Durand Cup 2022: Sunil Chhetri, Roy Krishna on course as 10-man BFC down Jamshedpur

Sunil Chhetri and Roy Krishna scored a purpose every as a 10-man Bengaluru FC overcame some anxious second-half moments to down Jamshedpur FC 2-1 within the Durand Cup on Wednesday.

Peep, peep, PEEEEP! 🔥 Goals from Chhetri and Krishna give the Blues a profitable begin to their #2022DurandCup marketing campaign. 🔵 #WeAreBFC #JFCBFC pic.twitter.com/tJp7jkmYHl

— Bengaluru FC (@bengalurufc) August 17, 2022

Eyeing the elusive Durand Cup title, the previous I-League and Indian Super League champions started on a optimistic be aware with Chhetri discovering the web within the twenty third minute from a Prabir Das nook. The much-anticipated pairing of Chhetri and Krishna then received going collectively to make it 2-0 with the previous ATK Mohun Bagan star marksman opening his account within the 56th minute.

Having began from the bench, the marquee Fijian recruit scored simply 11 minutes after approaching to the pitch, as he labored in tandem with talismanic skipper Chhetri.

Anticipating Krishna behind him, Chhetri made an ideal run into the Jamshedpur FC field, offering an inch-perfect backheel to the Fijian to do the needful and provides them a 2-0 cushion contained in the hour-mark. But the Blues have been in for some jittery moments after their skipper left the sphere.

Bengaluru’s signing from East Bengal, Hira Mondal, who was already on a yellow card, as soon as once more caught the eyes of referee Rahul Kumar Gupta to get a second reserving as Bengaluru was lowered to 10 gamers within the 59th minute.The Red Miners have been fast to money in on their numerical benefit to earn a free kick, ensuing of their first purpose of the Durand Cup.

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Rishi utilized Phijam Vikash Singh’s freekick from the suitable to drag one again as they slowly began to construct stress on Bengaluru.

Under new coach Simon Grayson, Bengaluru FC bolstered their protection with 5 males on the again to carry off Jamshedpur FC’s late surge, as they appeared most threatening from setpieces. Credit also needs to be given to their seasoned goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh who stood tall below the bar. With 4 minutes left on the clock, he palmed away a Rishi nook.

The Blues, who made a quarterfinal (2014) and semifinal (2021) exit of their earlier outings, have a brand new look facet at their disposal together with their English coach Grayson.

Apart from Hira Mondal, Prabir Das, and Krishna, they’ve additionally roped within the likes of India heart again Sandesh Jhingan, Javi Hernandez, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Amrit Gope, and Faisal Ali. Jhingan, nevertheless, was not a part of the facet in opposition to Jamshedpur FC