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SC East Bengal vs Kerala Blasters FC Highlights Today: SC East Bengal’s search for a first win of the ISL 2021-22 season continues after they played out a 1-1 draw with Kerala Blasters. Tomislav Mrcela put SCEB ahead in the 37th minute before Alvaro Vazquez equalised in the 44th minute. The first goal of the match though was disallowed in controversial fashion with the referee having blown the whistle for a Kerala Read More
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Key EventsThe whistle goes off and the contest has ended in a 1-1 draw. A game of two halves in terms of the intensity. The first one was an absorbing affair with both the teams making several attempts but in the next. there weren’t as many clear chances as either side would have wanted. The intensity went up in the final few minutes but it wasn’t enough. SC East Bengal still continue their search for a first win of this season.
90+5 – Five minutes have been added and SCEB have won a corner but the no damage done.
89′ | You can see the desperation from the two teams now as the contest nears end. More attempts at finding the winner. KBFC thought they have headed in the winner but the whistle had gone off well before for the offside.
83′ | A corner for Kerala Blasters but nothing comes of it.
Meanwhile, SCEB have also made a late substitution with Thongkhosiem Haokip going out for Naorem Singh
82′ | Wahengbam Angousana of SCEB goes for a through ball but Tomislav Mrcela has been deemed offside. Still 1-1.
81′ | Antonio Perosevic of SCEB sprints ahead on the break from the left flank and finds himself in a one-on-one position with the goalkeeper but his low shot is saved.
81′ | Alvaro Vazquez goes out for Jorge Diaz
80′ | Yet another substitution from Kerala with Prasanth Karuthadathkuni going out and making way for Vincy Barretto
76′ | Alvaro Vazquez goes for an ambitious long shot from the halfway line. It’s a wild attempt and he raises his hands to apologise.
Still 15 minutes remaining in this contest so plenty of time for the two opponents to move ahead. So far, it’s been one-all.
74′ | A mad scramble inside the KBFC half with SCEB striker’s attempt being blocked even as a player goes down. Quickly enough the ball is shifted into the SCEB half with an ambitious attempt rolling well wide of the goal.
71′ | This has been a quieter affair since the resumption. Not many clear chances created though.
68′ | Daniel Chukwu has been replaced by Amir Dervisevic while Bikash Jairu replaces Lalrinliana Hnamte.
65′ | Lalrinliana Hnamte has been shown the yellow card for his dangerous tackle on Kerala Blasters’ Prasanth Karuthadathkuni..
62′ | A foul by Sourav Das on Adrian Luna results in a free kick for Kerala Blasters.
61′ | Kerala Blasters have made a substitution. Sandeep Singh makes way for Nishu Kumar.
54′ | SC East Bengal’s Hira Mondal goes for the glory, way outside the box but his effort is wide.
53′ | A foul by Lalthathanga Khawlhring on Sourav Das results in a free kick for SC East Bengal.
50′ | A throw-in for SCEB, Raju Gaikwad is drying the ball with a towel and it means a long throw-in from the left. No damage done though.
Preview
SC East Bengal’s porous defence will have another big challenge against attackers of a resurgent Kerala Blasters FC when the two teams clash in their Indian Super League fixture at the Tilak Maidan Stadium here on Sunday. goals in five matches, the worst among the 11 teams, the red-and-gold brigade have been far from impressive in the top tier league.
The Jose Manuel Diaz-coached side had their best match against Chennaiyin FC when they held the Marina Machans to a goalless draw. But they were back to square one, conceding a 3-4 defeat to FC Goa in their last outing, courtesy SCEB’s porous defence.
Having played half of their matches in the first leg, the bottom-placed SCEB have just two points to their kitty and things can become worse if they’re unable to buck the trend. “We have played 5 matches till now and in some of them, we haven’t converted our chances to win when we had the opportunity,” the SCEB chief coach Diaz said ahead of their match.
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ISL 2021-22 SC East Bengal vs Kerala Blasters FC probable XI
SC East Bengal probable starting XI: Suvam Sen, Hira Mondal, Tomislav Mrcela, Adil Khan, Joyner Lourenco, Darren Sidoel, Sourav Das, Mohammed Rafique, Bikash Jairu, Daniel Chima, Antonio Perosevic
Kerala Blasters FC probable starting XI: Albino Gomes, Harmanjot Khabra, Marko Leskovic, Enes Sipovic, Jessel Carneiro, Vincy Barretto, Jeakson Singh, Ayush Adhikari, Sahal Abdul Samad; Adrian Luna, Alvaro Vazquez
What time will SC East Bengal vs Kerala Blasters FC match kick-off?
The ISL 2021-22 match between SC East Bengal vs Kerala Blasters FC will take place on Sunday, December 12, at the Tilak Maidan Stadium, in Vasco da Gama, Goa. The game will kick-off at 07:30 PM IST.
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