ISL: NEUFC vs EBFC, Highlights: East Bengal announce their arrival with emphatic win over NorthEast

A
first-half
goal
from
Cleiton
Silva
(11′),
and
second-half
strikes
from
Charis
Kyriakou
(53′)
and
Jordan
O’Doherty
(84′)
ensured
the
three
points
for
East
Bengal
FC,
before
Matt
Doherty’s
consolation
goal
(90+2′)
opened
NorthEast
United’s
goal
account
for
the
season.

Stephen
Constantine
made
four
changes
to
the
East
Bengal
FC
lineup
that
lost
2-1
to
FC
Goa.
In
the
opposite
dugout,
Marco
Balbul,
who
had
now
served
his
one-match
suspension,
had
made
one
change
to
the
lineup
since
the
3-0
loss
to
Hyderabad
FC
by
bringing
Rochharzela
into
the
starting
XI.

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It
took
a
while
for
the
two
teams
to
find
their
rhythm
with
the
game’s
first
real
chance
coming
in
the
10th
minute
when
Cleiton
Silva
smashed
a
volley
from
range
at
NorthEast
United
FC’s
goal,
but
Silva
didn’t
have
to
wait
long
to
get
his
goal.

East
Bengal
FC
took
the
lead
a
minute
later
after
some
diligent
work
from
Mahesh
Naorem
Singh.
NorthEast
United
FC’s
Mohamed
Irshad
got
caught
on
the
ball
during
the
team’s
build-up,
which
gave
Mahesh
Noarem
Singh
an
opportunity
to
pinch
it
from
the
full-back
before
laying
it
to
the
open
Silva,
who
made
no
mistake
with
his
finish.

Silva
played
in
a
slightly
deeper
role
just
behind
the
forward,
and
found
joy
a
couple
of
times
in
this
freer
role,
taking
a
few
uncosted
long
shots
throughout
the
half.

NorthEast
United
FC
had
most
of
the
possession
in
the
first-half
but
were
struggling
to
create
any
real
chances
–
East
Bengal
FC
had
a
solid
block
in
front
of
goal.
Balbul
decided
to
take
some
action
early
by
making
two
changes
in
the
31st
minute,
bringing
Emil
Benny
and
Aaron
Evans
on
for
Romain
Philippoteaux
and
Mohamed
Irshad.

It
looked
like
the
Highlanders
were
going
to
end
the
half
without
any
shots
on
target
but
a
speculative
effort
from
Emil
Benny
in
the
45th
minute
led
to
a
rebound
that
Matt
Derbyshire
should
have
finished.
That
had
been
the
best
chance
of
the
game
at
the
point,
but
Derbyshire’s
effort
didn’t
find
the
target,
rattling
the
bar
instead.
East
Bengal
FC
took
a
1-0
lead
into
half-time.

East
Bengal
FC
started
the
second
half
with
real
zest.
They
went
up
2-0
eight
minutes
into
the
second
half
thanks
to
some
good
work
from
Suhair
Vadakkepeedika
on
the
right
wing,
who
set
up
an
onrushing
Charis
Kyriakou
for
a
bending
strike
from
the
edge
of
the
box.

Suhair
had
been
causing
NorthEast
United
FC
problems
prior
to
the
goal,
getting
close
to
scoring
twice
himself.
It
looked
like
he’d
set
up
Thongkhosiem
Haokip
four
minutes
later
with
a
driven
cross
from
the
right,
which
Haokip
backheeled
to
put
East
Bengal
FC
3-0
up,
but
the
goal
was
ruled
offside.
East
Bengal
FC
were
fairly
dominant
in
the
early
parts
of
the
second
half.

To
shake
things
up,
Balbul
looked
to
his
bench.
Imran
Khan,
who
was
subbed
in
for
Gurjinder
Kumar
in
the
63rd
minute,
had
a
decent
volleyed
effort
a
minute
after
coming
on.
Sylvester
Igboun
came
on
for
Michael
Jakobsen
in
the
71st
minute,
who
had
an
even
greater
effect
on
the
team.
Everytime
he
got
on
the
ball,
options
started
opening
up,
giving
his
teammates
and
the
crowd
a
lift.

NorthEast
United
FC
pushed
more
players
forward,
but
the
risk
didn’t
pay
off
in
the
end.
East
Bengal
FC
killed
the
game
in
84th
minute
thanks
to
a
quick
transition,
with
Mobashir
Rahman
setting
up
Jordan
O’Doherty,
who
finished
the
chance
with
aplomb.
With
the
score
3-0,
the
game
was
quite
open
now.

NorthEast
United
FC
finally
opened
their
goal
account
for
the
season
two
minutes
into
second-half
stoppage
time.
It
was
the
combination
of
Benny
and
Derbyshire
again,
with
Derbyshire
scoring
a
near-post
header
from
an
inch-perfect
corner.
It
was
too
little,
too
late
for
NorthEast
United
FC.

East
Bengal
FC
face
fierce
rivals
ATK
Mohun
Bagan
in
the
Kolkata
Derby
on
29th
October
at
the
Salt
Lake
Stadium,
whereas
NorthEast
United
FC
will
travel
to
the
JRD
Tata
Sports
Complex,
to
play
Jamshedpur
FC
on
30th
October.

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