kristian Opseth, Sunil Chhetri (C).
JFC : TP Rehenesh, Stephen Eze, Peter Hartley (C), Laldinliana Renthlei (Joynar-75'), Ricky Lallawmawma, Aitor Monroy, Alexandre Lima (Amarjit-85'), Jackichand Singh (Issac-59'), Mohammad Mobashir (Jitu-86'), Aniket Jadhav, Nerijus Valskis.
REFEREE : L AJIT KUMAR METAI.
MATCH REPORT - ISL : It was yet another case of the Monday Blues for Bengaluru FC. This time, Jamshedpur FC notched up a gritty 1-0 victory over the former champions in a Hero Indian Super League game at the JL Nehru Stadium, Fatorda here, on Monday.
Sunil Chhetri's side fell to a Stephen Eze (79') goal as the Men of Steel leapfrogged Bengaluru FC to third spot with 13 points from nine matches. BFC stay fourth with 12 points from eight games.
Rehenesh’s brilliance at the half-hour mark kept the scoreline goalless. It was two against one for BFC when Suresh was set on goal by Chhetri. With just the keeper to beat, Suresh laid it for Cleiton Silva, but his weak pass was well intercepted by Rehenesh.
Both teams kept knocking on the door with Chhetri missing another attempt for BFC while Gurpreet Singh denied Jackichand Singh with a brilliant save. But they went in goalless at the break.
JFC finally broke the deadlock through Eze, who scored his third goal of the season. Lima played a weighted pass to Aniket on the right and the latter floated a cross in the box. Eze got past his marker and dived low to score past Gurpreet.
With just five minutes left on the clock, Rehenesh denied Bheke with a point-blank save.
ATK MOHUN BAGAN WON AGAINST BENGALURU FC BY A SOLITARY GOAL
21.12.20 : (ISL: M-36) : ATK MOHUN BAGAN -- ( 1-0 ) -- BENGALURU FC (FT)
ATKMB : DAVID WILLAMS (32')
Hero of the Match : David Williams ( ATK MOHUN BAGAN)
Club award : ATK MOHUN BAGAN.
Winning Pass of the Match : Carl McHugh (ATK MOHUN BAGAN)
ATKMB : Arindam Bhattacharja, Sandesh Jhingan, Pritam Kotal, Tiri, Subhasish Bose, Carl McHugh, Edu Garcia, Pronay Halder, Manvir Singh, David Williams, Roy Krishna.
BFC : Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Rahul Bheke, Pratik Chaudhari, Juanan, Harmanjot Khabra, Erik Paartalu, Dimas Delgado, Cleiton Silva, Sunil Chhetri, Udanta Singh, Deshorn Brown.
REFEREE : C.R.SRIKRISHNA
FULL TIME SCORE: ATK MOHUN BAGAN 1-0 BENGALURU FC
90+5': Referee blew the final whistle.
90': 5 minutes added time.
87': ATKMB are heading for an important win, lrading by 1-0.
85': REPLACEMENT BFC: Semboi in, Rahul out.
83': REPLACEMENT ATKMB: Willams out, Prabir in.
82': A long pass from Gracia from the right but Manvir was a bit slow in reacting, Gurpreet collects.
80': ATK MOHUN BAGAN 1-0 BENGALURU FC
76': Gracia's corner cleared by BFC defense.
75': Manvir's shot of a pass from Jayesh cleared by Gurpreet for a corner.
73': REPLACEMENT ATKMB: Pranay out, Jayesh in,
73': Fran's grounder of a pass from Suresh missed the target.
72': Rahul's cross of a pass from Chetri punched away by Arindam.
70': ATK MOHUN BAGAN 1-0 BENGALURU FC
69': Manvir shoots wide of a pass from Krishna, chance wasted by ATKMB.
67': BFC had some moves deep inside the ATKMB half in the second session but failed to create any impact in ATKMB central defense.
63': REPLACEMENT BFC: Paartalu out, Fran in
62': REPLACEMENT BFC: Pratik out, Leon in.
62': REPLACEMENT BFC: Brown out, Opseth in
61': Chetri's header of a corner from Dimas cleared by Tiri.
60': ATK MOHUN BAGAN 1-0 BENGALURU FC
57': A forward pass from Brown to Rahul but he was surrounded by a host of ATKMB defenders, ball cleared finally by Pritam.
53': Manvir shoots wide of a long pass from Pranay with only Gurpreet to beat.
51': Gracia shot of a pass from Krishna went straight to Gurpreet.
