ISL 2017/18, Semifinal, 1st leg: FC Pune City vs Bengaluru FC 1st Semi Final 5 Talking points

Not even an inch of space was afforded on the pitch. (Photo: ISL)
Not even an inch of space was afforded on the pitch. (Photo: ISL)

#2 Pune look threatening on the counter

FC Pune City played well on the counter. (Photo: ISL)
FC Pune City played well on the counter. (Photo: ISL)

Even though Pune enjoyed more of the ball, they had most of the ball inside their own half. At times they looked to defend deep and wait for BFC to hand over possession, which seemed to happen quite often.

Pune did spring up a few quick counters, especially in the second half through the likes of Rahul, Sahil, Marcelinho and Alfaro. They had a few good chances to score and have Marcelinho and Issac to blame for missing two of them. Issac particularly missed a sitter. Alfaro, on the other hand, looked to be the focal point through which most of the attacks for Pune took place.

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