Real Kashmir v East Bengal Live Commentary & Result, 28/02/2019, I-League

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	CHE Chennai City	20	13	4	3	48	28	+20	43	W L W W D
2	KEB East Bengal	20	13	3	4	37	20	+17	42	W W W D D
3	RKS Real Kashmir	19	10	6	3	25	14	+11	36	W L D W D
4	CHU Churchill Brothers	20	9	7	4	35	23	+12	34	L W D D L
5	MMB Mohun Bagan	20	8	5	7	27	28	-1	29	W L L W D
6	NER NEROCA	20	7	5	8	27	26	+1	26	L L L D L
7	AIZ Aizawl	20	6	6	8	27	28	-1	24	W W W D L
8	ARR Indian Arrows	20	6	3	11	19	28	-9	21	W D D L W
9	GOK Gokulam	20	3	8	9	25	33	-8	17	L W L D D
10	PFC Punjab FC	19	4	5	10	10	19	-9	17	L L W L L
11	LAJ Shillong Lajong	20	3	2	15	23	56	-33	11	L L D L L

Full Time: Real Kashmir 1-2 East Bengal

90' + 3' East Bengal are defending in numbers in the final few minutes.

90' + 1' Three minutes added

S. Singh

K. Aidara

90' Substitution Kassim Aidara Salam Ranjan Singh

90' Alejandro throwing Salam to the mix as Kashmir have upped their ante in the final few minutes.

Borja Gómez

Yellow Card

87' Yellow card Borja Gómez Pérez

87' WHAT A MISS! Aidara sets it up for Robertson but the Scottish cannot find the target even after having the entire goal at his mercy. Two gilt-edged chances going down the drain.

86' CHANCE! Danish finds Ritwick inside the box but the former cannot get his shot on target.

84' Two fouls in quick sucession by Krizo and he goes into the referee's books.

G. Krizo

Yellow Card

83' Yellow card Gnohoré Krizo

82' David Robertson throws in everything at his arsenal as Krizo comes on to replace Bazie Armand.

G. Krizo

B. Armand

81' Substitution Bazie Armand Gnohoré Krizo

81' Poor from Chullova as he skies his effort into the empty stands of the JLN.

80' Ravanan fouls Esqueda some yards outside the penalty box and East Bengal get a chance to restore their two-goal advantage,

S. Hanghal

L. Ralte

79' Substitution Laldanmawia Ralte Siam Hanghal

77' A mazy run by Thapa to skip past two East Bengal player but the give-and-go with Robertson crumbles midway.

Toni

Jaime Santos

75' Substitution Jaime Santos Colado Antonio Rodríguez Dovale

75' Loveday heads and he thinks that his header has touched the arm of an East Bengal player but the referee is not interested.

74' Dagar once again messes it up. It came off Didika and yet Dagar lets it run out for a corner.

73' Crunching tackle from Ravanan on Santos and East Bengal earn a much-needed free-kick to release some mounting pressure.

71' Ravanan with a long ball to find Danish. The midfielder does well to control but his pass for Mason runs astray.

68' GGGOAALL!! Kashmir pull one back from the spot as Katebe slots it past Dagar. Can kashmir find the equaliser in the remaining 25 minutes? Meanwhile, Krizo is seen warming up.

A. Katebe

Penalty Goal

67' Penalty Goal Aaron Katebe

66' PENALTY to Kashmir. Dagar almost headbutts Bazie to his thigh and the referee has no qualms to point to the spot.

65' Brandon skips past Katebe and passes with his outside of his foot to find Esqueda but Loeday was there to close him down.

63' CLOSE! A brilliant through ball which finds Danmawia but the Manipuri's shot is just whiskers away from goal.

61' Long free-kick from Kashmir and Mason gets his head to the ball but his header is off-target.

61' Once again Danish trying to glide past two East Bengal players but he is brought down by Didika to give away a free-kick.

58' Danish with a burst of pace on the left flank but Chullova does exceptionally well to stop him from crossing the ball.

55' Esqueda pushes it on the flanks for Danmawia to cross but too close to Bilal.

53' Good delivery from the corner but the header by the East Bengal player is off-target.

52' On the other end, Kamalpreet tries to cross in but Loveday does well to block it at the expense of a corner.

50' Kashmir have come out with intent in the second half as the snow leopards are asking some questions of East Bengal's defence.

48' Robertson shoots after a melee but Dagar does well to negotiate it at the expense of a corner. Kashmir cannot make the most of the ensuing flag kick.

47' Real Kashmir earn a free-kick and Katebe will take it long

R. Das

V. Meitei

46' Substitution Vicky Meitei Ritwik Kumar Das

45' Both teams are out on the pitch and Real Kashmir take us underway for the second half...

