2 | 3 |
TIME- 90 mins
Final Score- Kitchee 2-3 Bengaluru FC
90+2’: Bangalore have ridden their luck in defense and wasted a bucketload of opportunities.
90’: Five added minutes.
87’: WHAT A MISS!!!. I would have scored that from my hospital bed. terrible from Daniel, goes past the goalkeeper and shoots wide.
84’: Christian with another opportunity, shoots over the far post.
83’: Take a bow the few Bengaluru supporters in the crowd, they will be 10 in number, but they haven't stopped cheering84 for their team.
82’: Brilliant play from Udanta, almost scores for Bengaluru.
78’: Chhetri out, Leni in. Substitution for Bengaluru.
77’: Brillant one-two between Udanta and Chhetri, Chhetri shoots right at the goalkeeper.
75’: What a tackle by Osano. It looked like Rufino was in on goal there.
74’: Alarm bells ringing for Bengaluru. Sunil Chhetri seems to be going off injured for Bengaluru.
69': Its all Bengaluru here, Sunil Chhetri misses a sitter.
67’: Chance for Kitchee, Christian again involved with a brilliant fake, the goalscorer Burgo tries an overhead kick, saved easily by Amrinder.
66’: Brilliant play from Bengaluru again, Udanta Singh sets up for Sunil, shoots high and wide.
64’: Good counter from Bengaluru. Held up well by Udanta Singh, fed to Daniel who takes a very optimistic shot, goes behind for a corner.
63’: Christian takes on two players, and shoots goes behind for a corer.
61’: Substitution for Kitchee. The Captain Kwan Yee goes off.
56’: WHAT A CHANCE for Kitchee. Ball through for Christian, saved by Amrinder.
53’: CHANCE! Sunil at the edge of the box, tries to slip in Udanta Singh.
49’: GOAL!!! Terrible defensive mistake Kitchee. Daniel takes advantage. Bengaluru in front.
46’: Header on for Rufino, almost runs on to it, Amrinder clears in the nick of time.
45’: Kitchee kick off in the second half. Getting Sunil on the ball will be for the Blues.
A very interesting first half, goals galore. Kitchee has had a lot of the ball and look dangerous. Bengaluru have taken their chances. The game is poised brilliantly.
44’: Corner for Bengaluru. A foul in the box by a Bangalore player, comes to nothing.
41’: GOAL!! What a goal by Paramo. Goes past the last defender like he wasn’t even there.
36’: Chhetri is just showing off now, goes past two players as if they weren’t there. Bengaluru look a lot better on the counter.
35’: Bicycle kick by Jorge, great save by Amrinder, great reflexes.
34': Goal!!! Chhetri again. What a volley. Miscued clearance, no celebrations from the Indian captain.
30’: Penalty for Bengaluru. Lyngdoh earned the penalty. Chhetri is cool as a cucumber. Panenka. GOAL!!
29’: Defended poorly by Kitchee, goes behind for a corner.
27’: Lovely play for Udanta Singh, turn of pace to beat Ngai Hoi, he brings Udanta down. First Yellow card of the game.
25’: The well-organized defense of Kitchee have thwarted all of the Blues attacks through the middle. The wide areas seem to be Bengaluru’s best route to the goal.
22': Bengaluru win corners in succession, nothing major comes out of any of them.
5’: Dilly-dallying in defense by the Bengaluru defense, Rufino puts himself between the defender and the ball. free kick for Kitchee in a brilliant position.
10’: Exhibition stuff from Rufino, lovely work on the left, but stopped by Amrinder.
7': GOAL!! First attack by Kitchee. Burgo at the far post, the Kitchee captain Ka Wai crosses from the right, headed down into the second bar.
4’: The Bangalore outfit seem to be up and awake for the game. First shot on target by Udanta, easy for Wang though.
3’: First time Bengaluru string a few passes together, sees a high cross, easy for the Kitchee GK.
1’: Yesterday’s games had seen the home teams knocked out of the competition. The iIndian team will hope that happens.
0’: Bengaluru in whites, and the home team in sky blue. Bengaluru kick off.
Kitchee has made two changes from their last group game, the same for Bengaluru FC.
Here're the starting lineups for the game
Kitchee SC (4-4-2): Wang, Recio, Wai, Yee, Hoi, Annan, Burgo, Paramo, Yang, Keung, Taemin
Bengaluru FC (4-3-3) : Amrinder, Osano, Johnson, Rino, Chhuantea, Alwyn, Lyngdoh, Collins, Chhetri, Udanta, Daniel
The I-League holders and the last Indian Team in the competition Bengaluru FC travel to the Mong Kok Stadium in Hong Kong to take on the Kitchee Sports Club. The Round of 16 clash between the two teams will decide who goes through to the semis of the competition.
Ashley Westwood’s boys after an excellent showing in this year’s I-League have witnessed a slump of sorts going out to Aizawl in the Federation Cup. Ashley Westwood who is currently serving a four-match touchline ban will be without midfielder Vineeth and striker Kim Song-Yong. Qualifying second from a tough group which also included the reigning AFC Cup Champions Johor Darul Ta’zim of Malaysia.
The sentiments from the Bengaluru camp are as clear as they can be as resounded by young midfielder Malsawmzuala “We have the chance to end our season in what will be a special high, and we are focussed on giving this game our everything. Big games call for big performances.” The Bengaluru fanbase will be hoping that’s what they see from their team, a big performance.
Mathew Holland who will take Ashley Westwood’s place in the dugout will be wary of the threat provided by Kichee and their star striker Rufino Segovia who has scored 5 goals so far in this season’s competition. The striker has helped his team to 6 wins in the competition so far, and they reached the round of 16 topping their group.
The game is live from Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong at 5:30 pm IST.
