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HERO ISL 2022-23 : BENGALURU FC REPORT
ALL PICTURE : ISL PRESS RELEASE
ATK MOHUN BAGAN ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE
18.03.2023:ATK MOHUN BAGAN 2(4)-2(3) BENGALURU FC (FT)
ATKMB: DIMITRI PETRATOS (P-14',P-84)
BFC SUNIL CHETRI (P-45+2'), ROY KRISHNA (78')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Dimitri Petratos (ATKMB)
CLUB AWARD :ATK MOHUN BAGAN AND BENGALURU FC
GOLDEN GLOVES : Vishal Kaith (ATKMB)
GOLDEN BOOT : Diego Mauricio ( ODISHA FC)
EMERGING PLAYER : Siva Narayanan. ( BENGALURU FC)
HERO Of THE LEAGUE : Lallianzuala Chhangte ( BENGALURU FC)
ATKMB :Vishal Kaith, Asish Rai, Pritam Kotal (C), Slavko Damjanovic, Subhasish Bose (Kyan), Carl McHugh, Glan Martins (Hnamte), Hugo Boumous (Hamil)(Sumeet), Ashique Kuruniyan (Liston), Manvir Singh, Dimitri Petratos.
BFC :Gurpreet Sandhu (C), Aleksandar Jovanovic (Pablo), Sandesh Jhingan, Prabir Das, Roshan Naorem (Parag), Bruno Silva, Suresh Wangjam, Javier Hernandez (Udanta), Rohit Kumar(Costa), Roy Krishna, Siva Narayanan (Sunil).
REFEREE :HARISH KUNDU.
ATK MOHUN BAGAN WON THEIR MAIDEN ISL TITTLE DEFEATING BENGALURU FC
Alan Costa (BFC) 1-0
Dimitri Petratos (ATKMB) 1-1
Roy Krishna (BFC) 2-1
Liston Colaco (ATKMB) 2-2
Bruno Ramirez (BFC) 2-2
Kyan Nasiri (ATKMB) 3-2
Sunil Chetri (BFC) 3-3
Manvir Singh (ATKMB) 4-3
Pablo Parez(BFC) 4-3
MATCH MOVED TO TIE BREAKER/ SUDDEN DEATH
AT THE END OF EXTRA TIME - ATK MOHUN BAGAN 2-2 BENGALURU FC
119': YELLOW CARD to Pablo for obstructing Vishal Kaith.
120': 1 minute extra time.
118': A shot from Dimitri Petratos from almost 45 yards, Gurpreet Singh was not in his position, the ball was going towards the goal, but Gurpreet saved finally.
116': A cross from the right by Pablo Perez, Roy Krishna failed to control, the ball was cleared by Pritam Kotal.
110': Manvir Singh missed an easy chance. .A cross from Dimitri Petratos from the left, but Manvir Singh failed to place in open goal.
106': A miss by BFC. .Roy Krishna's push of a lob from Pablo Perez missed the target .
105+2': AT THE END OF 105 MINUTES - ATK MOHUN BAGAN 2-2 BENGALURU FC
105': 2 minutes added time.
99': Rohit Kumar was bit unlucky as he shoots wide of a pass from Pablo from just outside the 18 yards.
93': Udanta's header of a free kick from Sunil went wide.
92': Pablo Perez was brought down by Slavko Damjanovic, free kick to BFC. <
MATCH MOVED TO EXTRA TIME
90+4': AT THE END OF 90 MINUTES - ATK MOHUN BAGAN 2-2 BENGALURU FC
90+3': A goal line save by Prabir Das....he saved a shot from Dimitri Petratos of a pass from Manvir Singh from the goal line.
90+2': An acrobatic effort from Sunil of a pass from Krishan, but the ball went wide.
90+1': YELLOW CARD to Hnamte, he tackles Sandesh dangerously.
90': 4 minutes added time.
84': GOOOOAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Dimitri Petratos convets the penalty.
83': PENALTY for ATKMB......Kyan Nasiri was brought down by by Pablo Perez inside the 18 yards. It seems Kyan Nasiri was fouled outside the 18 yards.
78': GOOOOAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL BFC leading 2-1. A cross from Roshan Singh from the right, was flicked towards the goal by Bruno Ramirez and Roy Krishna header from the near post finds the target.
75': ATK MOHUN BAGAN 1-1 BENGALURU FC
74': A forward pass from Sunil Chetri to Roy Krishna inside the 18 yards, but Subasish blocked the area and cleared the ball.
72': Carl McHugh's header of a freekick from Dimitri Petratos went high over the cross bar.
67': YELLOW CARD to Carl McHugh.....he fouled Javi Hernandez dangerously.
64': A long run by Javi Hernandez down the middle of a pass from Roy Krishna, but Pritam saved the situation.
61': A easy chance wasted by ATKMB.......A powerful shot by Manvir was partially saved by Gurpreet, Petratos recieved the ball with only Gurpreet to beat, but Petratos shoots wide.
56': A cross from Liston Colaco of a pass from Hugo Boumous from the left , but Gurpreet saved the situation.
51': Hugo Boumous had a long run of a forward pass from McHugh, but Bruno Ramirez in control of the situation.
49': It's a quite start for both the teams.
46': Second session starts.
45+3": AT HALF TIME - ATK MOHUN BAGAN 1-1 BENGALURU FC
45+2': GOOOOAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Sunil Chetri converts the penalty.
45+1': PENALTY FOR BFC ......Roy Krishna was fouled by Subhasish Bose inside the 18 yards.
45': 3 minutes added time.
40': Vishal Kaith saved again....... a curling free kick from Javi Hernandez from the right was saved by Vishal.
37': Manvir Singh had a chance of the freekick from Petratos, but he wasted.
36': YELLOW CARD to Roshan Singh, he fouled dangerously to Hugo Boumous just outside the 18 yards, freekick to ATKMB.
34': YELLOW CARD to Sunil Chetri and Roshan Singh for arguing with the Referee.
34': Roy Krishna was pulled down inside the 18 yards, BFC demand for a Penalty, Referee denied.
30': ATK MOHUN BAGAN 1-0 BENGALURU FC
27': A brillant save by Vishal, saved a long left footed free kick from Javi Hernandez.
26': Sunil was brought down Glen Martins just outside the 18 yards , freekick to BFC.
23': Sunil was looking dangerous following a long lob from from Sandesh but Pritam Kotal saved the situation.
21': Hugo Boumous snatched a ball from Prabir and sends a pass to Petratos inside the 18 yards but the ball cleared by Sandesh.
18': Petratos's free kick partially cleared by Sunil and finally cleared by Javi out of the danger zone.
17': YELLOW CARD to Prabir Das Asfique Kuruniyan was fouled by Prabir, free kick to ATKMB just outside the 18 yards.
14': GOOOOAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Dimitri Petratos converts the penalty.
12': PENALTY for ATKMB as Roy Krishna handled the ball of a corner from Dimitri Petratos frm the right.
10': A cross from Roshan Singh from the left, Javi Hernandez was attempting for an acrobatic shot, but Subhasish Bose claered the ball.
7': A cross pass from Manvir after a long run down the right but cleared by Sandesh out of the danger zone.
6': A wrong clearance by Suresh finds Pertatos inside the danger zone, but Gurpreet saved the situation.
5': A long lob by Prabir from the right of a pass frm Suresh went straight to Vishal.
3': It is an early substitution for BFC.......Shiva Shakti was injured, he was replaced by Sunil Chetri.
0': The final of 8th edition of ISL kicked off at Fatorda.
It is an electrifying atmosphere at Goa. A large number of supporters of both the teams are at Goa to support their team.
*** BOTH THE TEAMS ARE PLAYING IN 4-4-2 FORMATION.
THE CHAMPIONS OF ISL
2014 : Atletico De Kolkata 1-0 Kerala Blaster FC
2015: Chennaiyin FC 3-2 FC Goa
2016: Atletico De Kolkata 1(4)-1(3) Kerala Blaster FC
2017: Chennaiyin FC 3-2 Bengaluru FC
2018: Bengaluru FC 1-0 FC Goa
2019: ATK 3-1 Chennaiyin FC
2020: Mumbai City FC 2-1 ATK Mohun Bagan
2021: Hyderabad FC 1(3)-1(1) Kerala Blasters FC
PREVIEW:
17.03.23: A truly contested final awaits at the Pandit Jawarlal Nehru stadium Goa, when the top two clubs of the country ATK Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC will clash for the prestigious trophy in the eighth edition of Indian Super League.
ATK Mohun Bagan were unbeaten in the last five matches conceding only one goal. Bengaluru FC stitched a 10-game winning run in 2023 en route to their way to the final.
ATK Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC had played six matches against each other in the past. ATK Mohun Bagan maitaining an impressive track record of winning four, while Bengaluru FC won only a single match and one match ended in a draw as both the teams scored three goals each.
RESULTS OF PREVIOUS MATCHES
21ST DECEMBER 2020: ATK MOHUN BAGAN 1-0 BENGALURU FC
09TH FEBRUARY 2021: BENGALURU FC 0-2 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
16TH DECEMBER 2021: BENGALURU FC 3-3 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
27TH FEBRUARY 2022: ATK MOHUN BAGAN 2-0 BENGALURU FC
03RD DECEMBER 2022: BENGALURU FC 0-1 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
05TH FEBRUARY 2023" ATK MOHUN BAGAN 1-2 BENGALURU FC
At the pre match press conference at Goa both the coaches Juan Ferrando of ATK Mohun Bagan and Simon Grayson of Bengaluru FC looked confident but cautious about against each other. Needless to say they will opt for specific tactics and plan during the course of the match.
COACHES VIEW
SIMON GRAYSON
"ATK Mohun Bagan have had a fantastic run of results to get to the final. They’ve got some individuals who can really hurt the opposition. We really respect them and I hope we stay on top of our game. I feel that tomorrow’s game will be a great advertisement for the League. I feel tomorrow’s game will be determined by which team wants it the most. At some points, you might need a bit of luck, but I don’t want these players to have any regrets after the game. The team has trained on different matchday situations during training and if we continue to work hard and eradicate those small mistakes, then that will help us a great deal.”
