FULL TIME : East Bengal 0-0 Mohun Bagan Man of the Match : Joseba Beitia (Mohun Bagan)
Spoils are shared between the rivals as no side could dominate proceedings long. East Bengal did come back into the game after a dismal first-half but a disciplined Mohun Bagan side allowed things remain status quo as the game ends goalless. This was your host, Sayak Dipta Dey(@sayakdd28), signing off. Keep following Sportskeeda for all the analysis of this game. Thank You for keeping us company for more than two hours.
90+3' Beitia's brilliant curling ball almost ends up with Jesuraj in front of the goal but Ambekar somhow keeps the lad from Tamil Nadu away from the ball and earns East Bengal the goal-kick.
88' Mohun Bagan get in three consecutive balls inside the box but all three of them have been cleared by the towering East Bengal defenders in the air.
70' Jaime Santos Colado replaces Espada. Bidyasagar replaces Ronaldo. Big dual change for East Bengal as both of them have been in top form in recent games.
65' Pintu Mahata plays Ronaldo cheekily on the other post who had a chance to tap the ball home but his delayed run narrows the angle and allows Debjit to make himself look large and somehow parry away the tap from Ronaldo.
60' MISS! Ashutosh Mehta gets in a pin-point cross and finds an on-rushing VP Suhair whose stretched attempt results in the ball going over the target. Another escape for East Bengal as the Red and Golds are really living dangerously here.
59' Lalrindika's cross goes interestingly wayward and goes dangerously across the face of the Mohun Bagan goal. Debjit Majumdar had his heart in his mouth for a moment there.
Mohun Bagan dominate the midfield and have had more chances to score but have squared all of them. East Bengal were more active on the wings and did get their own chances to score but could not finish them as well. All to play for in the second-half. Stay Tuned to Sportskeeda.
43' Suhair gets acres of space and all the time in the world with no pressure whatsoever but his shot is straight to Lalthuammawia. Big let off for East Bengal.
40' Brilliant ball from Lalrindika Ralte to play Espada through on goal whose first touch lets him massively and the ball ends up rolling to the safe hands of Debjit Majumdar.
29' Brandon Vanlalremdika gets in a perfectly placed ball, finds Espada who is caught in two minds and fails to place his header neither on the target nor to Ronaldo.
22' Pintu Mahata gets in a brilliant cross after being played on through on the wings by Lalrindika. Pintu's cross is inches away from being headed in by an on-rushing Espada.
20' Mohun Bagan have upped the ante and they look a tad bit better than their opposition in the first 20 minutes or so. The Mariners have dominated the centre of the park with ease while East Bengal are looking to resort to wing play.
16' MISS! Beitia floats in a brilliant free-kick deep into the East Bengal finds Fran Morante whose header is inches wide. East Bengal survive somehow.