 East Bengal FC comfortably defeated Sreenidi Deccan 2-1 to notch up their second consecutive win in Group A of the Kalinga Tremendous Cup on the Kalinga Stadium Principal Pitch, right here on Sunday. For East Bengal, Hijazi Maher and Javier Siverio had been the scorers whereas William Alves de Oliveira decreased the margin for the Deccan Warriors. East Bengal’s victory put an finish to Sreenidi Deccan’s ambitions within the event and set the stage for an thrilling and highly-anticipated derby in opposition to Mohun Bagan Tremendous Large, scheduled for January 19. Each East Bengal and Mohun Bagan have earned six factors every and share an similar purpose distinction of +2, underlining the intently matched nature of their performances. Nevertheless, East Bengal maintain a slight edge within the standings, as they've scored extra objectives than Mohun Bagan, a key issue that locations them on the prime of the group. This situation provides an additional layer of depth to the upcoming derby, because the group winner will safe a spot within the semi-finals of the event. With Mohun Bagan Tremendous Large already claiming a win in opposition to Hyderabad FC within the early match on Sunday and main the group, East Bengal recognised the crucial want for a win to maintain their knockout stage aspirations alive. In consequence, the Purple and Gold brigade approached the sport with an aggressive, attacking mindset from the outset. The primary probability was created within the seventh minute. A by ball from Jose Antonio Pardo Lucas launched Javier Siverio however the Spanish ahead shot his try large regardless of discovering himself with a number of area. Nevertheless, Carles Cuadrat’s males didn’t want to attend lengthy to take the lead. 4 minutes later, Sreenidi Deccan’s Rilwan Hassan fouled Mohamad Rakip on the left flank and East Bengal scored from the resultant free-kick. Nishu Kumar despatched in a cross into the field and Maher, positioned strategically, directed his header in direction of the far publish with precision. Buoyed by the purpose, East Bengal continued to place strain on the Sreenidi Deccan defence and created extra possibilities. Their efforts paid off within the thirty first minute after they managed to double their lead. The purpose was a results of crew play, with Maher enjoying a pivotal position. He despatched an extended ball in direction of Cleiton Silva, who intelligently positioned himself between the defenders. Demonstrating nice consciousness, Silva then arrange Siverio, who took a strong left-footed shot that, aided by a deflection, discovered its manner into the again of the web. East Bengal continued to take care of momentum within the second half as properly and stored exerting strain on Sreenidi Deccan’s defence. Nevertheless, an alert Sreenidi Deccan goalkeeper Aryan Niraj Lamba made some essential saves to maintain the scoreline intact. Sreenidi Deccan managed to scale back the margin within the dying minutes of the match when Ajay Chhetri fouled R Lalbiakliana contained in the field and the referee awarded the Deccan Warriors a penalty. Oliveira stepped up and transformed from the spot. –IANS/cs/){kind=link}
Bhubaneswar, Jan 14 (IANS) East Bengal FC comfortably defeated Sreenidi Deccan 2-1 to notch up their second consecutive win in Group A of the Kalinga Tremendous Cup on the Kalinga Stadium Principal Pitch, right here on Sunday. For East Bengal, Hijazi Maher and Javier Siverio had been the scorers whereas William Alves de Oliveira decreased the margin for the Deccan Warriors.
East Bengal’s victory put an finish to Sreenidi Deccan’s ambitions within the event and set the stage for an thrilling and highly-anticipated derby in opposition to Mohun Bagan Tremendous Large, scheduled for January 19.
Each East Bengal and Mohun Bagan have earned six factors every and share an similar purpose distinction of +2, underlining the intently matched nature of their performances.
Nevertheless, East Bengal maintain a slight edge within the standings, as they’ve scored extra objectives than Mohun Bagan, a key issue that locations them on the prime of the group. This situation provides an additional layer of depth to the upcoming derby, because the group winner will safe a spot within the semi-finals of the event.
With Mohun Bagan Tremendous Large already claiming a win in opposition to Hyderabad FC within the early match on Sunday and main the group, East Bengal recognised the crucial want for a win to maintain their knockout stage aspirations alive. In consequence, the Purple and Gold brigade approached the sport with an aggressive, attacking mindset from the outset.
The primary probability was created within the seventh minute. A by ball from Jose Antonio Pardo Lucas launched Javier Siverio however the Spanish ahead shot his try large regardless of discovering himself with a number of area.
Nevertheless, Carles Cuadrat’s males didn’t want to attend lengthy to take the lead. 4 minutes later, Sreenidi Deccan’s Rilwan Hassan fouled Mohamad Rakip on the left flank and East Bengal scored from the resultant free-kick. Nishu Kumar despatched in a cross into the field and Maher, positioned strategically, directed his header in direction of the far publish with precision.
Buoyed by the purpose, East Bengal continued to place strain on the Sreenidi Deccan defence and created extra possibilities. Their efforts paid off within the thirty first minute after they managed to double their lead. The purpose was a results of crew play, with Maher enjoying a pivotal position. He despatched an extended ball in direction of Cleiton Silva, who intelligently positioned himself between the defenders. Demonstrating nice consciousness, Silva then arrange Siverio, who took a strong left-footed shot that, aided by a deflection, discovered its manner into the again of the web.
East Bengal continued to take care of momentum within the second half as properly and stored exerting strain on Sreenidi Deccan’s defence. Nevertheless, an alert Sreenidi Deccan goalkeeper Aryan Niraj Lamba made some essential saves to maintain the scoreline intact.
Sreenidi Deccan managed to scale back the margin within the dying minutes of the match when Ajay Chhetri fouled R Lalbiakliana contained in the field and the referee awarded the Deccan Warriors a penalty. Oliveira stepped up and transformed from the spot.
–IANS/cs/