JUAN FERRANDO
"In the last few games, they [Bengaluru FC] have been very good and have played confidently. On the field, they look like a proper team. It will be very important to control this game from the start. The focus, as always, is on our team, and we have faith in our plan. I hope the club wins the trophy because they helped me and trusted in my things. I am happy because we are here for the players. They have worked through a lot of difficult moments and have thought about the team all the time. My job is to help the club to improve. But it is much better for everyone if ATKMB win the trophy.”
The last two years final at Goa was played in a close door Jawarlal Nehru stadium owing to Covid 19 pandemic. But, it is expected to be a full house on Saturday evening as a large of supporters from Kolkata and Bengaluru will be at the stadium to support their clubs.
16.3.23: After a win against Hyderabad FC in the semifinal at home, ATK Mohun Bagan left for Goa today afternoon to face Bengaluru FC in the final of the 8th edition of Indian Super League.
The Mariners are in a positive frame of mind looked confident before they leave Kolkata.
ATK Mohun Bagan reached the semifinal stages in the last three editions they played, but reached the final once in the year 2020-22. The Mariners lost against Mumbai City FC in the final at Margao by a margin of 2-1 in a close door Jawharlal Nehru stadium.
ROAD TO FINAL: ATK MOHUN BAGAN
09TH MARCH: HYDERABAD FC 0-0 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
13TH MARCH: ATK MOHUN BAGAN 0()4-0(3)
ROAD TO FINAL: BENGALURU FC
07TH MARCH: MUMBAI CITY FC 0-1 BENGALURU FC
12 TH MARCH: BENGALURU FC 1(9)-2(8) MUMBAI CITY FC
while, Bengaluru FC won the the Indian Super League in the year 2018-19 defeating FC Goa by a solitary goal in the final at the Mumbai Football Arena. After a goalless ninety minutes Rahul Bheke scored the winning goal at the 116h minute of the match. Incidentally, Rahul Bheke, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and captain Sunil Chetri were in the squad of 2018 and the important members as well as in the current Bengaluru FC squad.
BENGALURU FC REACHED THE FINAL AFTER A DRAMATIC SEMIFINAL
1ST SEMI-FINAL - 2nd LEG (BANGALORE)
12.03.2023 : BENGALURU FC 1-2 (2(9) AGG 2(8)) MUMBAI CITY FC (FT)
BFC: JAVIER HERNANDEZ (21')
MCFC: BIPIN SINGH (31'), MEHTAB SINGH (65')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Gurpreet Sandhu ( BFC)
CLUB AWRD : MUMBAI CITY FC
BFC : Gurpreet Sandhu (C), Aleksandar Jovanovic (Costa), Sandesh Jhingan, Prabir Das, Roshan Naorem, Bruno Silva (Pablo), Rohit Kumar (Parag), Javier Hernandez, Suresh Wangjam, Roy Krishna, Siva Narayanan (Sunil).
MCFC: Phurba Lachenpa (GK), Rahul Bheke, Mourtada Fall (C), Mehtab Singh, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy (Mandar), Rowllin Borges (Vinit), Ahmed Jahouh, Greg Stewart, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Jorge Diaz, Bipin Singh (Vikram).
REFEREE: RAHUL KUMAR GUPTA.
BENGALURU FC WON THE SEMIFINAL BY A MARGIN OF 9-8 IN SUDDEN DEATH AFTER THE 2ND SEMIFINAL ENDED AT AN AGGREGATE SCORE OF 2-2
TIE BREAKER/SUDDEN DEATH
Greg Stewat (MCFC) 1-0
Javi Hernandez (BFC)1-1
Jorge Diaz (MCFC) 2-1
Roy Krishna (BFC) 2-2
Lalrinzwalla Chhangte (MCFC) 3-2
Alan Costa (BFC) 3-3
Ahmed Jahouh (MCFC) 4-3
Sunil Chetri (BFC) 4-4
Rahul Bheke (MCFC) 5-4
Pablo Perez (BFC) 5-5
Vikram Singh (MCFC) 6-5
Prbir Das (BFC) 6-6
Motarda Fall (MCFC) 7-6
Rohit Kumar (BFC) 7-7
Vinit Rai (MCFC) 8-7
Suresh Singh (BFC) 8-8
Mehtab Singh (MCFC) 8-8 (saved by Gurpreet)
Sandesh Jhingan (BFC) 9-8 (winning goal scored)
AT THE END OF 2ND HALF EXTRA TIME - AGGRERATE SCORE :BENGALURU FC 2-2 MUMBAI CITY FC
120': 1 minute added time.
116': A chance for BFC but wasted by Pablo Perez. A forward pass from Sunil Chetri to Pablo who shoots straight to Lachenpa.
109': Easy chance wasted by Jorge Diaz.....failed to place the ball of a cross from Greg Stewart with only Gurpreet Singh to beat.
1ST HALF EXTRA TIME - AGGRERATE SCORE :BENGALURU FC 2-2 MUMBAI CITY FC 102': An acrobatic save by Lachenpa, saved a header from Roy Krishna of a cross from Roshan Singh from the right.
99': A easy opportunity wasted by Periya Diaz, he failed to connect a cross from Vikram with Gurpreet Singh Sandhu on the ground.
96': Sandesh failed to clear a cross from Vikram Pratap from the right, Greg Stewart finds the ball but Pablo Perez cleared the ball finally.
94': MCFC are attacking continuously in the extra time.
THE MATCH MOVED TO EXTRA TIME AS THE AGGREGATE SCORE WAS 2-2
90+5': AT THE END OF 90 MINUTES BENGALURU FC 1-2 MUMBAI CITY FC
90': 5 minutes added time.
85': A forward pass from Rohit Kumar to Roy Krishna towards the left, but Mehtab was alert enough to restrict Krishna and forced him to shoot wide.
81': A long cross pass from Prabir Das to Sunil Chetri , but Lachenpa once again came out in time to save the siyuation.
75': MCFC are still in the process of continuos attack, while BFC rely on the counter moves.
68': A save by Lachenpa saved MCFC, Javi Hernandez received a ball from Prabir Das from the left. Javi's left footed push from a close distance was saved by Lachenpa.
65': GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL MCFC leading 2-1.. A header from Mehtab Singh of a corner from Greg Stewart from the left beat Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
64': MCFC creating continuous pressure in BFC defense right from the start of the second session.
56': Great save by Phurba Lachenpa. A forward pass from Shiva Shakti to Javi Hernandez inside the danger zone. Javi's right footed shot was saved by Lachenpa and denied Javi and BFC. Javi could have pass the ball to Roy Krishan who was in a clear position.
46': Greg Stewart got past Roshan Singh and Rahit Kumar and sends a pass to Bipin. Bipin in a half turn beat Aleksandar Jananovic but his shot was saved by Gurpreet.
45+6': HALF TIME: BENGALURU FC 1-1 MUMBAI CITY FC
45': 6 minutes added time.
41': Chance wasted by BFC Javi Hernandez received a pass from Shiva Shakti from the right, beat Rahul Bheke in speed but he shoots straight to Phurba Lachenpa.
37': A pass from Greg Stewart to Vignesh just outside the 18 yards. Vigesh's left footed shot beat Gurpreet singh but hit the bar...... BFC survived.
31': GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL MCFC equalised 1-1. A cross pass from the right by Rahul Bheke finds Rowlin Borges inside the 18 yards. Rowlin's got past Sandesh but his shot was partially saved by Gurprit and unmarked Bipin Singh did the rest.
24': A pass from Greg Stewart to Rowlin Borges inside the danger zone, Rowlin had a cracking shot at goal but Sandesh Jhingan blocked the area and saved his team.
21': GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL BFC leading 1-0. Siva Shakti got past Mehtab Singh from the right and send a perfect cross pass to Javier Hernandez inside the 18 yards. Javi's headed between Mortada Fall and Vignesh and finds the target.
17': Vighesh received a pass from Stewart from the middle, had a left footed prompt shot. But his shot went wide of the target. Vignesh was unmarked just outside the 18 yards but failed to utilise the chance.
9': PENALTY WASTED .Gurpreet Singh Sandhu saved the Penalty from Greg Stewart.
7': PENALTY FOR MCFC A forward pass from Bipin Singh to Greg Stewart inside the 18 yards of BFC. But Gurprit Singh tripped Greg Stewat from behind. Gurpeet was injured in the process.
5': It was great start for both the teams as they in a mood to play an attacking football.
1ST SEMIFINAL (MUMBAI)
07.03.2023 ( M-113) : MUMBAI CITY FC 0-1 BENGALURU FC (FT)
BFC: SUNIL CHHETRI (78')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Prabir Das (BFC)
CLUB AWARD : BENGALURU FC
MCFC: Phurba Lachenpa, Rahul Bheke, Mourtada Fall, Mehtab Singh, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Lalengmawia Ralte (Aayush), Ahmed Jahouh (Nouguera), Greg Stewart, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Jorge Diaz, Bipin Singh (Vikram).
BFC: Gurpreet Sandhu, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Sandesh Jhingan, Prabir Das, Roshan Naorem, Bruno Silva, Suresh Wangjam, Javier Hernandez (Perez), Rohit Kumar (Jayesh), Roy Krishna (Udanta), Siva Narayanan (Chetri).
REFEREE: R VENKATESH.
An important goal by Sunil Chetri at the 78th minute of the match helped Bengaluru FC to register an important win against Mumbai City FC in the first semifinal of the current edition of Indian Super League at an away encounter at the Mumbai Football Arena.
Mumbai City FC displayed an attacking football in the first session of the match, created a number of chances to score. But, credit must be given to Sandesh Jhingan and Prabir Das who lead Bengaluru FC central defense and denied Greg Stewart, Joerge Diaz and Bipin Singh on a number of occasion to score.
Prabir Das, who displayed an impressive performance in central defense as well as in the attacking force was rightly adjudged as the Man of the Match.
