Calcutta Football League 2018: Mohun Bagan vs Rainbow AC, Live Match Updates

FULL TIME : Mohun Bagan 3-2 NBP Rainbow AC

A second half comeback from the Mariners spearheaded by Mehtab Hossain sends Mohun Bagan to top of the ladder as they replace Rainbow AC as the new league leaders of the Calcutta Football League 2018. A gritty and resilient performance from NBP Rainbow AC was just not enough to contain the Bagan juggernaut.

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90+2' Jiten Murmu replaces Azharuddin Mallick.

4 Minutes added on.

88' Rainbow AC piling on intense pressure on the Bagan defence in search of the equaliser.

84' GOAAAAAAAAAL! Joel Sunday heads in to reduce the deficit from an aerial ball.

77' Darren Caldeira replaces Dipanda Dicka.

74' GOAAAAAAAAAAL! Eze Kingsley heads in from a pin point Mehtab Hossain corner and the ball is into the net after a deft touch of Azharuddin Mallick.

73' Abhishek Ambekar goes past four defenders, creates space for himself and shoots. The shot is wide.

71' Experienced Campaigner Penn Orji replaces Godin for NBP Rainbow.

67' GOAAAAAAAAAAAL! Abhishek Ambekar's cross takes a terrible deflection on it's way towards Dicka and ends up in the back of the net.

62' Naskar shoots. Shilton saves.

58' Mehtab Hossain finds Ambekar clear on goal who takes too much time to shoot and is eventually out-muscled.

54' Arijit Bagui's quick low cross is collected by Dibyendu with ease.

51' SAVE! Dipanda Dicka with a flying attempt on goal with a header, Dibyendu pulls off a diving save.

49' GOAAAAAAAAAAL! Dipanda Dicka heads in after capitalizing on a pin point floated free-kick from none other than Mehtab Hossain.

47' Mehtab Hossain makes his second debut for the Mariners on his return to Mohun Bagan after 12 years, replaces Shilton de Silva.

Second Half kicks off.

HT : Mohun Bagan 0-1 NBP Rainbow

The Mariners created several chances in front of the goal but are trailing due to the lack lustre performance from the forwards upfront. Abhijit Sarkar's pinpoint freekick to faze Shilton is the talk of the Half Time.

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3 Minutes Added on.

43' Mohun Bagan showing similar urgency as the initial minutes in search of the equaliser.

39' GOAAAAAAAAAAAL! Abhijit Sarkar scores with a brilliant freekick as Shilton Paul unmoved.

37' Eze Kingsley booked for a late challenge on Sujoy. Freekick outside the box to Rainbow AC.

31' MISS! Prabhakar Naskar's shot from distance goes sailing over the target.

27' SAVE! Kingsley's header from a corner is cleared on the goal line by Pravakar Naskar.

26' SAVE! Pintu Mahata drives in a pile driver from distance, forcing Dibyendu to pull off a brilliant save.

25' Arijit Bagui's cross is cleared again at the last moment by Godin. Dipanda Dicka was waiting behind the Nigerian to slot the ball home.

20' Arijit Bagui crosses in from the right but there is no one at the far end to trouble the Rainbow defence.

16' The pace of the game as dipped down a bit with the Mariners resorting to a more possession based approach.

9' Shilton de Silva's in-swinging freekick from distance goes inches wide of the target. The crowd is in it's full voice courtesy Bagan's positive play!

7' Pintu Mahata's in-swinging corner is punched away by Dibyendu.

6' Azharuddin's cross is handled with no resilience as Mohun Bagan earn a second unlikely corner.

4' Eric Dano clears the hovering danger with a powerful defensive header.

3' Pintu Mahata is dispossessed by Sourav Das and cleared away for a Bagan corner.

Kick-off

Line Ups for today's game :

Mohun Bagan : Shilton (GK/C), Gurjinder, Lalcchawnkima, Kingsley, Arijit, Ambekar, Shilton de Silva, Sourav Das, Pintu Mahata, Azharuddin, Dicka

NBP Rainbow AC : Dibyendu (GK), Chattu, Godin, Eric Dano, Abhijit Sarkar (C), Suraj, Krishna, Pravakar, Sujay, Joel Sundayay

TRIVIA : Mohun Bagan failed to defeat Rainbow AC in the Calcutta Football League last year. Will the New Barrackpore side repeat the feat again?

The teams are on the pitch. The Maidan is filled to it's brim.

Hello and Welcome to Sportskeeda's LIVE updates of the Calcutta Football League. Next up, Mohun Bagan will be locking horns with Rainbow AC!

The Mariners won their previous match against Pathachakra with a narrow one-goal margin thanks to Henru Kisekka's goal in 76th minute.

Shilton Pual was good as usual in the goal, producing some crucial saves, but there were many opportunities missed by Mohun Bagan up front. Luckily, the 29-time Calcutta Football League winners managed to bag the three points. However, the players will be wary of their performance and know they need to put on a better show this time around.

If it was not for Somdeep's blunderous miss in the dying minutes of the match, they would have gotten just one point on the board.

On the other hand, their opponents, Rainbow AC, are sitting handsomely on the top of the table with all three points and a goal difference of +3 after a comprehensive 3-0 win over George Telegraph in the opening match. This will be their first real test after procuring some good overseas players.