50': ATKMB leading by a goal are in a mood to increase the lead, playing in short passes inside the BFC half.
47': A cross from Brown from the left cleared by Subhasis.
46': REPLACEMENT BFC: Suresh in, Udanta out.
46': Second session starts.
HALF TIME SCORE: ATK MOHUN BAGAN 1-0 BENGALURU FC
45+2: Referee blew his whistle for Half Time.
45': 2 minutes added time.
42': YELLOW CARD to Rahul for pushing Pritam from behind.
40': ATK MOHUN BAGAN 1-0 BENGALURU FC
40': Gracia's free kick cleared by BFC defense.
39': Free kick for ATKMB deep inside the BFC half as Willams was pulled down by Pratik.
36': A header from Chetri of a pass from Rahul, cleared by Sandesh out of the danger zone.
35': ATKMB initiated some good and positive moves are now leading in the game.
32': GOALLLLLL......ATKMB leading....... David Willams scored of a long pass from Tiri. Willams angular shot from top of the 18 yards beat Gurpreet.
30': ATK MOHUN BAGAN 0-0 BENGALURU FC
27': A solo run by Chetri down the middle ...... his powerful grounder saved by Arindam.
25': A timely tackel by Sandesh to Brown ball rooled over the goal line for a corner.....A corner from the right by Dimas cleared by Sandesh.
24': Khabra's cross pass from the right cleared by Tiri out of the danger zone.
22': A move by ATKMB, Manvir's cross of a pass from Gracia neatly collects by Gurpreet.
21': Manvir's push of a pass from Subasish from the left saved by Gurpreet.
20': ATK MOHUN BAGAN 0-0 BENGALURU FC
19': A header from Erik of a long cleareance from Gurpreet, but Arindam collects.
15': A forward pass from Willams to Krishna, but Juanan was there to control the situation.
13': Gracia's free kick cleared by Dimas as Manvir was following the ball.
11': A well measured cross bt Gracia to Manvir, but Rahul cleared the ball out of the danger zone.
10': ATK MOHUN BAGAN 0-0 BENGALURU FC
7': Udanta was blocked by Subhasis deep inside the ATKMB half, ball rolled over the touch line.
5': Willams header of a free kick from McHugh went wide.
4': YELLOW CARD to Juanan, he pulled down Krishna from behind.
3': A forward pass from Krishna to Manvir but the ball rolled cover the goal line.
1': A lob from Krishna to Mc Hugh, but Gurpreet collects the ball.
0': Match started at Fatorda.
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MY IDEA IS TO EARN THREE POINTS AGAINST BENGALURU FC: HABAS
20.12.20: ATK Mohun Bagan are now all set to face the strong challenge of Bengaluru FC, one of the strong contenders of the competition at Fatorda stadium on Monday evening.
In the pre match Press conference at Goa, ATK Mohun Bagan coach, Antonio Habas said, "I think it's impossible to win every match. The teams are more balanced and it's very difficult for all teams to keep on winning three points.” "The idea in football is to get three points. I cannot play thinking about the possibility of drawing or losing." Antonio Habas is quite aware regarding the strength of Bengaluru FC. He will not allow Bengaluru any space to create openings. While interacting he said, "Bengaluru is a strong team. For us, three points are the same as in other matches but I know that Bengaluru vs ATK Mohun Bagan is an important match. We respect the opponent and 90 minutes will decide the match."
Bengaluru FC are yet to taste a defeat in the competetion so far, are placed currently at the 3rd position in the League table with 13 points. While ATK Mohun Bagan are marginally ahead with 12 points are placed at 2nd position at the end of sixth round.
WE ARE HOPEFUL AGAINST BENGALURU FC: ARINDAM
18.12.20: ATK Mohun Bagan registered an important win in their last match against FC Goa by a solitary goal. They are now all set to face one of the contenders of the competition Bengaluru FC, in their next match.
Though Carl McHugh was adjudged as the Hero of the Match, but goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharjee had an impressive performance in the match especially in the added time, when the Mariners were leading by a goal.
In an interview with the ATK Mohun Bagan media goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharjee expressed his views before the crucial match against Bengaluru FC.
While commenting regarding his save at the dying moments of the match Arindam said, "The team won because I saved a goal at the last minute, so many are giving me the credit for that. That sounds good, but it's a challenge for any keeper to return to the dressing room keeping the aim intact. That's what I did. This is my job. If not, why would the champion team keep me in the team? However, it is a fact that we are back on the road to victory after defeating a team that may be in the long fight of the championship. This will help boost the confidence of the team before the Bengaluru match.”