Half-Time: Real Kashmir 0-1 East Bengal

45' + 1' SAVE by Bilal. Thatshould have been the third. Didika releases Danmawia with an exquisite through ball and the winger rifles a shot at goal but Bilal does well once again.

Jaime Santos

Goal

43' Goal Jaime Santos Colado

E. Esqueda

Assist

43' Assist Enrique Alejandro Esqueda Tirado

42' GGGOOAALL! What a goal by East Bengal. Jaime Santos volleys it brilliantly but the build up was equally exceptional. Santos receives the ball in midfield and releases Esqueda. The Mexican does enough to get past the defender and crosses it back for Santos who scores from six yards.

F. Ganie

Surchandra Singh

40' Substitution Surchandra Singh Farhan Ganie

40' Low ball from Didika but Kateba reads it well to stop it from reaching Jaime Santos.

38' Danmawia sends in a cross but Thapa in an attempt to block it has handed the ball. Luckily for him it is just inches outside the penalty box.

36' East Bengal are spraying the passes with ease whereas the hosts are happy to stay back and soak in the pressure.

33' Santos cuts back to find Brandon but the latter cannot find the target with a shot from distance. Complete domination by East Bengal since the red card.

31' Hopeful long ball for Brandon from Acosta but Bilal comes off his line and gets the ball.

30' Kashmir arre down to 10-men and we have an hour still to go. Can East Bengal make them count?

A. Tetteh

Red Card

28' Red card Abednego Tetteh

28' Tetteh has been sent off! The striker was booked first time for a foul on Acosta and then the Ghanian says something to the referee and he is given the marching orders.

M. Robertson

Yellow Card

26' Yellow card Mason Robertson

26' A late challenge from Mason on Lalrindika and he continues to be on the ground in some pain.

24' Danmawia gliding past the first defender but Thapa makes good ground and slides in at the nick of time to stop the winger.

22' Kashmir are trailing and Robertson will have the onus to make every throw-in near to the goal count as a set-piece. The drill has already begun.

21' Tetteh elbows Borja but is lucky enough to escape a yellow card.

E. Esqueda

Goal

20' Goal Enrique Alejandro Esqueda Tirado

L. Ralte

Assist

20' Assist Laldanmawia Ralte

19' GGGOOOAALL!! East Bengal draw first blood through Esqueda. Danmawia sends in an inch-perfect cross from the right and an unmarked Esqueda heads it home.

18' East Bengal have a corner but it is cleared away by Loveday.

13' Brilliant save from Bilal! An inch-perfect free-kick by Chullova which is headed towards goal by Enrique but Bilall jumps to his right to push the ball away to safety.

12' East Bengal dominating possession at the centre of the park but cannot find a way through Kashmir's midfield.

10' Poor from the winger as he hits straight into the wall. There was just two men in the wall and yet he could not bypass them.

9' Surchandra to deliver a free-kick from 30 yards out. Can Kashmir take advantage of this opportunity?

6' Both teams are battling it out at the centre of the park. A fantastic through ball by Lalrindika which finds Enrique but an alert Robertson does not allow him to deliver a cross into the box.

1' We are underway at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.

If both the teams had not dropped points in their previous match then this encounter would have had more significance, with regards to the title race. Mathematically, both these sides can still become champions but for that leaders Chennai City must drop points in their remaining fixtures.

Whereas, Alejandro Menendez has made three alterations to the side that dropped points against Aizawl. Manoj Mohammad and Salam Ranjan Singh make way for Kamalpreet Singh and Jhonny Acosta respectively, and Brandon Vanlalremdika comes in place of a suspended Jobby Justin.

David Robertson has made made two changes to his side that drew 2-2 against Indian Arrows in their last match. Gnohere Krizo and Farhan Ganie have been relegated to the bench as Abednedo Tetteh and Vicky Metei start ahead of them.

East Bengal XI: Rakshit Dagar, Jhonny Acosta Zamora, Borja Gomez Perez, Kamalpreet Singh, Kassim Aidara, Lalrindika Ralte, Lalram Chullova, Brandon Vanlalremdika, Laldanmawia Ralte, Jaime Santos Colado, Enrique Alejandro Esqueda Tirado

Real Kashmir: Bilal Husain Khan, Dharmaraj Ravanan, Mason Lee Robertson, Loveday Okechukwu, Abhash Thapa, Aaron Katebe, Bazie Armand, Danish Farooq, Surchandra Singh, Khaidem Vicky Meitei, Abednedo Kofi Tetteh

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