Bengaluru FC had a tactical change in the second session as they started to hold the ball in the midfield leading by Zavi Hernandez and Suresh Wanjam and started to create pressure in the Mumbai City FC's central defense. It was really a competitive second session as both the teams had a number of positive chances to score.
Finally, Bengaluru FC scored at the 78th minute when Sunil Chetri's header of a corner from Roshan Singh from the left finds the target with Mumbai City FC goalkeeper Phurba Lachenpa at the near post.
Mumbai City FC still have a chance to enter the final when they will face against Bengaluru FC at the Kanteveera stadium on the 12th of March.
1ST KNOCKOUT
BENGALURU FC TO FACE MUMBAI CITY FC IN THE SEMIFINAL
03.03.2023 : BENGALURU FC 1-0 KERALA BLASTERS FC (EXTRA TIME 96')
BFC: SUNIL CHHETRI (96')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Sunil Chhetri ( BFC)
CLUB AWARD :
BENGALURU FC
BFC: Gurpreet Sandhu (C), Sandesh Jhingan, Aleksandar Jovanovic (Costa), Roshan Naorem, Prabir Das, Rohit Kumar, Javier Hernandez, Suresh Wangjam, Bruno Silva, Roy Krishna, Siva Narayanan (Sunil).
KBFC: Prabhsukhan Gill , Jessel Carneiro (C) (Ayush), Nishu Kumar, Victor Mongil, Marko Leskovic, Vibin Mohanan, Jeakson Singh, Adrian Luna, Danish Farooq (Samad), Dimitrios Diamantakos, Rahul Kannoly Praveen.
REFEREE : CRYSTAL JOHN.
BENGALURU FC DECLARED AS WINNERS BY THE MATCH OFFICIALS. REFEREE CRYSTAL JOHN BLEW THE FINAL WHISTLE AFTER DISCUSSING WITH MATCH COMMISSIONER AMIT DHARAP.
KERALA BLASTERS ARE PROTESTING AGAINST THE DECISION OF GOAL. THEY LEFT THE FIELD PROTESTING AGAINST THE DECISION. THE FOOTBALLERS OF BENGALURU FC AND THE MATCH OFFICIALS ARE INSIDE THE PLAYING ARENA.
It was a controversial decision by the Referee. It seems that Sunil took the free kick without allowing the Kerala Blasters FC footballers to settle down before the free kick.
SECOND HALF: At the end of an entertaining 90 minutes, there is nothing separating the two sides and we are going to have extra time. Unlike the first half, both teams began the second half on a cautious note. Once both teams found their feet, chances were created but neither side was able to find the back of the net. Towards the end, both teams opted to play safe and resorted to the long balls but to no avail.
FIRST HALF: It is deadlocked between BFC and KBFC at the halftime interval. KBFC's defense is on top, and they are not letting BFC players make a breakthrough. KBFC haven't troubled Gurpreet Sandhu much, and they will need to gear up and move forward now in the game.
Roy Krishna and Javier Hernandez are looking in good touch, and they are the major concerning players the KBFC defense will have to keep an eye on. Both sides will look to change their game plans a bit and find breakthroughs in the game. Let's see how the next phase pans out.
23.02.2023 (MATCH-107) : BENGALURU FC 3-1 FC GOA (FT)
BFC: SIVASAKTI NARAYAN (6',75'), PABLO PEREZ (81')
FCG: IKER GUARROTXENA (33')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Siva Narayanan (BFC)
CLUB AWARD : BENGALURU FC
BFC : Gurpreet Sandhu, Parag Shrivas, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Roshan Naorem (Augustin), Prabir Das, Rohit Kumar(Jayesh), Suresh Wangjam, Bruno Silva, Sunil Chhetri (C)(Perez), Roy Krishna (Udanta)i, Siva Narayanan.
FCG :Dheeraj Moirangthem, Anwar Ali, Mohamed Fares Arnaout (Fernan), Seriton Fernandes, Saviour Gama, Brandon Fernandes (C), Noah Wail Sadaoui, Ayush Dev Chhetri(Nikhil), Redeem Tlang (Devendra), Eduardo Bedia Pelaez, Iker Guarrotxena.
REFEREE : HARISH KUNDU.
Bengaluru FC record their eighth win on the trot and put a dagger through the hearts of FC Goa. The hosts have knocked out FCG from the playoffs. Odisha FC meanwhile would be thanking their lucky stars, as they make it through to the playoffs. Sree Kanteerava Stadium continues to be a curse for FC Goa and they are yet to win a single match in this stadium in the history of the competition.
BFC seal a top four finish, which will prove to be very important during the playoffs. Siva Narayanan handed the hosts an early lead, although FC Goa fought back hard and got an equalizer through Iker Guarrotxena. It was all level at half-time. FCG looked positive after resumption but BFC grew into the game and caused a lot of trouble. Siva Narayanan doubled their lead and later, Pablo Perez got himself on the scoresheet coming off the bench to put the game to bed.
A very exciting half comes to an end with the scores level in this crucial game for both teams. Bengaluru FC started on the front foot and created a few openings for themselves. However, the first goal came from a set-piece when Siva Narayanan found himself free inside the box from a corner and headed in to give the lead to the home side.
FC Goa picked their game up after going behind and started asking questions to the BFC defense, where Gurpreet Sandhu had to make a couple of good saves. Iker Guarrotxena looked like a man on a mission for FC Goa, and he equalised with a brilliant header. Both teams had a few more chances in the half, but their finishing was not up to par. There were a couple of rash tackles, and things heated up in the middle as the stakes are high in this game.
These two sides will come out and try to go all out for the win, but FC Goa needs it the most to make it to the playoffs. We can expect another fine half of football. Will we get a winner here?
15.02.2023 (M-100) : BENGALURU FC 2-1 MUMBAI CITY (FT)
BFC : Sunil Chhetri 67', Javi Hernandez 70'
MCFC : Mourtada Fall 77'
HERO OF THE MATCH : Javier Hernandez ( BENGALURU FC)
CLUB AWARD : BENGALURU FC
BFC : Gurpreet Sandhu, Prabir Das, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Sandesh Jhingan, Roshan Naorem, Javier Hernandez, Bruno Silva, Suresh Wangjam, Rohit Kumar, Siva Narayanan, Sunil Chhetri.
MCFC : Phurba Lachenpa, Sanjeev Stalin, Mourtada Fall, Mehtab Singh, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Ahmed Jahouh, Lalengmawia Ralte, Jorge Diaz, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Alberto Noguera, Bipin Singh.
REFEREE : A Rowan
Bengaluru FC marked the 100th Hero Indian Super League (ISL) game of the season by achieving the seemingly impossible, beating Mumbai City FC 2-1 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Wednesday to put an end their 18-game unbeaten streak. In ending that prolific streak, the best ever in ISL history, the Blues also made a big move towards sealing a playoff spot with their seventh win in a row with Sunil Chhetri leading from the front.
Chhetri made his first start of the new year for Bengaluru FC as Roy Krishna served his suspension. The 38-year-old asked questions of the Islanders’ backline. A little over five minutes after attempting to dink one over the keeper, Chhetri tried his luck from the edge of the box after Vignesh D’s clearance deflected into his path. Moments later, Chhetri had another crack at goal after getting the better of Ahmed Jahouh. Lachenpa was quick to go down and put his body behind the low shot.
But in a first half where neither team looked to be too adventurous, it was Mumbai City FC who were presented with the best opportunity to take the lead. Bengaluru FC’s defenders were caught in a tangle in the middle of the pitch when a long ball set Bipin Singh on a free run at goal down the left side. However, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu made himself big at the near post and blocked the winger’s effort which was straight at him.
Chhetri’s persistence paid off minutes before the hour mark as the League Shield Winners looked a shadow of themselves in the second half. Hernandez whipped a corner towards the far post, where the Islanders had left Chhetri unmarked - the veteran charged in to head his team into the lead.
A glimpse of just how much the Blues had rattled the Islanders was visible when centre-back Aleksandar Jovanovic, in to replace the suspended Parag Shrivas, burst past a flat-footed defence into the box to create the second goal. He squared the ball into the path of Hernandez, who drove it in first time to put his team 2-0 up in the 70th minute.
This did seem to shake the league leaders up, as they clawed back in the 77th minute when a Rowllin Borges corner was headed back across goal for Mourtada Fall to tap in. But this drive came too little too late from the Islanders, whose domineering run came to a halt at the hands of the league’s most in-form team.
11.02.2023 (M -97) : BENGALURU FC 1-0 KERALA BLASTERS (FT)
BFC : ROY KRISHNA (32')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Rohit Kumar (BENGALURU FC)
CLUB AWARD : BENGALURU FC (BFC)
BFC ; Gurpreet Sandhu C), Parag Shrivas, Alan Costa, Sandesh Jhingan, Roshan Naorem, Prabir Das, Rohit Kumar, Bruno Silva (Pablo), Javier Hernandez, Roy Krishna, Siva Narayanan (Udanta).
KBFC : Prabhsukhan Gill, Jessel Carneiro (C), Victor Mongil, Ruivah Hormipam, Nishu Kumar (Saurav), Adrian Luna, Jeakson Singh, Sahal Samad (Danish), Ivan Kaliuzhnyi (Giannou), Dimitrios Diamantakos, Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Bryce).
REFEREE : TESAJ NAGVENKAR.
Bengaluru FC extended their winning streak to six games in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) after a 1-0 victory over arch-rivals Kerala Blasters at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Saturday. Roy Krishna netted his fifth goal of the season as the Blues jumped from seventh to fifth on the table, and a point clear of FC Goa and Odisha FC.
An electric atmosphere engulfed the venue with several away fans in attendance fueling a high-octane encounter between two strong sides. Opportunities came at both ends in the initial stages of the first half. Dimitrios Diamantakos failed to hit the target from a promising Sahal Samad cross at one end, while Sandesh Jhinghan rattled the crossbar from a Javi Hernandez free-kick at the other.