Arindam believes that his team ATK Mohun Bagan are playing in a specific strategy adopted by Head coach Antonio Habas. He said, "As many are saying or writing that we have played with a defensive strategy. There is a difference between a defensive game and a tactical game. Our target against Goa was to stifle them in the mid field and make them disappointed. Then to score a goal in the counter attack whenever the opportunity arises. We succeeded in that. And playing against teams that can be in the championship fight, the first target always stays undefeated."
Regarding the upcoming match against Bengaluru FC, ATK Mohun Bagan goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharjee said, "Bengaluru does not look as strong as last year. At least Sunil Chhetri and others have not played like that yet. But there is no reason to underestimate them. We won against Goa and we are 100 per cent hopeful that the way our defensing side is playing, we will be able to keep our aim intact against Bengaluru."
17.12.20 : (ISL MATCH : 31) ODISHA FC ( 1-2 ) BENGALURU FC ( FT )
BFC: SUNIL CHETRI (38'), CLEITON DILVA (78')
OFC: STEVEN TAYLOR (71')
Hero of the Match : Cleiton Silva ( BENGALURU FC)
Club Award : Bengaluru FC
Winning Pass of the Match : Deshorn Brown ( BENGALURU FC)
OFC: Arshdeep Singh, Hendry Antonay, Gaurav Bora, Shubham Sarangi, Jacob Tratt, Steven Taylor, Cole Alexander, Vinit Rai, Jerry Mawihmingthanga (Marchellinho 75'), Diego Mauricio, Manuel Onwu (Nandha 73').
BFC: Gurpreet Singh, Pratik Chaudhari, Juanan, Erik Paartalu (Brown 78'), Harmanjot Khabra, Dimas Delgado, Cleiton Silva, Suresh Wangjam, ( Amay-78'), Kristian Opseth ( Franz Gonzalez- 54'), Sunil Chhetri ( Semboi-90'), Ashique Kuruniyan ( Udanta Singh - 54').
REFEREE: M.B.SANTOSH KUMAR.
ISL REPORT : Bengaluru FC piled on further misery on Odisha FC with a 2-1 win in the Hero Indian Super League at GMC Stadium, Bambolim, on Thursday. Cleiton Silva (79’) scored the match-winner for Bengaluru after Steven Taylor (71’) had canceled out Sunil Chhetri (38’) first-half lead for the Blues, who remained unbeaten in their six matches this season.
Bengaluru were dominant from the start but were lucky not to fall behind early in the game. Diego Mauricio played a delightful through ball for Manuel Onwu, who managed to get the ball past Gurpreet, but his celebrations were curtailed, as the assistant referee signaled it offside.
Odisha had their moments in the game with Onwu and Jerry Mawihmingthanga creating problems for the Bengaluru defense but failed to test their keeper. They failed to record a single shot on target in the first session. Bengaluru dominated with 58 percent possession in the first half but despite playing an attacking game, they struggled to get the ball past the Odisha defence line. They had their chance but Ashique Kuruniyan, who had a good sight at goal, shot wide.
Bengaluru finally got the breakthrough in the 38th minute and it was their skipper Sunil Chhetri who got the much-needed goal. Dimas Delgado found Harmanjot Khabra who routed the attack from the right and floated a perfect cross into the box. Chhetri leapt higher than Shubham Sarangi and headed home. The goal made him the first Indian player to record 50 goal contributions in the Hero ISL — 42 goals and 8 assists.
The home team came back stronger after the restart in search of an equalizer. They nearly scored when Sarangi bent in a delivery into the box, which fell into Gaurav Bora’s path. The defender’s shot took a deflection off a Bengaluru player forcing keeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu to dive at full length to push the ball away. Bengaluru nearly doubled their lead when Erik Paartalu's shot was brilliantly saved by Arshdeep Singh.
At the other end, Odisha made it all square from a set-piece. Skipper Steven Taylor made a fine run to reach the end of Jerry’s free-kick and nodded in the equalizer. But the visitors were determined to regain their lead and were successful in the 79th minute. On receiving a long ball, Udanta Singh headed in for Deshorn Brown in the box. The latter played it into Silva’s path. The Brazilian did not miss from close range.
Odisha went all out looking for an equalizer and this exposed them at the back. Bengaluru nearly exploited this in stoppage time, but Arshdeep was on hand to save Brown's effort.
