Bengaluru FC ease previous gritty Army Green to enter Durand semis

Bengaluru FC (BFC) got here from behind but once more to register a 3-2 win in opposition to Army Green within the remaining quarter-final encounter of the a hundred and thirtieth Durand Cup on the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) on Saturday afternoon. They will now face FC Goa within the second semi-final, scheduled for Wednesday.Wungngayam Muirang, Leon Augustine and Namgyal Bhutia acquired on the score-sheet for BFC whereas Lallawmkima and Vibin T V scored for the Greens, each by the way by way of penalties.
Army Green created strain early on and have been rewarded as Lallawmkima scored from the spot within the ninth minute to the give the regimental aspect a lead.
However, the Naushad Moosa coached BFC didn’t take lengthy to bounce again as Muirang scored the equalizer within the twentieth minute, courtesy a magical free kick that curled into the again of the online, giving Green keeper Sarath no likelihood by any means.
BFC performed an attacking sport submit that and created fairly a number of probabilities however didn’t convert any of them within the first half.

However, they didn’t take lengthy to go forward within the second as Leon Augustine scored the second for his crew simply minutes into the second half.
Namgyal Bhutia then scored the third simply earlier than the three-quarter hour mark to offer the Blues a cushty two aim cushion.

Dip Majumdar and Deepak Singh did create their probabilities and put strain on the Bengaluru aim however the Blues defence did effectively to maintain the lead intact.
In the previous few minutes, Army Green pulled one again by way of one other spot-kick however it was throughout by then.
Wungngayam Muirang was adjudged the Man of the Match for his wonderful total returns within the sport together with the aim scored.