The Blasters kept more of the ball, but the Blues fired more shots at goal and eventually drew first blood just after the half-hour mark. Hernandez was the provider as he slid a clever ball through to Krishna down the right flank. Under pressure from Ruivah Hormipam, the Fijian outmuscled the defender and made his way into the box before slotting it past Prabhsukhan Gill at the near-post from a tight angle.
Five minutes from the break, Hernandez had an opportunity to get his name on the scoresheet when he dodged the offside trap and brought a long ball down deftly right in front of goal. However, Gill pounced on the ball before the Spaniard could adjust his footing and get a shot away.
Kerala Blasters started the second half on the front foot. Adrian Luna’s cross from the right flank was just behind Diamantakos and was cleared to safety. Cheeky flicks were on display from Luna as the Blasters pushed forward repeatedly, getting thwarted by the staunch Bengaluru FC defence on almost every occasion. Samad attempted to find the far post on a couple of occasions, but both his efforts went wide.
Around the hour-mark, Bengaluru FC applied pressure on the Blasters. Roshan Naorem cut in from the left flank and tried to catch Gill on the wrong foot with a shot at the near post. However, the Blasters’ shot-stopper was quick to palm it out for a corner. The Blasters huffed and puffed in the final few minutes of the game but could not do anything to correct their record at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in the Hero ISL.
05.02.2023 (M-90) : ATK MOHUN BAGAN 1-2 BENGALURU FC (FT)
BFC: JAVIER HERNANDEZ (77'), ROY KRISHNA (90')
ATKMB: DIMITRI PETRATOS (90+2')
HERO OF THE MATCH : JAVIER HERNANDEZ ( BFC)
CLUB AWARD : BENGALURU FC
ATKMB: Vishal Kaith, Subhasish Bose, Pritam Kotal (C), Brendan Hamill Asish Rai (Kyan), Glan Martins (Fardin), Carl McHugh, Federico Gallego, Manvir Singh, Dimitri Petratos, Liston Colaco.
BFC: Gurpreet Sandhu (C), Roshan Naorem, Sandesh Jhingan, Alan Costa, Prabir Das, Parag Shrivas, Rohit Kumar, Suresh Wangjam, Javier Hernandez, Roy Krishna, Siva Narayanan (Perez).
REFEREE: ADITYA PURKAYASTA.
SECOND HALF: Though it was a competitive match although, but it was Bengaluru FC, who finally register an important win against the Mariners in a closely contested match. The game saw late goals, and what was goalless till the 78th minute ended in a 2-1 win in favour of Bengaluru FC.
Javier Hernandez made the breakthrough in the 78th minute with an excellent left-footed volley and Roy Krishna followed the suit with an easy tap-in in the 90th minute. It looked like they had sealed it easily, but Dimitri Petratos scored right after a minute with a long-range screamer, and ATKMB had hope.
However, they did not have much time after the goal, and BFC managed to defend the remaining minutes. It was a tough game, but BFC will be relieved to come out of it and make it five wins in a trot. Bengaluru FC are now climb up to sixth position with 25 points, while ATK Mohun Bagan are on forth position with 27 points.
FIRST HALF: The first half of the match ended as the score locked at goalless inspite of a number of chances created by both the teams. The match proved to be cometetive in the first session as ATK Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC had some good chances to score. Thanks to Vishal Kaith and Gurprit Singh Sandhu the goalkeepers, who rise to the occasion and prevent any damage being done.
The easiest oppornunity was wasted by Shiva Shakti when he failed to score with only Vishal Kaith to beat. Asish Rai of ATK Mohun Bagan had couple of chances midway in the first session but he was denied twice by Gurprit Singh Sandhu.
28.01.2023 (M -83): BENGALURU FC 3-1 CHENNAIYIN FC (FT)
BFC : Siva Narayanan 15', 23', Rohit Kumar 30'
CFC : Edwin Vanspaul 59'
HERO OF THE MATCH : Siva Narayanan (BFC)
CLUB AWARD : BENGALURU Fc
BFC : Gurpreet Sandhu (GK) & (C), Parag Shrivas, Sandesh Jhingan, Alan Costa, Roshan Naorem, Prabir Das, Suresh Wangjam, Javier Hernandez, Rohit Kumar, Siva Narayanan, Roy Krishna.
CFC : Samik Mitra (GK), Ajith Kumar, Fallou Diagne, Vafa Hakhamaneshi, Aakash Sangwan, Ninthoinganba Meetel, Anirudh Thapa (C), Julius Duker, Y. Jiteshwor Singh, Vincy Barretto and Petar Sliskovic.
REFEREE : Tejas Nagvenkar
Bengaluru FC struck a massive blow to fellow playoff aspirants Chennaiyin FC, sealing three points with a 3-1 win at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Saturday. The win, their fourth in a row, put them into the top six for the first time since Matchweek 2 of the season, and created a five-point cushion between themselves and Chennaiyin FC.
A first half full of errors allowed the home team to stamp their authority on the game. Sivasakthi Narayanan led the charge for Bengaluru FC, pouncing on a well weighted chip from Roy Krishna who was back defending a corner in the 15th minute. Sivasakthi began his run from his own half but used his pace and touch to set up a one-on-one with goalkeeper Samik Mitra, before slotting it into his near post.
Seven minutes later, Sivasakthi was lurking as Jiteshwor Singh fumbled a sideways pass in the centre of Chennaiyin FC's defense. The forward was on hand to steal the ball, keep his composure, and chip it over the on-rushing keeper.
Just past the half-hour mark, it was Rohit Kumar's turn to do the same, as he intercepted Mitra's feeble pass towards Julius Duker who was facing his own goal. After a brief tussle, Rohit emerged with the ball and passed it into the net from between Mitra's legs as he rushed out. Not long after, Mitra's fluffed clearance straight into Sivasakthi gave him the opportunity to complete a hat-trick, but the central defenders had tracked back to block him.
Chennaiyin FC came out for the second half with three personnel changes, a change in formation, and a lot more intent. One of the substitutes, Edwin Vanspaul, found himself free on the right side of the box after Jiteshwor won a midfield duel and played him in - he wrapped his left foot around the ball to curl it past Gurpreet Singh Sandhu to make it 3-1 in the 59th minute.
From there, the visitors applied plenty of pressure with two strikers up front, and Peter Sliskovic was on the end of one of the best chances created during that period, but kicked wide on the turn. A minute later, another loose ball fell for Vanspaul left-footed curler narrowly missed the post.
Entering the final 15 minutes of the game, it was still Chennaiyin FC on top in the second half, and a quick move down the left allowed Ninthoi a free shot at the goal inside the box, but Sandhu's reflex save kept Bengaluru FC's lead intact.
Bengaluru FC's only big chance of the half came in the 84th minute, when substitute Bruno Ramires' first touch was a thundering volley that Mitra pushed away. A few more nervy moments came in stoppage time, but the Blues managed to hold on for a crucial result.
They moved into sixth place with 22 points, with a trip to ATK Mohun Bagan next on February 5. For Chennaiyin FC, it was a sixth consecutive game without a win after their 7-3 result against NorthEast United FC in December. They host Odisha FC on February 2 in what could become a must-win game.
18.01.2023 :JAMSHEDPUR FC 0-3 BENGALURU FC (FT)
BFC: ROHIT KUMAR (7'), ROY KRISHNA (34'), SIVA NARAYAN (70')
HERO OF THE MATCH: Sandesh Jhingan ( BFC)
CLUB AWARD : BENGALURU FC
JFC : Vishal Yadav, Laldinliana Renthlei, Eli Sabia (C), Laldinpuia Pachuau (Uvais), Ricky Lallawmawma, Germanpreet Singh, Pronay Halder, Rafael Crivellaro, Ritwik Das, Harry Sawyer, Daniel Chukwu (Boris).
BFC : Gurpreet Sandhu , Parag Shrivas, Sandesh Jhingan, Alan Costa, Roshan Naorem, Prabir Das, Rohit Kumar, Suresh Wangjam, Javier Hernandez, Roy Krishna, Siva Narayanan (Udanta).
REFEREE : R VENKATESH.
Bengaluru FC registered a third consecutive win in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) and inched closer to the final playoff spot after beating Jamshedpur FC 3-0 at the JRD Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur on Wednesday. The win puts them in seventh place, three points ahead of Chennaiyin FC and just one behind FC Goa.
Rohit Kumar scored for the second game running and broke the deadlock inside ten minutes before Roy Krishna’s stunner doubled the Blues’ advantage in the 34th minute. The third and final goal of the match came just after the hour-mark when Siva Narayanan unleashed a left-footed drive from the edge of the box after drifting in from the right flank.
The game got off to a bright start, with both sides treading into opposition territory and testing waters regularly. Prabir Das pounced on Krishna’s through pass down the right flank before whipping a cross towards the far post, where Rohit’s side-footed volley put Bengaluru FC in front in the eighth minute.
The Blues had to endure Jamshedpur FC's pressure after pressing ahead. The hosts held on to the ball and probed, winning four corners in six minutes at one point. The Bengaluru FC defence was tested by Eli Sabia, Harry Sawyer and Daniel Chukwu, particularly in the air, but managed to hold on throughout a game in which Jamshedpur FC weren’t devoid of chances.
In all, Jamshedpur FC kept the ball more and made a staggering 25 attempts on goal, but managed to get only four of those on target. At the other end, Bengaluru FC showed the importance of being clinical and established a two-goal cushion just after the half-hour mark, when Krishna fired a shot from 30 yards out and caught the hosts off guard.
In the second half. Ricky Lallawmawma whipped in a pin-point cross to Sawyer, who was unmarked at the far post. The Australian headed the ball into the ground before it bounced over the bar. A little over ten minutes later, Narayanan drove the final nail in the coffin with a sublime left-footed strike.
The combination of Sandesh Jhinghan and Alan Costa at the back of Bengaluru FC’s defence constantly thwarted the physical and aerial threats that were hurled at them by the Jamshedpur FC attackers, and ultimately took the Blues to their fourth clean sheet of the season.