13/12/2020 (ISL: M-27) BENGALURU FC -- 4-2 --- KERALA BLASTERS FC (FT)
KBFC : RAHUL KP (17'), JORDAN MURRAY (60')
BFC : CLEITON SILVA(28'), KRISTAN OPSETH (51'), DIMAS DELGADO (52'), SUNIL CHETRI (64')
Hero of the Match : Dimas Delgado..( BENGALURU FC)
Club Award : BENGALURU FC
Winning Pass of the Match : Harmanjot Khabra (BENGALURU FC)
BFC : Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Pratik Chaudhari, Juanan, Erik Paartalu, Harmanjot Khabra, Dimas Delgado, Cleiton Silva(Brown 90'), Suresh Wangjam(Fran 67'), Kristian Opseth(Udanta 67'), Sunil Chhetri (C), Ashique Kuruniyan(Muirang 90').
KBFC : Albino Gomes, Bakary Kone, Nishu Kumar, Lalruatthara(Sandeep 77'), Prasanth Karuthadathkuni(Jessel 74'), Jeakson Singh(Rohit 72'), Rahul KP, Vicente Gomez (C), Jordan Murray, Facundo Pereyra(Saeityasen 77'), Gary Hooper.
REFEREE : CRYSTAL JOHN.
ISL REPORT : Bengaluru FC walked away with three points after a 4-2 win over Kerala Blasters in the Hero Indian Super League Season 7 at the Fatorda Stadium, Goa, on Sunday. The teams were tied 1-1 at the break with Rahul KP (17’) giving Kerala Blasters a surprise lead which was canceled out by Cleiton Silva (29’).
The second half saw four goals being scored in the span of 14 minutes. Erik Paartalu (51’) and Dimas Delgado (53’) scored in quick succession to give Bengaluru FC breathing space but Jordan Murray (61’) gave some hope to the away team. Sunil Chhetri (65’) put the game to rest with a fine header.
Bengaluru started sharper than their previous displays with Sunil Chhetri and Kristian Opseth showing confidence and flair every time they got on the ball. But it was Kerala, who had the first shot on target. Facundo Pereyra, with great vision, spotted Jordan Murray with a through ball, slicing open the Blues defence. Murray took a touch and shot at goal but Bengaluru’s Gurpreet Singh Sandhu produced a diving save to deny Kerala the lead.
Kerala finally capitalised in the 17th minute from a counter-attack. Gary Hooper intercepted a Bengaluru free-kick and made a fine run into opposition territory and set up Rahul KP. The youngster took a touch before drilling past Gurpreet with a low shot.
Bengaluru replied in the 29th minute when Cleiton Silva capitalised on a defensive mistake. Lalruatthara mistimed his clearance after Nishu Kumar headed a long ball into his own penalty box. Silva poked the ball past Albino Gomes. Soon after the restart, Bengaluru were awarded a penalty but Chhetri failed to score after Gomes read him correctly.
Bengaluru's response was instant, scoring twice in as many minutes. Silva generated the move finding Ashique Kuruniyan on the left. Paartalu, who was left unmarked in the box, turned in Ashique's cross. Then Opseth set up Dimas Delgado, after Lalruatthara gave away possession cheaply. Delgado did not make a mistake
Kerala managed to pull one back in the 61st minute. Pereyra's cross was on the money, reaching Vicente Gomes who flicked the ball to Murray. The Australian found the net with a fine touch. The home side restored their two-goal lead and this time, it was Chhetri who got his name on the score sheet. The India international made amends for his earlier penalty miss and headed in a Harmanjot Khabra cross.
08.12.2020 ISL: M-21 : BENGALURU FC - 2-2 - NORTH EAST UNITED (FT)
NEUFC: LUIS MACHADO (3',79')
BFC: JUANAN (13'), UDANTA SINGH (71')
Hero of the Match : Luis Machado ( NorthEast United)
Club Award : Bengaluru FC and NorthEast United
Winning Pass of the Match : Sunil Chhetri (BENGALURU FC)
BFC : Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Rahul Bheke (Semboi 89'), Juanan, Erik Paartalu, Harmanjot Khabra, Dimas Delgado, Cleiton Silva (Gonzalves 78'), Suresh Wangjam (Udanta 63'), Sunil Chhetri (C), Ashique Kuruniyan, Deshorn Brown.
