Kolkata Derby: Mohun Bagan 1-1 East Bengal

A well-fought Kolkata derby between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan ended in a 1-1 draw on Saturday. The match between the defending I-League champions Mohun Bagan and their arch-rivals East Bengal saw some very competitive play, with both teams taking advantage of the chances that they created.

#KolkataDerby never fails to mesmerize us. Ranti Martins is the hero of the Match today, truly deserving. Excellent performance. #MB 1-1 #EB
— Hero I-League (@ILeagueOfficial) January 23, 2016

Full time, and a hard fought draw for us against rivals Mohun Bagan. We took the lead but weren't able to hold on to it! (1-1)#KolkataDerby
— KF East Bengal (@eastbengalfc) January 23, 2016

The referee blows the full-time whistle as the match ends in a 1-1 draw.

90' Rehenesh looks absolute furious with his teammates as Bengal escape from a late goal from Glenn.

84' Shylo comes on for Do.

79' Arnab misses the ball as East Bengal concede yet another corner. Norde takes it but Rehnesh gets to the ball.

76' GOOOAL! Glen with an equaliser as he heads the ball in from Norde's free-kick. MB 1-1 KEB.

76' Katsumi is taken down by Mehtab. Free-kick for Bagan.

Dong is clipped in a dangerous situation, but Ranti's freekick is parried away. (0-1) #KolkataDerby
— KF East Bengal (@eastbengalfc) January 23, 2016

70' Norde with a free-kick but his shot goes over the top of the bar.

65' Khabra comes on for Abinash Ruidas.

62' GOOOAL! Ranti Martins with the first goal of the night as East Bengal take the lead. Lovely strike, lovely ball!

53' Yellow cards issued for both Pronay Halder and Arnab Mondal.

51' Debjit keeps out Do Dong Hyun's shot who tried to find the opening goal all by himself with no one closing him down. Ball out for a corner.

50' Lovely move by Bagan but Glen's shot is saved easily by the goalkeeper.

The second half is underway.

HT: Mohun Bagan 0-0 East Bengal. The players go back to the locker room for the half-time break.

Two minutes of added time.

45' Norde with some brilliant footwork, but his final cross is easily collected by Rehnesh.

37' Saumik Dey takes down Katsumi with a rash tackle.

33' With Martins coming in from deep, East Bengal try to find a break from the left flank. However, Bagan win the ball back as Glen looks to hold up the ball with some fancy footwork but he is brought down with a rough challenge.

Sony, Glen, Katsumi- brilliant understanding and meticulous communication. @eastbengalfc have to rethink their plan to tame them.
— Hero I-League (@ILeagueOfficial) January 23, 2016

28' Corner for East Bengal, but the delivery is cleared away for a throw in.

25' Throw in for Bagan turns into a quick counter for East Bengal. However, the ball is recovered quickly.

23' Jairu beats Pritam Kota with some brilliant work, but he fails to capitalise on his move as his pass into the box misses his teammates.

17' Jairu tries to sneak in a lethal ball from the left but Dhanachandra comes to the rescue.

13' Azharuddin Mallick comes off for Balwant Singh.

11' Norde with a great run with the ball as he releases a pass, but fails to find his teammate.

9' Glen attempts a header from a lobbed cross from the centre of the pitch, but the ball goes wide away.

7' Free-kick for Bagan, but play breaks as it's a foul!

3' Corner is cleared by Mohun Bagan. But, play breaks as Pronay makes a foul.

2' Foul by Mama on Souvik in the middle of the pitch. Luciano takes the free-kick, but Cornell's header is easily caught by Rehnesh.

1' Ranti plays the ball forward to Abinash but fails in his attempt to find Dong.

Kick-off!

Electrifying atmosphere for the @ILeagueOfficial derby at the Salt Lake Stadium . pic.twitter.com/fu4lz314sI
— Debasis Sen (@debasissen) January 23, 2016

Mohun Bagan XI: Debjit (GK); Pritam, Kingshuk, Luciano, Dhana; Sony, Souvik, Pronay, Katsumi; Azhar, Glen.

East Bengal XI: TP Rehenesh (GK); Bheke, Arnab, Bello, Saumik; Rafique, Mehtab; Abinash, Dong, Jairu; Ranti.

Oh yeah. #HeroILeague #indianfootball #KolkataDerby #EastBengal #MohunBagan pic.twitter.com/nfsyYef25i
— TFG (@thefangarage) January 23, 2016

The stands are draped, and the countdown has begun. #KolkataDerby pic.twitter.com/MxRiK5Wx0F
— KF East Bengal (@eastbengalfc) January 23, 2016

I-League: Mohun Bagan face East Bengal in a high-voltage derby

Mohun Bagan have a 6-4 advantage in all I-League meetings so far after 16 matches. East Bengal have a healthy 118-87 win-loss ratio from 312 games in overall meetings.

Mohun Bagan have won both their opening home matches to shoot up to the top position in the standings, having beaten Aizawl FC 3-1 and Salgaocar FC 4-2. East Bengal are in the third place with four points from two away games, having won 3-1 against Sporting Clube de Goa 3-1 and managing a goalless draw against Mumbai FC.