SC East Bengal earned their 1st point of the Indian Super League (ISL) Season 7.© Twitter
SC East Bengal earned their 1st point of the Indian Super League (ISL) Season 7, as they held Jamshedpur FC to a goalless draw at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Thursday. The outcome meant Robbie Fowler’s side continued to be bottom of the ISL table right after 4 games. Fowler rang in 4 modifications to his eleven that suffered a defeat against NorthEast United FC, whilst Jamshedpur FC created only one particular transform as Aniket Jadhav was incorporated in the line-up. Jamshedpur had been superior and dominated possession against SCEB in the 1st half, but each sides headed into the break goalless right after Coyle’s side failed to convert their probabilities. The game was a cagey contest in the opening quarter but the momentum shifted in Jamshedpur’s favour as soon as East Bengal had been decreased to 10 guys in the 25th minute.
Jamshedpur fashioned an early chance to break the deadlock as early as the sixth minute. Peter Hartley threaded a ball for Jadhav in the box, but the forward blazed his shot more than the bar.
East Bengal presented their opponents with a fantastic fight as they attempted to grab the lead, but the activity got tougher when they had been down to 10 guys. Eugeneson Lyngdoh received his marching orders from the referee for a second yellow, following a rash tackle on Alexandre Lima.
Jamshedpur capitalised on the sending off and continued to pile stress on Fowler’s side but failed to convert their probabilities. Just prior to the half-hour mark, Valskis came close to breaking the deadlock. Laldinliana Renthlei whipped a cross from the appropriate which was met by Valskis on the volley, but the ball narrowly missed the farpost by inches.
Nine minutes later, Stephen Eze had a different golden chance to hand Jamshedpur the lead. The defender leapt higher to meet Aitor Monroy’s corner only to see his header, strike the underside of the crossbar prior to getting cleared away.
Jamshedpur continued to dominate proceedings right after the break, pinning East Bengal to their personal half. They had been practically awarded for their persistence in the 69th minute only to be denied by the woodwork, once again.
Both sides played cautiously in the dying minutes in hopes of not conceding a target. There was drama late in the game as Renthlei was shown a second yellow card through stoppage time, leaving each sides with 10 guys. In the finish, each sides settled for a draw.