Bengaluru FC are just a point away from sixth place, but have played one game more than FC Goa and two more than Chennaiyin FC, who are their two immediate rivals in the playoff race. The Marina Machans will be their next opponent on January 28.
14.01.2023 ( M-74): BENGALURU FC 3-1 ODISHA FC (FT)
BFC: ROHIT KUMAR (25'), ROY KRISHNA (28'), PABLO PEREZ (90+1')
OFC: DIEGO MARICIO (P-50')
HERO OF THE MATCH. ROY KRISHNA (BFC)
CLUB AWARD : Bengaluru FC
BFC : Gurpreet Sandhu (C), Prabir Das, Parag Shrivas (Udanta), Alan Costa, Sandesh Jhingan, Roshan Naorem, Suresh Wangjam (Jayesh), Javier Hernandez (Danish), Rohit Kumar (Perez), Siva Narayanan (Chetri), Roy Krishna.
OFC : Amrinder Singh, Narender Gahlot, Carlos Delgado (C), Denechandra Meitei (Sahil), Osama Malik (Victor, Martin), Saul Crespo, Thoiba Singh, Raynier Fernandes (Issac), Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Diego Mauricio, Nandhakumar Sekar.
REFEREE : Senthil Nathan S
MATCH SUMMARY: Bengaluru FC clinched back-to-back wins for the first time this season, beating Odisha FC 3-1 in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday to signal their arrival into the playoffs race.
Rohit Kumar broke the deadlock before Roy Krishna ended his ten-game goalless streak to double the Blues’ advantage. Diego Mauricio pulled one back from the spot in the opening stages of the second half, but the home side managed to close Odisha FC's pursuit for the major part of the game before Pablo Perez came on to score his first goal for the Blues in stoppage time to wrap up all three points. This was the first time this season that Bengaluru FC scored more than two goals in a game.
Despite dominating possession in the early stages, the Juggernauts were at the receiving end of two quickfire goals. 25 minutes into the game, Javi Hernandez’s cross from the right flank was cut back across the face of goal by Alan Costa, straight into the path of Rohit Kumar, who planted the ball into the back of the net.
Just three minutes later, against the run of play, Sivasakthi Narayanan galloped down the left flank and played a perfect through ball for Roy Krishna. The Fijian took a touch before calmly slotting the ball past Amrinder Singh to end his ten-game goal drought. Five minutes from the break, Hernandez pounced on a loose ball near the halfway line and sprinted towards the goal before seeing his close-range effort saved by Amrinder.
The second half got off to a bright start with end-to-end football on display. The hosts had a couple of chances that were dealt with by Amrinder before Mauricio was brought down at the other end by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu after skipping past Parag Shrivas. The striker stepped up to take the penalty and sent Sandhu the wrong way from the spot to pull one back for his team. It was the striker’s fifth goal in three games for his club.
But problems piled up for Gombau as half-time substitute Victor Rodriguez picked up an injury and had to be taken off in the 70th minute with Pedro Martin coming on. In the 92nd minute, the game was put to bed after substitutes Udanta Singh and Pablo Perez combined to score on the counterattack as Odisha FC pushed hard in Bengaluru FC’s third.
06.01.2023 (M-67) : NORTH EAST UNITED 1-2 BENGALURU FC (FT)
NEUFC : Romain Philippoteaux 66'
BFC : Siva Narayanan 50', lan Costa 90'
HERO OF THE MATCH : Suresh Wangjam ( BFC)
CLUB AWARD : BENGALURU FC
BFC : Gurpreet Sandhu, Parag Shrivas, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Alan Costa, Roshan Naorem, Prabir Das, Suresh Wangjam, Javier Hernandez, Rohit Kumar, Roy Krishna, Siva Narayanan.
NEUFC : Mirshad Michu, Gaurav Bora, Hira Mondal, Aaron Evans, Alex Saji, Romain Philippoteaux, Emil Benny, Pragyan Gogoi, Jon Gaztanaga, Rochharzela, Wilmar Gil (C).
REFEREE : Pratik Mondal
Bengaluru FC have snatched a win here in the dying moments of the game. It was Alan Costa's header again that proved to be the winner between these two sides, as he did it in the reverse fixture as well.
The first half was pretty even, as both sides got a decent amount of chances but could not finish them. However, BFC, just like they did in the first half, started the second half on the front foot as well. Siva Narayanan, who missed a golden chance earlier, gave the lead to BFC with a good finish. After conceding the goal, NorthEast United FC played good football and tested the Bengaluru FC defence.
They were rewarded for their efforts when Romain Philippoteaux levelled the score with a clever free kick. It was an even game for a while after that as both teams went for the win. In the end, NEUFC pushed a lot of players up front, and their tired defence could not cope with the pace of the BFC attackers.
Alan Costa headed in the winner in the additional time to give them all three points. NEUFC were once again left empty handed, and they will need to find a way to stop conceding late goals.
30.12.2022 (M-63) : EAST BENGAL FC 2-1 BENGALURU FC (FT)
EBFC : CLEITON SILVA (P-38', 90+2')
BFC: JAVI HERNANDEZ (54')
HERO OF THE MATCH : CLEITON SILVA ( EBFC)
CLUB AWARD : EAST BENGAL FC
EBFC : Suvam Sen , Ankit Mukherjee, Ivan Gonzalez, Lalchungnunga, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Alex Lima, Mobashir Rahman (Haokip), Jordan O'Doherty, Suhair Vadakkepeedika (Himansu), Cleiton Silva (C) (Eliandro), Naorem Singh.
BFC: Gurpreet Sandhu, Namgyal Bhutia, Sandesh Jhingan, Alan Costa, Parag Shrivas, Roshan Naorem (Udanta), Suresh Wangjam (Farook), Javier Hernandez, Pablo Perez (Rohit), Roy Krishna, Sunil Chhetri (C) (Shiva).
REFEREE: RAHUL KUMAR GUPTA
90+4': EAST BENGAL FC 2-1 BENGALURU FC
90+2: GOOOOOOAAAALLLLLLL. Cleiton's curling kick free kick finds the target.
90+1': YELLOW CARD to Farook, he brought down Jordan, free kick to EBFC.
90': 4 minutes additional time.
87': Shiva pass went to Krishna inside the 18 yards but Suvam came out in time to save the situation.
86': Farook's got the ball from Jordan, his shot of a pass from Shiva saved by Suvam.
82': Cleiton had a good chance to score......his push of a pass from Lima beat Gurpreet but missed the target.
78': YELLOW CARD to Lima for rough play.
77': A long run by Mahesh down the left but his cross was blocked by Alan.
75': YELLOW CARD to Suvam for time wasting.
74'; Rohit's shot of a corner from Javi brilliantly saved by Suvam.
72': A forward pass from Javi to Chetri but Suvam came out in time to save the situation.
70': EAST BENGAL FC 1-1 BENGALURU FC
67': BFC had a free kick at the age of 18 yards.........Javi's shot went straight to Suvam.
64': Himanshu had a chance of a cross from Mahesh but unable to control the ball.
61': Krishna received a ball of a defection of EBFC defense, but shoots wide.
59': YELLOW CARD to Suhair, he pulled down Roshan from behind.
56': YELLOW CARD to Mobashir, rough tackle to Krishna.
54': GOOOOOOAAAALLLLLLL. BFC equalised, Krishna got past Ivan in sheer speed and send a pass to Javi inside the 18 yards to did the rest.
52': Javi was looking for an opening got past Lalchununga, but Ivan cleared the ball.
49'; A long ranger from Parag of a pass from Chetri went over the cross bar.
48': Krishna got past Ivan of a pass from Pablo, but Suvam saved the situation.
47': Suhair's shot of a pass from Lima went over the bar.
46': Second session starts.
45+2': HALF TIME SCORE: EAST BENGAL FC 1-0 BENGALURU FC
45': 2 minutes additional time.
43': Javi's corner cleared by EBFC defense.
42': A long throw by Parag from the right but Lalchungnunga cleared the ball for a corner.
40': EAST BENGAL FC 1-0 BENGALURU FC
38': GOOOOOOAAAALLLLLLL. Cleiton Silva convets the penalty.
37': PENALTY FOR EBFC as Rohshan singh handled the ball inside the 18 yards. Suhair was rushing down the right of a pass from Mobashir, but Roshan handled the ball.
34': A nice turn by Krishna of a pass from Bhutia, got past Ivan but his shot hit the side net.
32': Bhutia's cross from the right cleared by Ivan as Krishna was rushing for the ball.
29': Cleiton failed to touch a cross pass from Suhair with only Gurpreet to beat.
26': Chetri's header of a corner from Javi from the right saved by Mobashir from the goal line.
25': Krishna's shot from inside the 18 yards partially saved by Suvam, and Ivan cleared the ball for a corner.
22'; A forward pass from Javi to Chetri, but Ivan tackeled timely and cleared the ball.
20': EAST BENGAL FC 0-0 BENGALURU FC
18': Chance for EBFC........Cleiton's header of a cross from Ivan claered by BFC defense.
17': Lima's free kick claered by BFC defense.
16': YELLOW CARD to Surseh, he brought down lima at the age of 18 yards. 14': YELLOW CARD to Pablo, rough play against Lima.
13': Cleiton's header of a cross from Mahesh saved by Gurpreet in second attempt.
10': Mahesh got past Alan in sheer speed down the left but his cross pass was cleared by Parag.
8': Suresh had a long run down the right, got past Parag, but his aimless pass went over the goal line.
6': EBFC earned a free kick deep inside BFC half..........Mahesh's free kick claered by BFC defense.
4': Lima snatched a ball from Suresh, his shot saved by Gurprit for a corner.
2': BFC are attacking.......a pass from Chetri to Krishna, cleared by Ivan.
1': A move by Pablo down the middle of a pass from Chetri,but cleared by Lalchungnunga.
0': Match started at Kolkata. EBFC kicks off.
