BAMBOLIM. East Bengal and Bengaluru draw 1-1. T. Haokip scored the first goal (28′) for East Bengal. S. Das settled the score (56′) with an own goal. Bengaluru was much better in terms of ball possession (74%)
The match was played at the GMC Stadium stadium in Bambolim on Tuesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Harish Kundu. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 27 degrees Celsius or 80.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- ! 74 Ball Possession 26
Shots
- 6 Total 4
- 2 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 106 Attack 73
- 71 Dangerous attack 49
- 98 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Bengaluru was in firm control of the ball 74% while East Bengal was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bengaluru was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Bengaluru to win the match.
Bengaluru shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, East Bengal shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Bengaluru received 1 yellow card (R. Singh). On the other side, East Bengal received 2 yellow cards (A. Bhattacharya and A. Mukherjee).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Bengaluru will have 10 points to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, East Bengal will have 5 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Indian Super League, Bengaluru will host Odisha FC on the 17th of February with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Bengaluru (1 draw).
East Bengal will host Mumbai City on the 7th of January with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Mumbai City (0 draws).
Bengaluru – Formation

Bengaluru started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Marco Pezzaiuoli decided to play with the following team: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
, Parag Srivas , Alan Costa , Roshan Singh , Udanta Singh Kumam , Suresh Wangjam Singh , Bruno Ramires , Muhammed Ashique Kuruniyan , Jayesh Rane , Prince Ibara and Cleiton Silva .The home team had on the bench: Sunil Chhetri
, Pratik Chowdhary , Danish Farooq Bhat , Sivasakthi Narayanan, Damaitphang Lyngdoh, Rohit Kumar, Ajith Kumar, Iman Basafa and Sharon.Substitutions
Bengaluru made 4 changes: P. S. Shrivas for P. Chaudhari (46′), J. Rane for S. Chhetri (46′), S. Wangjam for D. Farooq Bhat (82′) and A. Kuruniyan for S. Narayanan (90′).
Best player: Alan Costa
The most impressive player for Bengaluru was Alan Costa.
His rating is
with 93 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 14.East Bengal – Formation

East Bengal started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
José Manuel Díaz Fernández played with: Arindam Bhattacharya
, Joyner Lourenco , Tomislav Mrčela , Adil Khan , Hira Mondal , Sourav Das , Naorem Mahesh Singh , Wahengbam Angousana Luwang , Thongkhosem Haokip , Lalrinliana Hnamte and Daniel Chima Chukwu .They had on the bench: Balwant Singh, Amir Dervišević, Ankit Mukherjee
, Amarjit Kiyam Singh , Daniel Gomes, Shankar Roy, Bikash Jairu, Siddhant Shirodkar and Mohammed Rafique.Substitutions
East Bengal made 3 changes: N. Singh for A. Singh (46′), T. Mrcela for A. Mukherjee (61′) and L. Hnamte for B. Jairu (90′).
Best player: Wahengbam Angousana Luwang
The most impressive player for East Bengal was Wahengbam Angousana Luwang.
His rating is
with 17 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.
- Bengaluru – East Bengal – 1-1