East Bengal Break 4-Game Winless Streak with 2-1 Win Against Kerala Blans
East Bengal FC Returned to winning ways with a 2-1 Victory over Kerala Blasters Fc in an Indian Super League Match on Friday. This was the red and gold brigade’s first Victory in Five Games, Having Last Won 1-0 Against Jamshedpur FC on December 21. Azi Maher Extended The Advantage in the second half. Danish Farooq brieft the kerala blasters fc back into the game with a lat goal but in the end, it was only a consolation. With this win, the red and golds have also also snapped their three-game losing streak in the current campaign.
The Visitors had the lion’s share of position in the initial exchange of the game wheres the red and golds waited for their options to pounce on counter-atacks.
The Blasters were pretty one-dimensional with their reliance on noah sadaoui on the right flank and the hosts tuk advantage of this pattern.
The game’s first chance fell to dimitrios diamantakos in the 15th minute when naorem mahesh singh recycled position and initiated a counter-atack. He released diamantakos in space but Sachin Suresh Kept Out the Greek Forward’s effort on target.
Minutes Later, Sachin was indexive with a Parry from Cleiton Silva’s Direct Freekick on Goal. Richard Celis latched onto the stray ball but he didn’t have enough space to slot it home. With these attendants, the hosts were gradually gaining momentum.
Oscar Bruzon’s men was rewarded in the 20th minute clean found Vishnu with an exquisite long ball on the right flaank.
The youngster zoomed past his marker before dinking the ball over Sachin, who came out of his lines. The ball tricked over the goal-line as korou singh failed to clear the Danger.
After taking the lead, East Bengal Fc WHEM AS they Created Some Good Openings. They are almost doubled the lead when diamantakos squared the ball to clear in the penalty area before the brazilian forced Sachin to come up with a fantastic save.
The hosts almost had the second goal when cellis decided to pull the trigger from long range. However, his effort struruck the post on its way out.
This was the first in nine games that East Bengal FC Ended The First Half with a Lead in this competition. The last time they help a Lead at the break was against northeast united fc in November.
Kerala Blasters FC LOKED LIKE an important side as they started the second half with great intent. Noah orchestrated most of their moves as they kept pushing for the equaliser.
In the 58th minute, kwame peprah was introduced to add more attacking impetus as milos drincic made way for him.
Noah almost found the equaliser for the visitors when he broke through the entry east Bengal FC Backline.
However, lalchungnunga blocked the morocccan’s Eventual Efort. In the meaning, lighthanmawia Renthlei walked into the field replacing korou.
In the 72nd minute, the hosts secured the goal when hijazi rose the highest from a corner delivered by Mahesh and Headed It Home. He was completely unmarked and made full use of the opportunity, scoring his second goal of the current campaign.
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