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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.