DURAND CUP 2024: A delightful and promising start to the Tournament for the Red and Gold brigades. East Bengal FC, got their victory against Indian Air Force FT in their First Durand Cup 2024 Match with a 3-1 scoreline today at, Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan.
Carles Cuadrat’s East Bengal FC started today’s match with high pressing footballing display, within six minutes from a forward through pass, David took a shot but direct to the Indian Air Force keeper. At 17’th minute from the left-wing Mahesh Naorem passed the ball to Saul Crespo he took a wide long ranger grounder shot. From an counter attack Indian Air Force scored their leading goal of the match, Saurav Sadhukhan crossed the ball from the right flank to Naorem Somananda and, he headed out the ball into the net, the first goal of the match.
Nobody saw it coming. At 36’th minute East Bengal FC build up an attack, and created a goal scoring chance, David turned with the ball and took a long ranger shot towards the goal post but, it was off target. Within seven minutes David brings the equaliser goal for East Bengal FC. Madih Talal passed the ball to David, he fends on a defender and chips the ball over the Indian Air Force keeper. The first half has ended up with 1-1.
In the second half, East Bengal FC started the game with that same attacking force. At 60’th minute from the left flank Zeesan Ansari took a long ranger shot and the ball goes out over the net, just a missed usage of a golden opportunity, because there was already two Indian Air Force player into the box, if he could deliver the ball into the box rather than direct shot towards the post, it could happen a good goal scoring chance for IAFFT.
Within one minute with a quick counter attack East Bengal FC’s new singing previous season’s highest goal scorer, Diamantakos header brings the leading goal for his team, after the half time break, he entered the field. At 68’th minute from a square pass from Diamantakos, Saul Crespo took a half turn and took a shot into net, and scored the final third goal for East Bengal FC Today. At the end of the regulation time Diamantakos took a shot from edge of the box, but it goes wide.
A comeback victory for East Bengal FC over the Indian Air Force side, Great start of Durand Cup 2024 for them. Throughout the match East Bengal took various shots and, created numerous chance to add on more goals to their scoreline. Debutant Madih Talal got the Man Of The Match award today, with a eye catching performance on his first match for his new club.
Key Statistics East Bengal FC vs IAFFT:
BALL POSSESSION: East Bengal 60%, IAFFT 40%
SHOTS: East Bengal 27, IAFFT 5
SHOTS ON TARGET: East Bengal 7, IAFFT 2
FOULS: East Bengal 5, IAFFT 10
YELLOW CARDS: East Bengal 1, IAFFT 1
CORNERS: East Bengal 11, IAFFT 4
OFFSIDES: East Bengal 1, IAFFT 1
