Calcutta Football League 2018: East Bengal vs Tollygunge Agragami, Live Score and Updates

That's that for today. The Indian Football Association (IFA) is yet to take a decision whether the points are to be split or a re-match is on the cards.

This is Sayak signing off for tonight.

Bastob Roy opines, 'It is really unfortunate on the part of the officials. The referees should have waited for thirty minutes to take the decision. We really wanted to play the game.'

Ranjan Chowdhury, Assistant Coach, East Bengal says, 'East Bengal would have loved to play the whole game. However, we respect the decision'.

Manoranjan Bhattacharya, Head Coach, Tollygunge Agragami says, 'We are happy with the referee's decision as the pitch was not playable at all'.

Match Commissioner : 'Water has not receded from the pitch. As per the FIFA Regulations, if the ball does not roll on the pitch, the game must be called off.'

UPDATE : The match has been called off citing unplayable conditions.

The pitch is almost water logged and as per FIFA Rules and Regulations, if the ball is not rolling on the ground, the game is liable to be abandoned.

HALF TIME : East Bengal 1-1 Tollygunge Agragami

East Bengal's domination fails to reward them with goals as Tollygunge's resilient defensive display see them level pegging with the Red and Golds.

Stay Tuned to Sportskeeda for the second half.

2 Minutes Added on.

42' Brandon Vanlalremdika finds Lalrindika Rakte, who turns and shoots. Misses the target by a whisker.

38' Govind Singh swings in a freekick. Bidemi's header is wide.

36' Kassim Aidara's long ranger is way off target.

34' Gautam Kujur booked for a heavy tackle on Kamalpreet Singh.

30' GOAAAAAL! Lago Bei scores with a powerful strike after a brilliant through ball from Bidemi. Rakshit Dagar had no time to anticipate the ball. It is all square at the Maidan!

26' SAVE! Laldanmawia dribbles past two defenders, cuts back in, shoots. Subham Roy collects the ball with expertise.

24' After 20 minutes of absolute East Bengal domination, Tollygunge Agragami are slowly getting into the game.

20' The game is extremely pacy even after several patches on the pitch, thanks to the constant torrential rainfall.

16' Danmawia with a cross towards Bali Gagandeep. Subham Roy collects.

14' Lalrindika shoots wide after Fanai found him at the far side from an out-swinging corner.

10' Tollygunge get a corner swung in. East Bengal recover.

7' MISS! Fanai goes for goal from distance. The shot is wide.

6' East Bengal dictating terms early on with constant crosses and forward balls.

2' GOOAAAAAAAAL! Lalrindika Ralte's freekick finds Lalrozama Fanai who finds the net with a wild deflection.

2' Freekick to East Bengal.

Kick-off!

The Foodlights are on already! Such is the dense cloud cover over the venue.

All the pre-match formalities are done and dusted. We are set for kick-off!

Sports Minister of West Bengal, Mr. Arup Biswas meets the players.

The Teams are out. It is raining Cats and Dogs at the Maidan.

Today's Line Up :

East Bengal : Rakshit Dagar (GK), Lalramchullova, Mehtab Singh, Kinshuk Debnath, Lalrozama Fanai, Laldanmawia Ralte, KP Singh, Kassim Aidara, BV Remdika, Lalrindika Ralte, Bali Gagandeep

Tollygunge Agragami : Subham Roy (GK), Phol Hembrem, Md. Sakaut, Richard Agwu, LG Singh, Rakesh Masih, Goutam Kujur (C), Surojit Ghosh, Daniel Ayene, Lago Bei, Ashim Biswas

Calcutta Football League Defending Champions East Bengal would look to begin their title defence on a high as they go locking horns with their South City counterparts Tollygunge Agragami.

The game is all set to be a historic one as it would be the first ever official game to be played under the floodlights at the East Bengal Ground.

East Bengal is expected to field an All India Line Up with Mahmoud Al-Amna starting from the bench. The game can also see expected debuts for newcomers like Rakshit Dagar and Bali Gagandeep Singh. Youngsters like Bidyasagar Singh and Sanchayan Sammadar would also look to make their mark.

Tollygunge Agragami on the contrary, would look to spoil the party for the Red and Golds under veteran footballer Manoranjan Bhattacharya. With quite a good number of experienced names in their ranks, a draw looks likely to some extent.

The game kicks-off today at 4:30 PM IST.