23.12.2022 : BENGALURU FC 0-3 HYDERABAD FC (FT)
HFC: BARTHOLOMEW OGBECHE (26'),SANDESH JHINGAN (OG-45'), JOEL CHAINESE (90')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Bartholomew Ogbeche (HYDERABAD FC)
CLUB AWARD : HYDERABAD FC
BFC : Gurpreet Sandhu , Namgyal Bhutia, Sandesh Jhingan, Aleksandar Jovanovic (Costa), Parag Shrivas (Prabir), Roshan Naorem (Udanta), Suresh Wangjam, Javier Hernandez, Danish Farooq (Perez), Roy Krishna, Sunil Chhetri (C)(Siva).
HFC : Gurmeet Singh (GK), Nikhil Poojary, Odei Onaindia, Nim Dorjee, Akash Mishra, Hitesh Sharma (Tavora), Borja Herrera, Halicharan Narzary (Areen), Rohit Danu (Rabeeh), Bartholomew Ogbeche (C), Javier Siverio (Chainese).
REFEREE : L PRIYABRATA SINGH.
Bartholomew Ogbeche ended his seven-game goal drought as Hyderabad FC eased past Bengaluru FC with a 3-0 win in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday. The striker broke the deadlock from a cleverly-worked free-kick before forcing an own-goal out of Sandesh Jhingan at the stroke of half-time. Joel Chianese came off the bench to wrap the game up in the 90th minute.
The opening goal came when Halicharan Narzary, Herrera, and Ogbeche combined brilliantly to execute a well-worked free kick near the edge of the box that saw Ogbeche smash a low shot past Gurpreet Singh Sandhu to end his scoring drought in the 26th minute. His last goal before the seven-game drought came in the reverse fixture earlier this season.
A minute before the break, Hyderabad FC doubled their lead. Narzary whipped in a cross from the left before Ogbeche headed it into the grass. The ball was heading off-target before Jhingan’s scuffed clearance sliced it into the back of his own net as the defending champions went in at half-time with a two-goal cushion.
Substitutes combined to put the game to bed as Abdul Anjukandan’s low cross from the right was side-footed into the far post by Chianese in the final minute of the game as the Blues fell to their seventh defeat of the season.
The loss keeps them in eighth position, nine points off the last playoff spot. The Blues will travel to the Salt Lake Stadium next to take on East Bengal FC on December 30, Friday. Hyderabad FC are back at the top of the table, a point ahead of Mumbai City FC, who have a game in hand. The defending champions will host NorthEast United FC on December 29, Thursday.
17.12.2022 : BENGALURU FC 1-0 JAMSHEDPUR FC (FT)
BFC: DANISH FAROOK (5')
HERO OF THE MATCH : DANISH FAROOK.(BENGALURU FC)
CLUB AWARD : BENGALURU FC
BFC : Gurpreet Sandhu (GK), Parag Shrivas, Sandesh Jhingan, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Namgyal Bhutia, Roshan Naorem, Suresh Wangjam, Javier Hernandez, Danish Farooq, Sunil Chhetri (C) and Roy Krishna.
JFC : Vishal Yadav , Ricky Lallawmawma, Eli Sabia (C), Laldinliana Renthlei, Pratik Chaudhari, Jitendra Singh, Rafael Crivellaro, Boris Singh, Jay Thomas, Farukh Choudhary and Ishan Pandita. Bengaluru FC (Starting XI)
REFEREE : R VENKATESH.
A fifth-minute Danish Farooq strike was enough to hand Bengaluru FC three vital points against Jamshedpur FC in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday. Opportunities came at both ends of the pitch as the Blues rattled the woodwork on a couple of occasions while the Red Miners couldn’t find success in the Bengaluru FC box.
The home crowd didn’t have to wait long for the first goal as Bengaluru FC got their noses in front five minutes into the game. Roy Krishna sprinted down the right flank before curling an early ball towards Farooq. The midfielder took a touch before dispatching it past the keeper at the near post from the edge of the box.
Five minutes after the opener, Krishna darted into the box and aimed for the far post with a low shot. However, the Fijian’s effort was deflected behind for a corner that led to nothing. In the 19th minute, Jay Thomas’ throw-in from the right flank found its way through to Ishan Pandita, whose sliced volley was pushed onto the upright by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
Minutes into the second half, Hernandez had a couple of opportunities. In the first one, his shot from the edge of the box lacked power and was saved by Yadav. Moments later, the Spaniard fired another attempt from a similar position, and on that occasion, only managed to find the post.
Five minutes past the hour-mark, Pandita was presented with two decent chances inside the box. Jitendra Singh whipped a promising ball in from the right flank. It was headed into the path of Pandita by substitute Daniel Chukwu before the striker fired it wide.
Harry Sawyer then went past Shrivas and played the ball into the box, where Pandita was completely unmarked. However, the 24-year-old’s attempt did not make the desired contact with the ball, summarising the evening for the Red Miners.
11.12.2022 (MATCH-50): KERALA BLASTERS FC 3-2 BENGALURU FC (FT)
BFC : Sunil Chhetri (Pen-14'), Javier Hernandez 81'
KBFC : Marko Leskovic 25', Dimitrios Diamantakos 43', Apostolos Giannou 70'
HERO OF THE MATCH : Dimitrios Diamantakos (KBFC)
CLUB AWARD : KERALA BLASTES.
KBFC : Prabhsukhan Gill , Soraisham Sandeep Singh, Ruivah Hormipam, Nishu Kumar, Marko Leskovic, Sahal Samad, Adrian Luna (C), Jeakson Singh, Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, Rahul Kannoly Praveen, Dimitrios Diamantakos.
BFC : Gurpreet Sandhu , Sandesh Jhingan, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Namgyal Bhutia, Roshan Naorem, Prabir Das, Suresh Wangjam, Javier Hernandez, Danish Farooq, Sunil Chhetri (C), Roy Krishna.
REFEREE : I Jamal Mohamed
Kerala Blasters FC reached a new landmark after notching their fifth successive win in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL), an exhilarating 3-2 result against Bengaluru FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Sunday.
Both teams came in unchanged, and it was the visitors who drew first blood after just 14 minutes when skipper Sunil Chhetri pounced on a long ball from defence and tried to take it away from Blasters goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Gill. As they came together, Chhetri fell to ground and the referee pointed to the spot. Chhetri got off the mark this season as he sent Gill the wrong way and put the Blues in front.
Eleven minutes later, the hosts restored parity. Sandesh Jhingan took Diamantakos out near the edge of the box with a tackle. Adrian Luna struck the upright from the resulting free kick and the ball cannoned off to the right flank. From there, Sandeep Singh whipped in a cross, and Marko Leskovic managed to keep his composure in a crowded box to level the score.
The comeback was complete two minutes before the break. Luna, who was menacing in the final third throughout the half, played an inch-perfect low cross from the left flank into the box, where Diamantakos got ahead of Aleksandar Jovanovic and got on the scoresheet in his fifth successive game.
In the 70th minute, substitute Giannou established a two-goal cushion for the Blasters. Approaching the Bengaluru FC penalty area, Diamantakos played a through pass to Giannou before the 32-year-old striker took it away from Sandhu and squeezed it in from a tight angle with his first contribution after coming on.
The Blues were not down and out as they pulled one back in the 81st minute courtesy of Hernandez. Blasters defender Ruivah Hormipam’s looping header landed straight at the feet of Hernandez, who unleashed a fierce volley from the edge of the box that flashed past the keeper to cut the deficit back down to one. But that was to be Bengaluru FC’s last offence.
03.12.2022 (M-44): BENGALURU FC 0-1 ATK MOHUN BAGAN (FT)
ATKMB : DIMITRI PETRATOS (66')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Ashique Kuruniyan ( ATKMB)
CLUB AWARD : ATK MOHUN BAGAN
BFC :Gurpreet Sandhu, Sandesh Jhingan, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Namgyal Bhutia, Roshan Naorem, Prabir Das (Narayan), Suresh Wangjam, Javier Hernandez, Danish Farooq, Sunil Chhetri (C) (Leon), Roy Krishna.
ATKMB :Vishal Kaith , Brendan Hamill, Pritam Kotal (C), Asish Rai, Subhasish Bose, Carl McHugh, Hugo Boumous (Hnamte), Ashique Kuruniyan (Kiyan), Lenny Rodrigues (Deepak), Liston Colaco, Dimitri Petratos.
REFEREE :ASHWIN.
90+4': FINAL SCORE: BENGALURU FC 0-1 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
90': 4 minutes added time.
87': BFC pressing hard had a number of moves in the ATKMB half.
84': Narayan's shot of top of the 18 yards of a pass from Zavi hit the bar.
80': BENGALURU FC 0-1 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
77': Zavi's free kick from the left claered by ATKMB defense.
76': YELLOW CARD to Lenny, he fouled Roshan, free kick to BFC.
73': Roshan's cross from the left of a pass from Bhutia easily cleared by Pritam .
70': A cross from Ashique of a pass from Hugo but Sandesh finally cleared the ball.
68': CHANCE WASTED BY BFC...Danish snatched a ball from Lenny and passed the ball to Krishan, but he shoots wide.
66': GOOOOOOOAAAALLLLL. A powerful angular shot from Petratos of a pass from Hugo beat Gurpreet.
65': BENGALURU FC 0-0 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
63': Roshan's shot of a from Zavi saved by Vishal.
59': A square pass to Cherti from Krishna deep inside the BFC half, but Hamil in control of the situation.
57': Krishna got past Hamil went inside the 18 yards but unable to beat Vishal.
54': Sandesh's header of a cross from roshan from the right went wide of the target.
52': A cross from Subhasish from the left of a pass fro Liston, but no ATKMB footballers were there.
49': Gurpreet punched away the free kick from Petrotos.
48': Ashique was fouled by Prabir, free kick to ATKMB.
46': Second session starts.
45': FIRST HALF SCORE: BENGALURU FC 0-0 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
45+1': 1 minutes added time.
41': McHugh earns a ball from Zavi, but his shot went wide of the target.
40': BENGALURU FC 0-0 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
39': YELLOW CARD to Hamil, he brought down Krishna from behind.
