Calcutta Football League 2018: East Bengal vs West Bengal Police, Live Match Updates

FULL TIME : East Bengal 2-0 West Bengal Police

A second half devoid of any significant goal mouth action comes to an end. East Bengal clinch their first win of the season to go second in the table leapfrogging Mohun Bagan.

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90' East Bengal strikers seem to have no idea how to beat the Police SC offside trap and delay their run. The Red and Golds have been caught offside for the 14th time now.

87' Samad Ali Mallick's cross is collected by the WB Police Goalie.

85' East Bengal dominating possession for a large period of time now but there is no penetration from the strikers upfront.

79' Surabuddin Malik goes for an overhead kick from an Al-Amna cross. Misses the ball altogether.

78' Mahmoud Al-Amna shoots. Hits one of the defenders.

76' Surabuddin Malik comes on for Gagandeep Bali.

75' Light drizzling at the East Bengal Ground.

70' Mahmud Al-Amna replaces Lalrindika Ralte.

69' Lalrindika's shot from distance hits the woodwork and goes out of play.

67' MISS! Bidyasagar Singh wrong foots the goalkeeper and sets up Laldanmawia on a plate who just had to take the shot into the open net but takes too much time and his shot goes out deflected.

62' MISS! Bidyasagar Singh hits the side netting in a 1v1 situation with Soumya Ghosh.

58' East Bengal defence caught napping as Prashant Sarkar is suddenly all alone in the East Bengal box with nobody around to rush his shot. The WB Police striker fails to sort his feet and never unleashed his shot.

54' Samad Ali Mallick with a delightful short cross towards Laldanmawia who has all the time in the world to finish the move off but fails to find the target. Should have been 3-0 here.

50' Cross from Lalramchullova towards Bidysagar is miscued and goes out of play.

Second half kicks off.

HALF TIME : East Bengal 2-0 West Bengal Police

A dominant performance from the Red and Golds see them lead 2-0 at the break.
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43' Lalramchullova floats in a freekick from the left. Sharukh heads it out of danger.

39' GOAAAAAAAAAAL! Kassim Aidara heads home after latching on to a pin point Lalramchullova cross from the left.

38' East Bengal Academy Graduate Bidyasagar Singh makes senior team debut. Replaces Brandon Vanlalremdika.

35' Laldanmawia fires one shot into the crowd.

33' Several offside calls from the referee against East Bengal. Gagandeeep, Brandon and Laldanmawia have been caught offside for seven times already in the game so far.

31' Subrata with a brilliant last ditch clearance to prevent the ball reaching a stranded Brandon at the other side from Laldanmawia cross.

26' East Bengal dictating possession here and they seem to be in complete control of the game. West Bengal Police need to step up their game to stand any chance of notching up a single point from this game.

21' Lalramchullova plays on Gagandeep Singh on goal but the pass is slightly heavy as Soumya comes off his line and clears the danger.

18' Chaos in the West Bengal Police box as East Bengal keep on the offensive.

14' GOAAAAAAAAL! Lalrindika Ralte slots home the rebound after an initial shot from Kassim Aidara.

12' Brandon Vanlalremdika tries to wriggle past three defenders but is eventually outnumbered and outmuscled. West Bengal Police earn possession back.

9' Laldanmawia swings in a dangerous corner. Shaky defending from West Bengal Police but they eventually clear their lines.

7' Anupam Dutta drives in a freekick. Hits the wall.

4' Samad Ali Mallick shoots from distance after a corner. Missed the target by centimeters. That was close.

East Bengal are in their traditional Red and Golds, while West Bengal Police are in Blue.

Kick-off!

The teams are walking on to the pitch.

It is a sunny evening out here.

Line Ups for today :

East Bengal : Dagar (GK), Samad Ali (C), Mehtab, Kinshuk, Lalramchullova, Kamalpreet, Aidara, Laldanmawia, Brandon, Gagandeep
West Bengal Police : Soumya (GK), Uttam, Subrata, Sarukh, Pradip, Indrajit, Surajit, Kishore, Anupam (C), Prashanta

Hello and Welcome to Sportskeeda's LIVE coverage of the Calcutta Football League 2018 clash between 39 times champions East Bengal and new entrants West Bengal Police.

East Bengal still await their first points on board and will be looking to notch up the same when they go head to head with new entrants West Bengal Police in the Calcutta Football League 2018 on Monday at the East Bengal Ground.

Lalrozama Fanai is expected to miss the encounter as he sustained an injury in the tie against Tollygunge Agragami. Club Captain Samad Ali Mallick is deemed to replace the Mizo defender at the back. Joby Justin and Al-Amna will be on the bench as expected due to other reasons.

West Bengal Police will be a surprise package this year as almost no club has played with the departmental side in the recent past. Scouts will keep an eye on the local talent the West Bengal squad will put on show today.

An 88% of Cloud Cover over the maidan could again play spoilsport if it rains continuously in the first half.