Full-time. Bengaluru suffer an upset as they lose their first game of the group stage against 10-man Abahani. Their defeat leaves group E wide open after Maziya earlier defeated Mohun Bagan 5-2.
90+3' Amrinder gets dispossessed near the halfway line and Rubel slots it from 50 yards out into an empty net. Game over now as group E becomes more exciting.
63' Chance for Bengaluru as Chhetri slides in for Daniel but the ball is deflected behind for a corner. Watson takes the corner and it's a poor effort.
54' Udanta runs through the Abahani defence but he takes the ball too deep inside the box before crossing as Sohel collects. Bengaluru are trying to force the issue here but aren't able to.
It's 0-0 at the break. Bengaluru need to win today to maintain a three-point gap to second placed Maziya, who beat Mohun Bagan 5-2 in the early kick-off.
5' Bengaluru have been working the Abahani defence well so far as Udanta wins a free-kick. Watson's resulting delivery is a wasted chance for the Blues.
Hello and welcome to our continuous coverage of the AFC Cup 2017.
Today, we have Bengaluru FC squaring off to Abahani Limited of Bangladesh in what is both teams’ fourth game of the group stage. The visitors, Bengaluru, are atop group E with a perfect winning record and will look to keep their run going with another win over Abahani.
The last time both teams faced each other was a fortnight ago, when Albert Roca’s Blues ran out comfortable 2–0 winners. With nine points from three games, Bengaluru are in the driving seat to make it out of the group stage, while Abahani are in dire straits in the competition.
The club from Dhaka have lost all three group matches and are effectively out of the AFC Cup 2017. However, they will look to put up a better show than last time as they welcome last year’s runners-up to their own backyard.