37': A cross from ashique from the left but no ATKMB footballers were there.....ball cleared by Jovanovic.
35': ATKMB yet to create a positive move ...... while Zavi wasted the easiest chance of the match.
32': ATKMB earns a free kick in BFC half......Liston's free kick defected of BFC defense.
28': Bhutia's free kick from the right cleared by Pritam out of the danger zone.
25': Roshan was a bit slow in reacting to a pass from Zavi, Vishal collects the ball.
18': Krishna shoots wide of the target of a forward pass from Zavi.
16': Krishna hits straight to Vishal of a pass from Chetri......chance wasted by BFC.
13': Gurpreet punched away a cross from Ashique from the left. Ashique got past two defenders of BFC before he send a cross inside the 6 yards box.
11': Bhutia's free kick went wide of the target.
10': Zavi brought down by McHugh deep inside the ATKMB half...., free kick to BFC.
8': BFC playing a lot of passes inside the ATKMB half, but yet to find any opening.
5': EASY CHANCE WASTED BY BFC......A wrong pass from Pritam finds Zavi on the way inside the 18 yards but Zavi's push cleared by Vishal.
3': Liston's cross from the right cleared by Sandesh .
1': Danish from age of the 18 yards shoots wide of a pass from Chetri.
0': Match started at Bengaluru.
26.11.2022 (M-38) : FC GOA 0-2 BENGALURU FC (FT)
BFC: JAVI HERNANDEZ (27',56')
HERO OF THE MATCH: Javier Hernandez. (BFC)
CLUB AWARD : BENGALURU FC
FCG : Dheeraj Moirangthem, Anwar Ali, Marc Hernandez, Seriton Fernandes (Sanson), Aibanbha Dohling, Noah Wail Sadaoui, Brandon Fernandes (C), Princeton Rebello (Reedem), Ayush Dev Chhetri(Devandra), Iker Guarrotxena (Edu Bedia), Alvaro Vazquez.
BFC : Gurpreet Sandhu, Sandesh Jhingan, Aleksandar Jovanovic (Bruno), Namgyal Bhutia, Roshan Naorem, Prabir Das (Parag), Suresh Wangjam, Javier Hernandez (Costa), Danish Farooq (Rohit), Udanta Singh, Roy Krishna (Narayan).
REFEREE : A Rowan.
A Javi Hernandez brace ended Bengaluru FC’s five-match winless and four-match goalless run as they picked up a 2-0 win against FC Goa in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday. The Blues also nabbed their first clean sheet since their season opener as they handed the Gaurs their first home defeat of the season.
Javi Hernandez broke the deadlock and ended Bengaluru FC’s goal drought in the 27th minute. Anwar Ali was closed down by Roy Krishna as he brought the ball out defence - Krishna put Hernandez through on goal and the Spaniard calmly slotted it past Dheeraj Singh to give the Blues their first goal since Matchweek 2.
In the 37th minute, Gurpreet was at full stretch to push Vazquez’s free-kick away to safety. At the other end, in first-half stoppage time, Dheeraj came darting out of the box towards the right flank and took Krishna out. The FC Goa shot-stopper only saw a yellow card for his foul on the Fijian striker.
In the second half, FC Goa started on the front foot. However, it was Bengaluru FC who doubled their advantage in the 57th minute. As the Gaurs swarmed forward, the Blues broke on the counter with Udanta Singh, who dinked it through to Hernandez. The Spaniard entered the box, rounded the keeper, and calmly slotted the ball into an empty net.
Ten minutes from time, Krishna received a long ball from defence and tried to chip it over the keeper. The ball sailed over the keeper and was inches away from the far post. At the other end, in the next minute, Ali rocketed one towards the top-left corner of goal. Gurpreet Singh produced a timely save as he got fingertips on it and put it behind for a corner.
17.11.2022 (M-31) : MUMBAI CITY FC 4-0 BENGALIURU FC (FT)
MCFC : Jorge Pereyra Diaz 14', Lalengmawia Ralte 32', Bipin Singh 58', Lallianzuala Chhangte 72'
HERO OF THE MATCH : Lalengmawia Ralte ( MCFC)
CLUB AWARD : MUMAI CITY FC
MCFC : Phurba Lachenpa, Rahul Bheke, Rostyn Griffiths, Mehtab Singh, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Ahmed Jahouh, Lalengmawia Ralte, Greg Stewart, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Jorge Diaz, Bipin Singh.
BFC :Gurpreet Sandhu, Namgyal Bhutia, Sandesh Jhingan, Alan Costa, Roshan Naorem, Suresh Wangjam, Bruno Silva, Danish Farooq, Javier Hernandez ,Udanta Singh, Roy Krishna
REFEREE : C.R. Srikrishna
Two goals in two halves helped Mumbai City FC ease past Bengaluru FC in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Mumbai Football Arena in Mumbai, today. Jorge Diaz and Lalengmawia Ralte scored in the first half, while Bipin Singh and Lallianzuala Chhangte sealed a comfortable 4-0 win for the Islanders in the second half.
Mumbai City head coach Des Buckingham made one change to his starting eleven as Mandar Dessai was replaced at left-back by Vignesh D. BFC head coach Simon Grayson switched from a 4-4-2 to a 4-2-3-1 as Alan Costa replaced Aleksandar Jovanovic in defence. Skipper Sunil Chhetri dropped to the bench as Danish Farooq started on the left flank.
Diaz struck in the 14th minute to put the hosts in front, as he pinched the ball from Alan Costa who was caught napping in defence. The Argentinian striker took the ball off Costa’s feet, advanced towards the goal and slotted it past a rooted Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
The Islanders doubled their advantage in the 32nd minute. Greg Stewart’s low cross from the right went past Bipin Singh and found an unmarked Ralte. The midfielder was given plenty of time and room in the box as he took a couple of touches before smashing it into the net.
In the 58th minute, Rahul Bheke’s long ball from defence caught the Bengaluru FC backline off-guard. Diaz skipped the offside trap and found himself in a one-on-one situation with the keeper. The striker unselfishly squared the ball to Bipin, who tapped it into an empty net to make it three for the Islanders.
The hosts then fired in their fourth of the evening in the 74th minute. Diaz’s pass was deflected by Sandesh Jhingan and found its way into Chhangte’s path. The winger wrapped his boot around it and placed it perfectly into the top left corner of the goal to wrap it all up.
11.11.2022 (Match-28) : BENGALURU FC 0-1 EAST BENGAL FC (FT)
EBFC: CLEITON SILVA (68')
HERO OF THE MATCH : CLEITON SILVA ( EBFC)
CLUB AWARD : EAST BENGAL FC
BFC : Gurpreet Sandhu, Namgyal Bhutia (Parag), Sandesh Jhingan , Aleksandar Jovanovic, Roshan Naorem (Leon), Suresh Wangjam, Bruno Silva, Javier Hernandez , Udanta Singh (Prabir), Roy Krishna, Sunil Chhetri(C)
EBFC : Kamaljit Singh, Ankit Mukherjee, Ivan Gonzalez, Lalchungnunga, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Charis Kyriakou, Jordan O'Doherty (Lima), Naorem Singh, T. Haokip, Cleiton Silva (C), Suhair V.P (Himanshu)
REFEREE : Harish Kundu
90+6': FULL TIME SCORE: BFC 0-1 EBFC
90+1': A good effort by Prabir but the ball missed the target.
90': 6 minutes added time.
89': Krishna was about to push the ball in goal but Ivan came from behind to save the situation.
88': Lima's free kick from the middle claered by BFC defense.
85': EBFC leading by a solitary goal, BFC had some good opportunities but failed to convert.
82': YELLOW CARD to Mahesh , pulled down Javi from behind.
80': BFC 0-1 EBFC
77': Cleiton's powerful shot of a pass from Lima saved by Gurpreet.
75': YELLOW CARD to Jerry for rough play.
72': Chance for EBFC.........Cleiton lobs over the gaol of a pass from Mahesh.
70': A cross from bruno from the right but Kamaljit saved the situation.
68': GOAOOOAAAALLLLLLL. EBFC scored. Mahesh snatched a ball from Suresh and passes the ball to Cleiton to did the rest.
65': BFC 0-0 EBFC
62': Krishna shoots wide from close distance of a pass from Javi.......chance wasted by BFC.
59': A forward pass from Lima to Mahesh but Gurpreet came out in time to collect the ball.
55': Sunil failed to control a lob from Roshan , ball cleared by Ankit.
51': YELLOW CARD to Udanta, pulled down Mahesh from behind.
48': Suresh cross from the right of a pass from Krishna went straight to Kamaljit.
46': Second session kicks off.
45+1': HALF TIME SCORE: BFC 0-0 EBFC
45': 1 minute added time.
44': Cleiton was in a almost clear position, but timely tackeled by Sandesh .
43': Jordan's corner from the right claered by Jovanovic.
40': BFC 0-0 EBFC
36': Krishna's push of a free kick from Javi went wide.
33': Cleiton's header of a corner from Mahesh went straight to Gurpreet.
31': Krishna's shot from the age of 18 yards of a pass from Udanta sailed over the bar.
29': Cleiton's shot of defection of BFC defense went wide.
27': YELLOW CARD to Suhair for pushing Chetri from behind.
25': EBFC on counter move......Haokip's cross from the left cleared by Sandesh.
23': Javi's curling free kick missed the target.
22': Udanta brought down by Ivan at the age of 18 yards, free kick to BFC.
20': BFC 0-0 EBFC
17': Ivan cleared a pass before Bruno could reach the ball following a pass from Udanta.
14': A good block by Ankit denied Chetri to create any danger.
12': Javi's freekick from the left cleared by Ivan 10': Kyriakau's long ranger of a pass from Mahesh saved by Gurpreet in second attempt.
8': A cross from Roshan of a pass from Bruno, cleared by Lalchulanga.
6': Chetri shoots wide of a pass from Krishna, danger avoided in front of EBFC goal.
4': Jerry cross of a pass from Ankit saved by Gurpreet.
