PEEP! PEEP! PEEP! NorthEast United FC and Bengaluru FC share the spoils here at Vasco.
90+4' Federico Gallego delivers in a corner but the final shot from Khassa Camara is skied.
Additional Time: 5 Minutes.
88' Substitution for Bengaluru FC. Leon Augustin replaces Kristian Ospeth.
88' Substitution for NorthEast United FC. Mashoor Shereef replaces VP Suhair.
87' Cleiton Silva goes for goal from distance with an absolute pile driver. The shot goes inches over the target.
83' Dimas Delgado finds Rahul Bheke from the corner. Bheke's shot is over the target.
82' A long throw from Rahul Bheke to the NEUFC box is headed away by Ninthoi for a BFC corner.
80' Both teams are delivering in crosses and long balls into the danger areas but to of no avail.
75' Drinks Break.
74' Substitution for Bengaluru FC: Amoy Morajkar replaces Harmanjot Khabra.
71' Federico Gallego's free-kick is fisted away by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
68' Dimas Delgado delivers in a free-kick. Chhetri rises high to connect the header but he misses the ball.
64' Substitution for NorthEast United FC: Ninthoi Meetei replaces Rochharzela.
63' VP Suhair finds Rochharzela with a cross in but Pratik Chaudhari outmuscles the Mizoram winger.
62' The third corner results in a foul by Dylan Fox on Rahul Bheke. BFC can finally play some football of their own.
61' The second corner has a shot deflected for a third NEUFC corner.
60' The resultant corner is floated in by Gallego to find VP Suhair whose header is tipped away by Sandhu for another corner.
59' Federico Gallego's free-kick finds Luis Machado who earns a corner.
58' A through ball from Federico Gallego towards Luis Machado runs out to the safe hands of Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
56' Sunil Chhetri delivers in a cross from the left towards Cleiton Silva but Gurmeet collects the ball.
52' Rochharzela is down again. He has his nose bleeding.
49' GOAL! Bengaluru FC. Rahul Bheke.
Gurmeet makes one of the most horrific mistakes as a goalkeeper to allow Bengaluru FC the equaliser. Bheke dispatches a harmless shot from distance on goal. Gurmeet fails to position himself and does not keep his body behind the ball, as it goes inside the back of the net.
46' Second-Half Kicks-off.
HALF TIME: NorthEast United FC 1-0 Bengaluru FC
Not a half with goal-scoring chances written all over it. NEUFC came closer to scoring and are deservingly ahead. BFC tried to get back into the game but have not managed to get clear-cut chances to score.
Stay tuned to Sportskeeda for the first-half.
45+3' Federico Gallego's freekick towards Benjamin Lambot who cant reach the ball. Goal-kick, BFC.
46+2' SAVE! Erik Paartulu flicks on a long throw to Cleiton Silva inside the NEUFC box. Silva is all alone in the box, unmarked and dispatches a half-volley on to the target. Gurmeet saves.
Additional Time: 3 Minutes.
44' Srinivas gets in a ball to the middle, Fox clears.
39' The game has lost a lot of pace in the end of the first-half.
36' MISS! Roccharzela finds VP Suhair in front of an empty net but the Kerala-based striker fails to head it on target. Suhair just had to head it downwards but flicks it over the target.
34' Federico Gallego finds Luis Machado whose shot on goal is blocked.
32' Parag Srinivas whips in a brilliant cross towards Cleiton Silva. Silva fails to position himself at the correct spot and misses the header altogether.
30' Drinks break.
29' Dimas Delgado goes into the referee's book for a foul on Lalengmawia.
29' Bengaluru FC having a difficult time in the midfield. VP Suhair dispossesses Harmanjot Khabra in similar fashion but Suhair eventually runs out of options as he entered the BFC box.
27' GOAL! NorthEast United FC. Luis Machado.
Federico Gallego dispossessed Dimas Delgado in the midfield. Gallego has a scuffed shot on goal which turns into an assist for Luis Machado who finishes off the opportunity for the first goal of the evening.
26' Federico Gallego whips in a low free-kick. Sunil Chhetri blocks the incoming ball. The ball ends up with Khassa Camara whose attempt on goal from distance is way wide of the target.
24' Rahul Bheke finds Kristian Ospeth with a cross from the right. Ospeth riser higher than his marker Dylan Fox but heads it straight to Gurmeet.
18' Federico Gallego delivers in a floating freekick towards Dylan Fox but the weight on the ball is a little too much for Fox's liking.
17' A long aimless ball from Pratik Chaudhary goes to the safe hands of Gurmeet at the NorthEast United FC goal.
16' Bengaluru FC with a quick combination play. Parag Srinivas and Dimas Delgado manage to get a cross in towards Kristian Ospeth but Dylan Fox intercepts.
15' Benjamin Lambot finds Luis Machado with a long ball. Rochharzela is on the ball down the left side, his cross is cleared away by Juanan.
12' Rochharzela is down after taking a knock.
8' NorthEast United FC have a corner delivered. Paartulu rises high to connect the header but the jump is untimely. The corner is harmless nevertheless.
5' Khabra delivers in a cross towards Chhetri but Lambot gets to the ball first.
3' Parag Srinivas finds Kristian Ospeth with a low and hard ball. Ospeth gets away from Lambot but is eventually outnumbered inside the NEUFC box.
0' KICK-OFF! Bengaluru FC get us underway in their Away White Colours. The Hosts have donned their Home Red Colours.
The Indian National Anthem is sung loud and proud. Pre-Match Photographs are clicked.
The teams walk out to the middle amidst the familiar Lets Football Anthem.
PREVIOUS RESULT: Bengaluru FC 2-2 NorthEast United FC.
19 - The last time these two sides met, Bengaluru FC won 19 fouls, the most fouls they won against any team in this ISL. NEUFC were booked for six yellow card offences, the most times they have been booked in an Hero ISL game in this season.
13 - Gurpreet Singh Sandhu has already conceded 13 goals after 10 games in this season of the ISL. At the same stage last season, Gurpreet had conceded six. Interestingly, he conceded only 14 goals in the entirety of the Hero ISL last term.
-3.26 - NEUFC have the second-worst differential between expected goals (15.26) and actual goals scored (12) in this season of the ISL: -3.26 xG value. Only CFC have the poorest differential than the Highlanders -7.75xG value.
The Blues have seen 25% of their goals come from set-pieces, while the Highlanders have conceded a league-high 6 goals from them!
Just In: Lalengmawia replaces Lalrempuia Fanai after the latter is injured during the warm-ups.
Team News: Harmanjot Khabra and Pratik Chaudhary return to the Bengaluru FC starting line-up as Suresh Singh Wangjam and Udanta Singh go back to the bench. Gurmeet, Dylan Fox and Charra return to the starting line-up while Wayne Vaz makes it to the NorthEast United FC squad.
Gurmeet makes one of the most horrific mistakes as a goalkeeper to allow Bengaluru FC the equaliser. Bheke dispatches a harmless shot from distance on goal. Gurmeet fails to position himself and does not keep his body behind the ball, as it goes inside the back of the net.
Not a half with goal-scoring chances written all over it. NEUFC came closer to scoring and are deservingly ahead. BFC tried to get back into the game but have not managed to get clear-cut chances to score.
Stay tuned to Sportskeeda for the first-half.
Federico Gallego dispossessed Dimas Delgado in the midfield. Gallego has a scuffed shot on goal which turns into an assist for Luis Machado who finishes off the opportunity for the first goal of the evening.
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