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Bengaluru FC 5-0 TC Sports Club (Toni Dovale 12,35,48, Erik Paartalu 36, Rahul Bheke 90) (Full Time)

Updated: 20 February 2018 21:55 IST - Published: 20 February 2018 21:36 IST

That's all from the live coverage of the AFC Cup Playoffs as Bengaluru FC join Aizawl FC in the AFC Cup Group Stage. This is Gaurav Kadam, signing off. See you soon, folks!

That's that from the Fortress! The Blues are through to the Group Stages of the 2018 @AFCCup. #BENvTCS #WeAreBFC pic.twitter.com/sMGbPDAWjJ
— Bengaluru FC (@bengalurufc) February 20, 2018

Full Time:
Bengaluru FC 5-0 TC Sports Club (8-2 on Aggregate)

Bengaluru FC win in commanding fashion as they make their way onto the Group Stages of the AFC Cup. A hat-trick from Toni Dovale put the Blues in the driving seat as Erik Paartalu and Rahul Bheke added to the scoreline to wrap it up for the home side.

90' GOAL! Scramble in the box and it falls to Bheke, who makes no mistake to send it into the roof of the net. 5-0. #BENvTCS #WeAreBFC pic.twitter.com/SL6mPQXq1p
— Bengaluru FC (@bengalurufc) February 20, 2018

90' - FIVE!! Rahul Bheke gets one in the end. A scramble in the box ensues and the defender finds himself with a chance to score and blasts it into the roof of the net.

Bengaluru FC 5-0 TCSC (8-2 on aggregate)

82' - Another chance for the visitors as a low cross finds the striker open in the box but the shot is weak and Ralte collects it with ease.

80' - The match enters the final ten minutes as the away side attack the BFC goal but again the finishing falls short as the effort is skied way over the goal.

TalenToni they called him! @ToniDovale9's hat-trick is the first by a Blues' player in AFC Competitions. #BENvTCS #History pic.twitter.com/5yTFbo3plF
— Bengaluru FC (@bengalurufc) February 20, 2018

75' - Fifteen minutes left in the match as Bengaluru are on course to the Group Stages of the AFC Cup.

71' - Daniel breaks into the box and has a low shot at the goal but the keeper makes the save.

64' - The debutante Asheer is called into action quickly as he makes a clearance off the line after Ralte went off his line to clear an effort but missed.

63' - Substitution for Bengaluru FC:

Udanta Singh OUT
Asheer Akhtar IN

61' - TCSC's Alaeeldin is sent off for a foul on Udanta Singh having received a yellow card in the first half.

58' - Substitution for Bengaluru FC:

Joyner Lorenco IN
Toni Dovale OUT

57' - Bengaluru FC have a freekick chance on the right side of the box and Dovale tries to curl it but skies it over the goal.

54' - Substitution for Bengaluru FC:

Alwyn George Out
Daniel Lahlimpuia In

48' - Toni Dovale becomes the first Bengaluru FC player to score a hat-trick in an Asian competition.

48' GOAL! @ToniDovale9's chosen tonight to score his first, second and third goals for the club as he taps home from Udanta's cross. He's the first BFC player to score a hat-trick in Asian Competition! #BENvTCS pic.twitter.com/6TKdEI2BTB
— Bengaluru FC (@bengalurufc) February 20, 2018

48' - HAT-TRICK!! Toni Dovale makes it four for Bengaluru FC as he grabs his first hat-trick for the Blues. He taps in a cross from Udanta Singh.

Bengaluru FC 4-0 TCSC (7-2 on aggregate)

46' - MISS!! Semboi misses an easy chance to make it four for the Blues.

45' - And we're underway in the second half of the match.

We're at the break here at the Fortress where the Blues are in cruise control against TC Sports Club. #BENvTCS pic.twitter.com/b6MwNWhgmj
— Bengaluru FC (@bengalurufc) February 20, 2018

Half Time:
Bengaluru FC 3-0 TC Sports Club (6-2 on Aggregate)

Bengaluru FC asserts home dominance on the side from the Maldives as they lead 3-0 after two wonder strikes from Erik Paartalu and Toni Dovale. Dovale added another one for his brace.

Stay tuned to Sportskeeda for all live updates as we return after a short break.

44' - CLOSE!! Bengaluru almost get their fourth as Semboi heads onto the crossbar from a cross put in by Bose. Erik Paartalu tries to get to the rebound but struggles with the balance as the defence clear the danger away.

43' - After going down 3-0. TCSC are going all out with a couple of chances but they have struggled in the final third.

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