NEUFC : Gurmeet Singh, Gurjinder Kumar (Pravat 73'), Ashutosh Mehta, Dylan Fox, Benjamin Lambot (C), Khassa Camara (Meetai 56'), Lalrempuia Fanai, Rochharzela, Kwesi Appiah (Sylla 60'), Suhair Vadakkepeedika (Britto 73'), Luis Machado.
REFEREE : TESAJ NAGVENKAR.
REPORT ISL : Bengaluru FC and NorthEast United split the points after playing out a thrilling 2-2 draw at the Fatorda Stadium, here on Tuesday. Gerard Nus' men took an early lead through a fortuitous strike from Luis Machado (4') but Bengaluru hit back through Juanan (13') and substitute Udanta Singh (70'). Just as the Blues looked set for a win, Machado (78') struck again to ensure his team got a share of the points.
NEUFC got off to the best possible start when they scored in just the fourth minute. Rochharzela cut into the box and unleashed a shot at goal. His strike struck his teammate Machado and Bengaluru goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu could only look on in despair as the ball looped in.
But rather than be pegged down by the early goal, Bengaluru responded with a flurry of attacks and eventually found their equaliser, NEUFC's lead lasting just over ten minutes. A Rahul Bheke throw caused all sorts of chaos in the NEUFC box and it fell to Juanan, whose first-time shot found the net.
Bengaluru had a number of chances to take the lead in the first half and their coach Carles Cuadrat would have been rather displeased that they did not do so. Ashique Kuruniyan, in the 19th minute, fired wide after a terrific run. Seven minutes later, Harmanjot Khabra found himself inside the box with an open sight on goal. but his shot went wide as well. NEUFC went close towards the end of the first half as Gurpreet had to stretch to keep a Machado freekick out. But it was Bengaluru who dominated the half and their 62 percent possession in that period was a testament to that.
The Blues started the second half in the same way as they had ended the first — hogging possession, creating chances and failing to take them. But they finally had their lead in the 70th minute and it was some lax defending from the Highlanders that led to it. Sunil Chhetri won a header at the edge of the box and directed it towards the far-post. Dylan Fox should have cleared it but let it roll into the path of the onrushing Udanta, whose shot crept in under goalkeeper Gurmeet's hands. On the touchline, Cuadrat appeared ecstatic.
However, his joy was not to last long as Bengaluru's lead lasted just under eight minutes. Juanan went from hero to villain as his failure to deal with a ball from midfield allowed Machado to slot past Gurpreet and grab the equaliser. The goal led to a frenetic final quarter with both teams getting chances to score a winner. But neither managed a goal and they left the field with a point each.
04/12/2020 : (ISL: M-16) CHENNAIYIN FC - ( 0-1 ) - BENGALURU FC ( FT)
BFC : SUNIL CHETRI (55'-P)
Hero of the Match : Suresh Wangjam (BENGALURU FC)
Club Award ; Bengaluru
Winning Pass of the Match : Erik Paartalu (BENGALURU FC)
CFC : Vishal Kaith (GK), Reagan Singh(German 75'), Enes Sipovic, Jerry Lalrinzuala(Rahim 77'), Deepak Tangri, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Rafael Crivellaro (C), Eli Sabia, Anirudh Thapa(Vanspal 16'), Jakub Sylvestr, Esmael Goncalves(Fatkhuloev 57').
BFC: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK), Rahul Bheke, Juanan, Erik Paartalu, Harmanjot Khabra, Dimas Delgado, Cleiton Silva (Francisco 82'), Suresh Wangjam (Amay 84'), Sunil Chhetri (C), Ashique Kuruniyan, Deshorn Brown.
REFEREE: RAHUL KUMAR GUPTA.
REPORT - ISL : Bengaluru FC got their first win of the season, notching up a 1-0 victory in a heated affair with arch-rivals Chennaiyin FC in the Hero Indian Super League Season 7 at the GMC Stadium, here on Friday. A 56th-minute penalty by Sunil Chhetri was the difference between the two teams as Chennaiyin suffered their first loss of the season.
Chennaiyin made just the one change to the eleven that drew with Kerala Blasters as Jerry Lalrinzuala replaced Chhuantea. Bengaluru coach Carles Cuadrat made three changes — Kristian Opseth, Udanta Singh and Fran Gonzalez were replaced by Deshorn Brown, Dimas Delgado and Rahul Bheke.
The match was off to a physical start with Anirudh Thapa left limping in the fifth minute after a clash of heels with Ashique Kuruniyan. The latter picked up a yellow two minutes later for going in rough on Deepak Tangri. Then came a big blow for Chennaiyin. Thapa had initially continued after his clash with Kuruniyan, but by the 16th minute, he was asking to come off. Chennaiyin coach Csaba Laszlo had to replace him with Edwin Vanspaul.
