Poor finishing might come back to bite Bengaluru
Whilst the final score read 1-0 to Bengaluru, no one would have been surprised if it had ended 4-0 or 5-0, such was Bengaluru’s dominance. The front quartet of Sunil Chhetri, Eugenson Lyngdoh, Alwyn George and CK Vineeth looked sharp but missed some glorious opportunities to bury the tie in the first leg itself.
With Cameron Watson bossing the midfield, Alvaro Rubio spraying the ball around and Sunil Chhetri playing the perfect role of the playmaker in the hole behind the striker, the hosts moved the ball with much ease and finesse. However, when it came to the critical moment of planting the ball into the back of the net, they fluffed their lines time and again.
Football is a funny game and no one knows what could transpire in seven days’ time in Singapore when Albert Roca’s men take on the Rovers for the second game. While a one-goal lead coupled with zero away goals for the visitors is something to write home about, they should definitely not be happy about letting such opportunities go to waste.
