ISL 2021/22: East Bengal and Bengaluru FC’s playoffs hopes damage by 1-1 draw

ISL 2021/22: The outcome extends East Bengal’s winless run to 9 matches whereas Bengaluru’s hopes of securing a playoff qualification berth suffered yet one more blow. Bengaluru FC play Mumbai City of their subsequent task. (Courtesy of ISL)HIGHLIGHTSEast Bengal’s goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharja was proven an early yellow card for fouling Prince Ibara earlyNaorem scored with a diving header which gave no probability to the keeperThe equaliser lastly got here after a interval of sustained stress by the Blues within the second halfA resilient SC East Bengal held Bengaluru FC to a 1-1 draw within the 2021-22 Hero Indian Super League on the Athletic Stadium in Bambolim. The outcome extends SCEB’s winless run to 9 matches whereas BFC’s hopes of securing playoffs qualification endure one other blow.

Semboi Haokip (28’) opened the scoring with a diving header till Sourav Das (OG 55’) handed the equaliser to the opposition with an personal objective.In a nervy begin, SC East Bengal’s goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharja was proven an early yellow card for fouling Prince Ibara. On the opposite finish, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu additionally had a rusty begin as he misjudged a free-kick from deep that went unpunished. It took the 18th minute for both facet to create a significant scoring alternative when Lalrinliana Hnamte’s shot from the sting of the field was blocked by the BFC defence.Roshan Naorem was proven a yellow card for a shirt pull and the next free-kick led to Semboi Haokip breaking the impasse simply earlier than the half-hour mark. He scored with a diving header which gave no probability to the keeper.Alan Costa almost scored the equaliser from Cleiton Silva’s free-kick a number of moments later however his header went barely over the bar. Marco Pezzaiuoli’s males stored urgent for an equaliser however went into the halftime break trailing. The restart noticed the tactician ship Sunil Chhetri to alter the complexion of the match.The equaliser lastly got here after a interval of sustained stress by the Blues within the second half. A cross from the best flank by Roshan was met by Sourav Das whose miscued header went previous his personal goalkeeper on the close to submit. Ibara was a relentless risk and had the prospect to provide BFC the benefit after the hour mark however his header went over the crossbar. BFC was once more denied the lead on the 71st-minute mark after Chhetri’s strike from 10-yards out was cleared on the road by Hira Mondal.The Blues piled on extra stress as substitute Ankit Mukherjee picked up a yellow card for a nasty foul on Ashique Kuruniyan within the late levels of the match. Udanta Singh additionally took an try at objective however he sliced throughout the ball which swerved away from the goal. Five minutes had been added for stoppages however neither facet was capable of finding the successful objective as they settled for some extent every.SC East Bengal will likely be subsequent in motion towards leaders Mumbai City FC on the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Friday whereas Bengaluru FC additionally performs the Islanders of their subsequent task on the PJN Stadium on Monday.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.