Bengaluru began to take the upper-hand after Thapa's exit. Around the half-hour mark, Cleiton Silva found Bheke unmarked inside the box, but his header was off target. Seven minutes later, Juanan had a chance to head in from Silva's cross, but only managed to divert it into Chennaiyin keeper Vishal Kaith's hands.
The second period started with a flurry of fouls, freekicks and yellow cards. Rafael Crivellaro, Suresh Wangjam and Reagan Singh went into the book early on while both teams wasted freekicks from good positions. However, in the 54th minute, Chennaiyin committed one foul too much. Vanspaul lunged into Silva inside the box and the referee pointed to the spot. Kaith guessed correctly and dived to his right, but Chhetri's penalty was inch-perfect. Bengaluru nearly had their second in the 60th minute when a powerful long-ranger from Delgado looked to be going in. Kaith, however, got the slightest of touches to it, diverting the ball from its path.
Laszlo responded to the goal by throwing on Fatkhullo Fatkhulloev and the Tajik nearly scored the equaliser, unleashing a volley off Jerry's cross only for Bengaluru keeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu to block it. Chennaiyin thought they had a penalty in the 69th minute after Crivellaro's header struck Kuruniyan's hand on the way out. But referee Rahul Kumar Gupta instead pointed to a corner. Chennaiyin dominated the final period, searching frantically for an equaliser. But they were unable to find a finish to the many chances they created as Bengaluru held on for the win.
28.11.2020 : (ISL: M-9) : BENGALURU FC -- ( 0-0 ) -- HYDERABAD FC (FT)
Hero of the Match " Chinglensana Singh (BENGALURU FC)
Club Award : Bengaluru FC and Hyderabad FC.
Winning Pass of the Match : Lluis Sastre (HYDERABAD FC)
HFC : Subrata Paul, Chinglensana Singh, Lluis Sastre (HITESH-46'), Joel Joseph, Joao Victor Bruno(MD. YASIR-35'), Aridane Santana, Odei Zabala, Halicharan Narzary (Liston Colaco 83'), Nikhil Poojary, Akash Mishra, Asish Rai.
BFC :Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Juan Gonzalez, Erik Paartalu, Kristian Opseth (DIMAS 46'), Harmanjot Singh Khabra, Sunil Chhetri, Udanta Singh (BROWN SR.-61'), Ashique Kuruniyan, Cleiton Oliveira, Suresh Singh (LEON A-71'), Francisco Javier(RAHUL Vikey 61').
REFEREE : M.B.SANTOSH KUMAR.
Hyderabad FC and Bengaluru FC played out a drab draw in their Hero Indian Super League Season 7 encounter at the Fatorda Stadium, on Saturday. The Nizams recorded their second successive clean sheet, grabbing four points in two outings — their best start in the league. However, it was a frustrating evening for Bengaluru FC, who are yet to taste a win this season.
While Carles Cuadrat fielded an unchanged eleven from their 2-2 draw against FC Goa, Hyderabad coach Manuel Marquez made two changes to his line-up from the win against Odisha. Chinglensana Singh and Joel Chianese came in for Hitesh Sharma and Mohammed Yasir. The sides showed attacking intent from the word go and BFC had their first attempt as early as the fifth minute. Ashique Kuruniyan tried his luck from a distance but his effort took a deflection before being collected by Subrata Paul. This turned out to be the only attempt at goal in the first session.
The Nizams’ adamant defending frustrated Bengaluru, who struggled to take the ball up to their attacking trio of Sunil Chhetri, Kristian Opseth and Udanta Singh. Trying to find an alternative, Bengaluru engaged in long-range shots, which proved futile. Going forward, Hyderabad were the better side in the first half. The men in yellow nearly took the lead in the 25th minute from a Lluis Sastre set-piece. Bengaluru keeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu denied Aridane Santana’s header with a full-stretch save to keep the scores level.
Hyderabad pushed Bengaluru deep in their territory with Halicharan Narzary, Joel Chianese and Santana making regular inroads. However, the visitors suffered a blow before the break as their foreigners – Chianese and Sastre limped off the pitch with Yasir and Sharma replacing the duo.
Despite making a half-time change, replacing Kristian Opseth with Dimas Delgado, Bengaluru had nothing different to offer as their opponents continued to dominate the play.
