04:56 PM
GOOOOALLLLL!
90′ East Bengal takes the lead! Dip Saha scores a beauty from a direct freekick! What a strike by the winger as he found gap in the BSSC defensive wall!
04:53 PM
RED CARD FOR BSSC!
88′ Left-back Naba Kumar Das sees his second yellow card and is given marching orders as both sides are down to 10! East Bengal also have a direct free-kick opportunity in a good position!
04:50 PM
East Bengal vs BSS Sporting: EFBC 0-0 BSSC
86′ BSSC players continue with their time-wasting antics as Naba Kumar Das goes down again complaining of cramps as medical staff enter the field!
04:48 PM
East Bengal vs BSS Sporting: EFBC 0-0 BSSC
83′ East Bengal are pushing hard for the goal through back-to-back attacks from the right wing by Tanmay, who delivered two good quality crosses but BSSC goalkeeper Tanti was alert to clear it!
04:44 PM
SHYAMAL BESHRA SIDE NETS!
80′ Shyamal Beshra hit the side net after holding on to the ball for few seconds to get better of his marker to get inside the box and create some space to shoot. The angle was still tight as it was inches wide of the near post!
04:41 PM
East Bengal vs BSS Sporting: EFBC 0-0 BSSC
77′ Another good attack turns ineffective as East Bengal players fail to coordinate on the right flank during an attack. Soon after three BSSC players go down on the ground with one also being stretchered off! Time is ticking away for East Bengal
04:38 PM
East Bengal vs BSS Sporting: EFBC 0-0 BSSC
73′ The match is halted momentarily as Naba Kumar Das goes down on the ground complaining of cramps. Some sense time wasting as a draw is a good result for BSSC, who are yet to win a match this season and have scored just one goal in four matches so far.
04:36 PM
BIG MISS BY BSSC SUBSTITUTE!
71′ Dipendu Dowary skies a ball above the crossbar after he was set up on the far post following a threatening cross by Totan Das from the right wing following an overlapping run!
04:32 PM
East Bengal vs BSS Sporting: EFBC 0-0 BSSC
69′ East Bengal attack has been far from convincing despite introducing Shyamal Beshra as the forward. Hopefully fresh legs of Aman CK and Tanmay Das will soon change things for the Kolkata giants.
04:30 PM
Double substitution by East Bengal
67′ Tanmay Das and Amnan CK join the midfield in place of Souvik Chakraborti and Lijo K.
04:28 PM
YELLOW CARD FOR EAST BENGAL!
65′ Subhendu Mandi sees a yellow card as he takes down Dipendu Dowary during a duel!
04:26 PM
East Bengal vs BSS Sporting: EFBC 0-0 BSSC
63′ Souvik delivers a perfect long pass into the box for Shyamal Beshra, who couldn’t get better off BSSC centre-back Asif despite nutmegging the tall defender! East Bengal earn a corner!
04:24 PM
East Bengal vs BSS Sporting: EFBC 0-0 BSSC
60′ BSSC coach Debraj Chatterjee makes three changes as Bhawani Jaiswar, Sourav Sen and Dipendu Dowary join the attack!
04:21 PM
East Bengal vs BSS Sporting: EFBC 0-0 BSSC
58′ BSS Sporting are not so keen on building the attack from the back like East Bengal as they attempt a long pass from the back everytime they are with the ball unless they have a counter-attacking opportunity to catch East Bengal off guard
04:19 PM
BIG CHANCE MISSED BY A SHYAMAL BESHRA!
55′ Shyamal Beshra missed the biggest chance of the match for East Bengal as he was set up inside the box free by Sarthak Golui with a brilliant pass but the young substitute shoot the ball just inches wide off the far post! Big chance missed there as it should have been 1-0!
04:16 PM
ANOTHER YELLOW CARD FOR BSSC!
53′ Naba Kumar Das has been shown the yellow card as he takes down Lijo K on the right flank to stop a counter attack!
04:13 PM
East Bengal vs BSS Sporting: EFBC 0-0 BSSC
51′ A patch second half so far as none of the team are able to penetrate into the attacking half with quality. East Bengal are currently trying to build momentum in attack through patient passing.
