East Bengal vs Bengaluru FC Highlights, ISL 2024-25: EBFC 1-1 BFC; Late Chhetri equaliser knocks Torch Bearers out of playoff race
East Bengal vs Bengaluru FC Highlights, ISL 2024-25: EBFC 1-1 BFC; Late Chhetri equaliser knocks Torch Bearers out of playoff race
BFC gets a penalty.
The referee blows the final whistle. It ends one-all.
East Bengal is out of the playoff race.
East Bengal 1-1 Bengaluru FC
Saul earns EBFC a corner. Gill has come forward. Last chance for the Kolkata club.
Saul Crespo’s shot takes a deflection and Gurpreet catches it with ease.
Six minutes added on.
Sunil Chhetri makes no mistake from the spot.
BFC gets a penalty. Nishu with the foul on Mendez.
ENFC is trying to kill time in every possible way.
Chhetri shot flies over the bar.
BFC gets a se-piece and Gill pulls off a brilliant double save.
Gurpreet denies Lalhlansanga to put East Bengal two up.
Jeakson is playing a vital part in East Benagl’s defence.
Vinith gets into the referee’s book for his foul on Souvik.
Souvik with a spectacular attempt from distance brings out a big save from Gurpreet.
Nougera catches Mahesh. He has to be careful now, he’s already on a yellow.
Mendez goes down inside the box and appeals for a penalty but the referee is unmoved.
Bengaluru is enjoying lion’s share of possession in the second-half but can’t seem to break ENFC’s robust defensive shape.
Nishu defends well and clears the ball for a corner.
Clash of heads between Messi Bouli and Fanai. Messi gets yellow for his part.
The second-half between East Bengal and Bengaluru is under way at the Salt Lake.
Messi Bouli’s goal gives East Bengal the lead at half-time but Diamantakos’ needless red card give Bengaluru FC the edge.
Diamantakos pushes Noguera on the face after a scuffle and gets a red card. Referee deems it as a headbutt.
Noguera gets yellow for his part.
East Bengal has opened up BFC defence several time but only has one goal to show for all its efforts.
Three minutes added on.
Lakra brings down Mendez.
East Bengal fails to take advantage of half-chances, these might come back to bite them later.
EBFC substitution: Jeakson replaces injured Anwar Ali.
Anwar Ali is down holding his left hamstring. Not a good sight if you’re a East Bengal fan.
Drinks break has been taken.
Messi Bouli puts in a a cross which Sanan fails to clear. Vishnu runs into the six yard box and swings his right-foot but blasts its over the bar.
Mahesh’s effort from the edge of the box rolls into the net but the offside flag went up as the lineman deemed Diamantakos interfering with Gurpreet’s eyeline.
20-odd minutes into the match, EBFC players are looking hungrier. They are winning most of duals and are showing better composure on the ball.
Mendez is fouled by Lakra and BFC gets a free-kick in a dangerous position.
Messi finds Diamantakos with a clever pass and the Greek forward strikes it from the edge of the box. However, his effort was straight at Gurpreet.
EBFC gets a corner.
Mahesh tries to test Gurpreet from range but fails to keep his effort on target. It wasn’t that far away.
Gill makes a good save to deny Sunil Chhetri.
Messi Bouli gives East Bengal a rocking start.
The Cameroonian footballer reacts the quickest after Saul Crespo was brought down outside the box and finds the back of the net with a left-footed finish.
Vishnu fails to put the ball into the back of the net from Diamantakos’ cut back. A huge miss for East Bengal.
East Bengal is pressing with intent and putting BFC defence in pressure.
Diamantakos stings the palms of Gurpreet with a solid shot from a acute angle.
Both teams are looking to assert dominance over the other early in the contest.
Diamantakos gibe EBFC the first corner of the match.
Rakip with a important interventional puts off Mendez who had the entire goal to aim for.
10 points gap between the two teams. BFC looking to push for top-three finish, while EBFC aiming to get into the playoffs for the first time.
The match between East Bengal and Bengaluru FC is under way.
East Bengal: Prabhsukhan Gill (gk), Nishu Kumar, Hector Yuste, Lalchungunga, Nandha Kumar Sekar, Mahesh Singh Naorem, Souvik Chakrabarti, Richard Celis, David Lalhlansanga, PV Vishnu, Dimitri Diamantakos
Bengaluru FC: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (gk), Namgyal Bhutia, Chinglensana Singh, Rahul Bheke, Naorem Roshan Singh, Alberto Noguera, Lalremtluanga Fanai, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Ryan Williams, Edgar Mendez, Sivasakthi Narayanan
The East Bengal vs Bengaluru FC ISL 2024-25 match will kick-off at 7:30 PM IST on Sunday, March 2 at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.
The East Bengal vs Bengaluru FC ISL 2024-25 match will be live telecast on the Sports18 network and Star Sports 3. The match will also be live streamed on the Jio Cinema app and website.
With just two game weeks remaining in the 2024-25 Indian Super League season, the competition for a place in the top six for East Bengal FC is getting fiercer daily. It will play a formidable Bengaluru FC on Sunday evening at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.
It is a game between two sides facing different situations, with one side preparing for the ISL playoffs and the other fighting for a chance to get into the top-six. A team desperate for a win, East Bengal has it all to do and will also depend on other results for playoff qualification.
The Red and Gold have won eight games this season, all attributed to Bruzon’s tactical prowess. The Spanish coach is prepared to start his team against the high-flying Blues and secure their ninth victory at home after winning three games on the trot.
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the Indian Super League 2024-25 match between East Bengal and Bengaluru FC played at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.
Published on Mar 02, 2025