Santana’s struggle continued as he missed a great opportunity to put his side ahead in the 55th minute. After dribbling past the Bengaluru defence, the Spaniard's shot was way off target. With some fine defending from either side, frustration was clearly visible on the pitch. Both sides repeatedly tried to find the net from distance with the attempts being either blocked or going way off target.
NEXT MATCH : 28.11.2020 (19:30) : Bengaluru FC ( V/S ) Hyderabad FC
22/11/20 (ISL : M-3) : FC GOA - 2-2 - BENGALURU FC (FT)
SCORER:
BFC: CLEITON OLIVIERA SILVA (27'), JUAN GONZALEZ (57')
FCG: IGOR ANGULO (65',68')
Hero of the Match : Igor Angulo (FC GOA)
Club Award : FC Goa and Bengaluru FC
Winning Pass of the Match : Alexander Jesuraj
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FCG : Mohammad Nawaz, Sanson Pereira, Ivan Gonzalez, James Donachie, Seriton Fernandes, Seiminlen Doungel, Jorge Mendoza, Princeton Rebello, Eduardro Bedia(C), Lenny Rodrigues, Igor Angulo.
BFC: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Juan Gonzalez, Francisco Gonzalez, Erik Paartalu, Harmanjot Singh Khabra, Cleiton Oliveira, Suresh Wangjam, Kristian Opseth, Sunil Chhetri(C), Udanta Singh, Ashique Kuruniyan.
REFEREE: C R SRIKRISHNA .
ISL PRESS RELEASE : Clever substitutions did the trick for FC Goa as the Gaurs rescued a hard-fought point after an entertaining 2-2 draw against Bengaluru FC in match four of the Hero Indian Super League Season 7 at the Fatorda Stadium here on Sunday. Cleiton Silva (27') and Juanan Gonzalez (57') put Bengaluru ahead before Goa hit back through a brace from Igor Angulo (66', 69').
Goa dominated possession early on, with Bengaluru happy to sit back and maintain their defensive shape. However, both teams failed to create clear-cut opportunities in the opening quarter.
Bengaluru registered their first shot on goal in the 11th minute when Ashique Kuruniyan cut inside from the left, beating three men, before switching onto his weaker right foot. However, his tame attempt on goal was well collected by Goa custodian Mohammad Nawaz.
Three minutes before the half-hour mark, the visitors got their lead in unusual fashion, a throw-in creating confusion in the Goa box. Harmanjot Khabra's throw from the left was flicked on towards the face of goal after Jorge Ortiz Mendoza's clearance. Silva was the first to react and headed home to hand Bengaluru the lead.
It wasn't until the 45th minute that Goa got their first shot on goal. Seriton Fernandes' cross found Angulo, whose deft flick went straight to Bengaluru keeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.The visitors made one change after the change of ends, with Deshorn Brown replacing Kristian Opseth.
Bengaluru soon doubled their lead and it came through a set-piece again, with Juanan getting on the scoresheet - the club's 100th goal in ISL history. Goa's defence was caught napping as a free-kick by Kuruniyan was nodded on by Brown towards Erik Paartalu. The Australian headed the ball onto Gonzalez's path. The Spaniard made no mistake from close range and scored on the volley.
Goa made two attacking substitutions around the hour mark, bringing on Brandon Fernandes and Alberto Noguera, and soon found their way back in to the contest with two goals from Igor Angulo in the space of as many minutes.
Angulo first cut short the deficit with a neat finish following lovely link-up play between Fernandes and Noguera. The striker then chested a ball into the net for the equaliser after substitute Alexander Jesuraj squared a pass from the right. Mendoza had a chance to score the winner for Goa in injury time. However, his shot was kept away by Sandhu.
STAT :
Out of last 7 head to head meet between the two clubs, Bengaluru FC won 5 times while FC Goa won 1 and 1 match ended in a draw.
In the first ever meeting in ISL on November 30, 2017 FC GOA won by 4-3 over Bengaluru FC.