2': Bruno's shot of a pass from Krishna went wide of the target.
1': Cleiton's left footed shot of a pass from Jerry saved by Gurpreet.
0': Match started at Bengaluru.
HEAD 2 HEAD in ISL
2022-03-05 : East Bengal FC ( 0-1 ) Bengaluru FC
2022-01-04 : Bengaluru FC ( 1-1 ) East Bengal FC
2021-02-02 : East Bengal FC ( 0-2 ) Bengaluru FC
2021-01-09 : Bengaluru FC ( 0-1 ) East Bengal FC
27.10.2022 (M-16) : ODISHA FC 1-0 BENGALURU FC (FT)
OFC: NANDHAKUMAR SEKAR (32')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Nandhakumar Sekar (OFC)
CLUB AWARD : ODISHA FC
OFC: Amrinder Singh, Shubham Sarangi (Denechandra Meitei), Carlos Delgado (C), Sahil Panwar, Osama Malik, Thoiba Singh (Isaac Chhakchhuak), Saul Crespo, Raynier Fernandes, Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Nandhakumar Sekar, Diego Mauricio (Pedro Martins).
BFC: Gurpreet Sandhu, Namgyal Bhutia, Sandesh Jhingan, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Roshan Naorem, Jayesh Rane (Suresh Wangjam), Bruno Silva (Alan Costa), Leon Augustine (Rohit Kuma), Siva Narayanan (Parag Srivas), Roy Krishna, Sunil Chhetri (C).
REFEREE: SENTHIL NATHAN S.
Odisha solidified their fortress in Kalinga, picking up their second win in two games at home, as they pipped Bengaluru FC 1-0 to move to the top of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) with nine points. Nandhakumar Sekar scored a belter in the 33rd minute, and it turned out to be the game's only goal. This was Sekar’s second Hero ISL goal and also his second against Bengaluru FC in the Hero ISL.
The Juggernauts opened their account in the 33rd minute with an absolute thunderbolt from Sekar. Sahil Panwar’s corner was cleared, but only as far as Sekar. The striker bagged his second Hero ISL goal in style with a venomous strike from 26 yards out.
Closing in on the hour mark, the game got quite scrappy in the middle third. Bengaluru FC tried to push the hosts into their own half. Creativity in the midfield was lacking as both sides attempted a few long passes towards their respective strikers. Krishna was tightly marked and so was substitute Pedro Martin at the other end.
In the 67th minute, the Juggernauts ventured forward with Pedro Martin getting the ball into the box. The striker’s scuffed effort eventually landed in the path of Jerry, who was completely unmarked. However, the winger failed to capitalise and fired his shot straight at the keeper.
22.10.2022 (MATCH-14) : HYDERABAD FC 1-0 BENGALURU FC (FT)
HFC: BARTHOLOMEW OGBECHEY (83')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Bartholomew Ogbeche (HFC)
CLUB AWARD : HYDERABAD FC
HFC : Laxmikant Kattimani, Chinglensana Singh, Odei Onaindia, Nikhil Poojary, Akash Mishra, Joao Victor (C), Mohammad Yasir (Abdul Anjukandan), Hitesh Sharma (Sahil Tavora), Halicharan Narzary, Bartholomew Ogbeche, Javier Siverio (Borja Herrera).
BFC : Gurpreet Sandhu, Sandesh Jhingan, Aleksandar Jovanovic (Udanta Singh), Alan Costa, Namgyal Bhutia (Prabir Das), Roshan Naorem, Bruno Silva, Jayesh Rane (Rohit Kumar), Javier Hernandez, Sunil Chhetri (C), Siva Narayanan (Leon Augustine).
REFEREE : UMESH BORA.
Hyderabad FC remained unbeaten in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) after a narrow 1-0 victory over Bengaluru FC at the G.M.C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium in Hyderabad. Bartholomew Ogbeche (‘83) got the only goal of the game to keep Hyderabad FC at the top of the league table.
Hyderabad FC found some space on the wings in the first couple of minutes but weren’t able to find the right cross. Ogbeche, who was the league’s top goalscorer last season, was kept quiet by Bengaluru FC’s five-man backline. Alan Costa, in particular, was impressive from his right centre-back position for Bengaluru FC.
Bengaluru FC captain Sunil Chettri, who was making his 100th appearance for the club – and became the first player to achieve this for a single ISL club - showed his composure and quality every time he got on the ball, but Hyderabad FC did a good of making sure he wasn’t being supplied with the ball regularly. Jayesh Rane started his first game of the season for Bengaluru FC, but they faced the same ball retention issues again.
Both teams made some attacking changes with 75 minutes gone. Leon Augustine had come on for Siva in the 64th minute, this was followed by double substitutions from both sides 10 minutes later.
The deadlock was finally broken in the 83rd minute by Ogbeche, giving Hyderabad FC a 1-0 lead. Borja Herrera’s corner was tamely pushed by Gurpreet Sandhu into the path of Ogbeche, who headed home his second goal of the campaign. That was enough for Hyderabad FC to get all three points. They now sit on seven points, with Bengaluru FC on four.
14.10.2022 (M-8) : CHENNAIYIN FC 1-1 BENGALURU FC (FT)
BFC: ROY KRISHNA (4')
CFC: PRASANTH KARUTHADATHKUNI (45+1')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Y. Jiteshwor Singh ( CFC)
,b> CLUB AWARD : CHENNAIYIN FC and BENGALURU FC
CFC : Debjit Majumder , Ajith Kumar (Ninthoinganba Meetel), Fallou Diagne, Vafa Hakhamaneshi, Narayan Das, Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (Edwin Vanspaul), Julius Duker, Anirudh Thapa (C), Y. Jiteshwor Singh, Rahim Ali (Jockson Dhas), Petar Sliskovic ( Kwame Karikari).
BFC : Gurpreet Sandhu , Alan Costa (Parag Shrivas), Sandesh Jhingan, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Prabir Das (Udanta Singh), Roshan Naorem, Suresh Wangjam (Javier Hernandez), Bruno Silva, Siva Narayanan (Jayesh Rane), Sunil Chhetri (C), Roy Krishna.
REFEREE : CRYSTAL JOHN.
Arch-rivals Chennaiyin FC and Bengaluru FC had to settle for a point each in their Hero Indian Super League (ISL) encounter that ended 1-1 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai. Roy Krishna scored inside five minutes to give the Blues an early advantage but Prasanth Karuthadathkuni scored at the stroke of half-time to restore parity. The Marina Machans finished the game with ten men after goalkeeper Debjit Majumder was sent-off late in the second half.
It did not take long for the first goal as Roy Krishna silenced the stands of the Marina Arena in the fourth minute. From the right flank, Siva Narayanan bent a cross into the box with the outside of his right foot. Krishna nestled the ball into the Chennayin FC net with a sublime glancing header. From there on, it was the home team that took control of the game for large parts of the game.
In the 26th minute, Karuthadathkuni wriggled into the Bengaluru FC box before getting thwarted by the defence. The ricochet flew towards Petar Sliskovic who rattled the crossbar with a close-range volley. Less than five minutes later, Krishna went down in the box, under pressure from Fallou Diagne. The striker was livid after the referee did not point to the spot.
Iranian defender Vafa Hakhamaneshi took over goal keeping duties for Chennaiyin FC till the full-time whistle. In the third minute of stoppage time, Karikari sprinted towards the Bengaluru goal before firing his shot high. The Marina Machans will stay in Chennai for their next game against FC Goa on 21st October, Friday. The Blues will be on the road again as they visit defending champions Hyderabad FC on 22nd October, Saturday.
08.10.2022: BENGALURU FC 1-0 NORTH EAST UNITED (FT)
BFC: ALAN COSTA (86')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Sunil Chhetri ( BFC)
CLUB AWARD : BENGALURU FC
BFC : Gurpreet Sandhu, Prabir Das (Parag), Alan Costa, Aleksandar Jovanovic (Udanta Singh), Sandesh Jhingan, Roshan Naorem, Suresh Wangjam (Jayesh Rane), Bruno Silva, Roy Krishna(Javi Hernandez), Siva Narayanan, Sunil Chhetri (C).
NEUFC :Arindam Bhattacharja, Gaurav Bora, Gurjinder Kumar, Michael Jakobsen (C), Jon Gaztanaga, Mohamed Irshad (Pragyan Gogoi), Romain Philippoteaux, Emil Benny (Gani Amhed), Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha, Matt Derbyshire, Jithin M.S (Parthiv Gogoi).
REFEREE : RAHUL KUMAR GUPTA.
A late goal of Alan costa and Bengaluru FC win 1-0 against NorthEast United FC at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium. in the 86th minute, Bengaluru won a corner that substitute Javi Hernandez swung in for Costa, who nodded down and past Arindam Bhattacharja to give the Blues the lead .
Just after 4 minutes added on, NorthEast United had the ball in the back of the net at the other end through Jon Gaztanaga however, on consultation with his assistant, referee Rahul Gupta denied the goal.
Bengaluru had the first big chance of the game when Naorem Roshan blitzed past North East United down the left before deftly cutting the ball back for Sivasakthi. The young striker’s attempt to place the ball beyond Arindam Bhattacharja flew just inches wide.
HEAD 2 HEAD BETWEEN TWO TEAMS
2021-11-20 : Bengaluru FC - (4–2) - North East Utd
2021-01-12 : North East Utd - (1–1) - Bengaluru FC
2020-12-08 : Bengaluru FC - (2–2) - North East Utd
2019-12-18 : North East Utd - (0–2) - Bengaluru FC
2019-10-21 : Bengaluru FC - (0–0) - North East Utd
2019-03-11 : Bengaluru FC - (3–0) - North East Utd
2019-03-07 : North East Utd - (2–1) - Bengaluru FC
2019-01-30 : Bengaluru FC - (2–1) - North East Utd
2018-12-05 : North East Utd - (1–1) - Bengaluru FC
2018-01-26 : Bengaluru FC - (2–1) - North East Utd
2017-12-08 : North East Utd - (0–1) - Bengaluru FC
