#2 Change in the formation proved to be damaging
Prior to, Hammadi’s goal, Albert Roca decided to change the formation for Bengaluru and decided to adopt a more attacking system. Cameron Watson dropped into the defence in between Antonio and Johnson as Bengaluru switched to a 3-5-2 formation. The tactic, however, proved to be damaging to the side as they completely lost control of the game.
The defence was in shambles as players had no idea what position to occupy and what part of the field to be on. The attack too was compromised as Vineeth struggled for service up front. Despite getting into a couple of promising positions on the flanks, the final ball was just not there and Al-Jawiya had a relatively simple task of dealing with the attackers.
In the first half, while Bengaluru did not create many chances, they never look troubled off the ball and had a pretty decent time of it when in possession, with Chettri on the left flank and Lyngdoh trying to influence proceedings from the centre of midfield. However, all that changed with the formation and Bengaluru ended up all the more toothless.