FC GOA
2014-15 – SEMI FINALIST
2015-16 – RUNNERS
2016-17 – 8TH
2017-18 – SEMI FINALIST
2018-19 – RUNNERS
2019-20 – SEMI FINALIST
BENGALURU FC
2017-18 – RUNNERS
2018-19 – WINNER
2019-20 – SEMI FINALIST
25/02/2021 (MATCH 106 - ISL) : JAMSHEDPUR FC 3-2 BENGALURU FC ( FT )
JFC : Stephen Eze 16', Seiminlen Doungel 34', David Grande 41'
BFC : Francisco Gonzalez 62', Sunil Chhetri 71' (100th goal for Bengaluru FC)
21/02/2021 (ISL: MATCH-101) : BENGALURU FC 1-2 FC GOA ( FT. )
FCG : Igor Angulo 20', Reedem Tlang 23'
BFC : Suresh Wangjam 33'
15/02/2021 (ISL:MATCH-95) : MUMBAI CITY FC - 2-4 - BENGALURU FC ( FT )
BFC : Cleiton Silva 1', 23', Sunil Chhetri 57', 90'+3'
MCFC : Le Fondre 48', 71'.
09/02/2021 (ISL : Match 88) : BENGALURU FC - 0-2 - ATK MOHUN BAGAN ( FT )
ATK-MB : ROY KRISHNA (37'), MARCELO PEREIRA (44')
05/02/2021 (ISL : Match 83) : BENGALURU FC - 0-0 - CHENNAIYIN FC (FT )
28/01/21 (ISL: M-74) : HYDERABAD FC - 2-2 - BENGALURU FC ( FT )
BFC: SUNIL CHETRI (9'), LEON AUGUSTIN (61')
HFC: ARIDANE SANTANA (86'), FRAN SANDAZA (90+1')
ISL 2020-21 FIXTURE - BENGALURU FC
02/02/2021 (ISL: M-80) : SC EAST BENGAL - 0-2 - BENGALURU FC (FT.. )
BFC : Cleiton Silva 11', Debjit Majumder (OG) 44'
24/01/21 (ISL : M-70) : BENGALURU FC - 1-1 - ODISHA FC
BFC: ERIK PAARTALU (81')
OFC: DEIGO MARICIO (8')
20/01/21 : ( ISL: M-65): KERALA BLASTERS 2-1 BENGALURU FC
BFC : CLEITON SILVA (23'),
KBFC : LALTHATHANGA KHAWILHRING (73'), RAHUL KP (90+3')
12.01.21 ( ISL : M-56) : NORTH EAST UNITED 1-1 BENGALURU FC
NEUFC: LUIS MACHADO (27')
BFC: RAHUL BHEKE (49')
FIRST LEG
22/11/20 (ISL : M-3) : FC GOA - 2-2 - BENGALURU FC
BFC: CLEITON OLIVIERA SILVA (27'), JUAN GONZALEZ (57')
FCG: IGOR ANGULO (65',68')
28.11.2020 : (ISL: M-9) : BENGALURU FC -- ( 0-0 ) -- HYDERABAD FC
04/12/2020 : (ISL: M-16) CHENNAIYIN FC - ( 0-1 ) - BENGALURU FC
BFC : SUNIL CHETRI (55'-P)
08.12.2020 ( ISL: M-21 ) : BENGALURU FC - 2-2 - NORTH EAST UNITED
SCORER:
NEUFC: LUIS MACHADO (3',79')
BFC: JUANAN (13'), UDANTA SINGH(71')
13/12/2020 (ISL: M-27) BENGALURU FC -- 4-2 --- KERALA BLASTERS FC
KBFC : RAHUL KP (17'), JORDAN MURRAY (60')
BFC : CLEITON SILVA(28'), KRISTAN OPSETH (51'), DIMAS DELGADO (52'), SUNIL CHETRI (64')
17.12.20 : (ISL MATCH : 31) ODISHA FC ( 1-2 ) BENGALURU FC
BFC: SUNIL CHETRI (38'), CLEITON DILVA (78')
OFC: STEVEN TAYLOR (71')
21.12.20 : (ISL: M-36) : ATK MOHUN BAGAN -- ( 1-0 ) -- BENGALURU FC
ATKMB : DAVID WILLAMS (32')
28.12.20 : (ISL : M-41) : BENGALURU FC -- 0-1 -- JAMSHEDPUR FC
JFC : Stephen Eze 79'
05/01/2021 : (ISL : M-48) : BENGALURU FC -- 1-3 -- MUMBAI CITY FC
MCFC : Mourtada Fall 9', Bipin Singh 15', Bartholomew Ogbeche 83'
BFC : Sunil Chhetri (pen-79')
RED CARD :Ahmed Jahouh ( MUMBAI CITY)
09.01.21 ( ISL : M-52) : BENGALURU FC 0-1 SC EAST BENGAL
SCEB : VILLIE MATTIE STEINMANN (20')
