East Bengal vs NBP Rainbow AC, Live Score and Commentary, CFL 2017

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This game truly belongs to Suhair.

A beast of a performance. And three goals to show for his efforts.

BRILLIANT!

However, for East Bengal they vouch for perfection. And the goal they conceded will not make Khalid Jamil happy.

ALL OVER!

What a great start from East Bengal. They had drew with Rainbow in a pre season game.

But they delivered when it mattered.

90+2' - Al Amna with a great run but his lack of pace sees the Rainbow defence recover and he getd shrugged off the ball.

90+1' - Bernard with an attempt from some way out from a free kick.

But straight at the wall.

Three minuted of added time.

90' - Another through ball. But Ankur Das sharp as ever gets to it before Surabuddin.

88' - Both teams counting down the minutes now. The game had been sealed way back.

86' - SAVED!

Lobo with another shot from way out. But Ankur Das with an easy save.

85' - OFF THE POST!

Surabuddin hits the post. Great work from Lobo on the right. A low cross into the box but his first time attempt goes off the far post.

The flairs are out. The crackers are bursting. A day to celebrate for the East Bengal fans.

83' - Surabuddin really looking for his first goal of the season.

But he can't keep his head and is offside.

82' - Rainbow still looking for more.

A good through ball. But Chullova is ther to chest it back to Barreto.

81' - The muddy surface finally has a say. Surabuddin with a shot but he loses his balance.

Wide of the mark.

80' - Surabuddin with some good work down the right. Gets the ball in but that is headed away.

78' - GOAAAAALLL!!

Chotu Mondal kept on running and caught the EB defence napping.

Rounded off Barreto and slots into the goal.

DESERVED.

77' - Wonderful build up play by Rainbow.

Finally finds the ball go over to the left and a cross comes in. But Barreto fists it away.

75' - STANDING OVATION FOR THE HATTRICK HERO.

Suhair comes off for Cavin Lobo.

74' - Suhair still running with all his heart.

Down the right. But his cross is way over.

73' - GOAAAAALLL!!

Brandon now with his first ever goal for East Bengal. Great first touch on the left side of the box.

He keeps his calm then slots itno the far corner.

72' - The pace of the game has slowed down.

A long ball from the back. But that is too much.

71' - Rainbow still looking for a break. They should hold their heads high after this game.

69' - Bad execution of the corner. And Rainbow have the ball back.

68' - WHAT A SAVE!

Suhair on the charge finds Surabuddin who takes a shot. Suhair gets to the rebound first he heels it back to Surabuddin who lashes another on target.

But Ankur with a spectacular save down to his left.

67' - Good build up play. But Rainbow can't really make anything happen in the final third.

66' - East Bengal with their first change. Surabuddin comes in for Mawia.

65' - Mawia with a great take on and then a shot.

But that is straight at Ankur. Easy save.

64'- Great cross from Mawia.

Could have been dangerous. But chested back to the keeper.

61'- Great ball in and Bernard heads it. Barreto was in no man's land. But that one is off target.

59' - Bernard on the counter but Mitchell is there. Rainbow gets a corner.

58' - BALL FROM THE LEFT.

Header on target but that is well saved.

57' - A lovely diagonal from Al Amna. He is showing his class.

Good first touch and a great ball in Mawia but that is headed away.

Ball played in again but that gone off for a corner.

56' - Play halted again and now this time it is VP Suhair who has gone down with some cramps.

55' - A long ball from Al Amna but that is way over hit.

54' - East Bengal get a FK on the right side. But the ball in from Al Amna is not of good quality.

53' - Player down and play is stopped at the moment.

52' - Third shot in the space of three minutes but Bernard is really not testing Luis Barreto that Rainbow would want to.

51' - BERNARD AGAIN!

He is wasting no time to shoot it at goal. On the mark this time but Barreto saves it with ease.

50' - SHOT!

Bernard with another long ranger and again off the mark.

49' - Suhair again down the left. Knicks it past the keeper but he has gone too far into the corner.

Floats it back in for Brandon and his header is cleared off the line by Sk Saruk.

47' - CRUNCHING TACKLE!

Arnab Mondal, the skipper this time leads from the front and hits a timely tackle on Bernard who looked to get up from the left.

46'- WOW WOW WOW!

Not even a minute gone and Suhair strike again. A hat-trick in the first game of the season.

Great take down and then dinks it over the keeper. Cool and composed and a terrific performance.

And we are now off for the second half.

THAT'S IT!

The referee blows for half time. And East Bengal go into the half with a two-goal lead.

45+1' - Rainbow look to threaten and they are not going to bow down.

Down the left and Bernard with the shot finally. But that is over the mark.

45' - SUHAIR! RUNNING RIOT!

Great run from the right to the left. And this time he tees up Brandon but his shot is blocked and Rainbow clear.

44' - GOAL! SUHAIR AGAIN!

Mawia gets at the end of another diagonal and gets the ball into the middle. A great first touch and turn from Suhair and he thrashes that past the keeper and into the net with his shot on his left foot.

43' - Samad Ali Mallick down on the field and the play is interrupted!

41' - Al Amna with the ball into the box. At the back post and as expected Willis Plaza gets his head to the ball.

But his flick misses the far post.