04:11 PM
East Bengal vs BSS Sporting: EFBC 0-0 BSSC
48′ The second half so far sees East Bengal pushing as we have seen a cross into the box from left wing and a failed diagonal ball on the right wing as the 39-time champions are looking for that opening goal
04:08 PM
East Bengal vs BSS Sporting: EFBC 0-0 BSSC
46′ The second half gets underway as East Bengal straight away takes possession. Last-match goal scorer Shyamal Beshra comes in as a change at the break to replace forward Kush Chhetry
04:06 PM
2nd half to begin soon!
The second half live action is all set to begin soon as BSSC players, also known as Behala Warriors, are out on the field first after the break!
04:03 PM
East Bengal coach Carles Cuadrat arrives in Kolkata
East Bengal’s new head coach Carles Cuadrat arrived in Kolkata to take charge of the senior team. He wasted no time upon arrival in the city as he reached Naihati Bankimanjali Stadium to watch the club’s youth talent in display at the Calcutta Football League!
The boss reached Kolkata in the wee hours of this morning along with our Assistant Coach Dimas Delgado and our Strength & Conditioning Coach Albert Martinez Bernat. ????????#JoyEastBengal #EmamiEastBengal pic.twitter.com/b5lQW0O9Ja
— East Bengal FC (@eastbengal_fc) July 24, 2023
04:00 PM
East Bengal defence under pressure after Tuhin’s red card
East Bengal expectedly dominated the play with Souvik and Sarthak Golui featuring in the line-up but Tuhin Das’s 17th minute red card made things tricky for the side as they now look vulnerable on the counter despite dominating the play! The rain has crippled the Kolkata giants too as the youth side struggle to create chances on the wet outfield
03:56 PM
East Bengal vs BSS Sporting: EFBC 0-0 BSSC at HT
A look at the halftime stats as East Bengal dominated all the aspect of the game despite being a man down but their quality to create chances is not the same with field being all wet due to heavy rain!
03:53 PM
East Bengal vs BSS Sporting: EFBC 0-0 BSSC HALF TIME!
Referee Pranjal Banerjee blows the half time whistle as East Bengal couldn’t create further opportunity!
03:51 PM
East Bengal vs BSS Sporting: EFBC 0-0 BSSC
45+3′ East Bengal continue to hold possession and win another corner following a not-so-convincing attack. The corner taken by Dip Saha wasn’t a quality delivery on the near post and was cleared away!
03:49 PM
Four minutes of stoppage time added!
45+1′ The match enters the first half injury time as the match is bogged down in the middle of the pitch at the moment with none able to keep control of the ball
03:46 PM
Yellow card for BSSC!
43′ Subhankar Das sees yellow card as he takes down Dip Saha, who was running with the ball towards BSSC box and was fouled right outside the box! EBFC fans are asking how is that not a red card.
03:44 PM
East Bengal vs BSS Sporting: EFBC 0-0 BSSC
41′ Rare attack from BSSC as Subhankar Kumar times his run well to break the defensive line and reach a pin-point long pass from the midfield but the striker couldn’t control the ball and it is collected by Nishad
03:42 PM
East Bengal vs BSS Sporting: EFBC 0-0 BSSC
37′ Injury concern for BSSC as substitute Subodh Kumar is stretchered off the field for further treatment after he went down following a duel with EBFC player.
03:40 PM
East Bengal vs BSS Sporting: EFBC 0-0 BSSC
35′ Dip Saha delivers a looping ball into the box for Kush Chhetry running in from the left flank after Souvik won the ball in the midfield. The threatening pass was collected by goalkeeper Mrinmay Tanti, who came off his line to collect the ball!
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BSS Sporting are down the 11th spot in the 13-club group as the side has just picked a point in three matches. They lost to Wari AC (2-0) and George Telegraph (1-0) before holding West Bengal Police for a 1-1 draw in their last outing on July 20.
East Bengal, on the other hand, recovered from a goalless draw against Rainbow AC in their opening match to 4-2 win over West Bengal Police and then a 2-0 win over Kidderpore SC to put themselves in the run for the top spot in the group stages.
The Bino George-coach East Bengal has fielded its youth team for the Calcutta Football League, which has allowed no foreign players in the tournament this time around. Sarthak Golui and Souvik Chakraborti are among the senior help for the squad while the latter’s presence was instrumental in East Bengal’s dominant display as the midfielder pulled the string from the midfield.
He was also adjudged man of the match for his performance in the last game while the likes of Aman CK, Kush Chhetry, Bunando Singh, Abhishek Kunjam, Shyamal Beshra, Tuhin Das among others has formed a group of talented youngster eager to play attacking football under the former Gokulam Kerala coach.
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