Kolkata: Sunil Chhetri steals the show with a header and a scoring assist as Bengaluru FC take on Jamshedpur FC with 2-1.
Pressing football from Bengaluru FC through the starting minute and the strong attacks bore fruit in the first half.Das
Jamshedpur FC coach Aidy Boothroyd open the tournament with reserve bench. However, Simon Grayson seems to go with all-around attack.
In the 7th minute, Sunil Chhetri and Udanta Singh had a brilliant combination out of which Danish Farooq shots a fire. Despite all, a double saver from Mohit Dhami steal the show.
23rd minute header from talisman Sunil Chhetri following a corner from Prabir Das put The Blues on an early lead. However, The Blues could have turn out from many of golden opportunities they created. Bengaluru FC missed some close calls due to tangled miss pass.
Roy Krishna came into the second half to give a fresh attack to the Blues. A long ball from Udanta found unmarked Chhetri in the 56th minute. A couple of paas between Roy Krishna and Sunil Chhetri found an empty net. Krishna did no mistake to open his goal tally in new jersey.
𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞!
A goal each by @chetrisunil11 & @RoyKrishna21 helps @bengalurufc make a winning start to the competition. Thanks for joining us!#JFCBFC ⚔️#KBK 🏟️#DurandCup 🏆#IndianOilDurandCup 🏆#DurandCup2022 🏆#131stIndianOilDurandCup 🏆#IndianFootball ⚽#Matchday pic.twitter.com/JriJJz9tDY
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In the 60th minute, an unnecessary pull from Hira Mondal to Lenin Singh provided costly for the Blues. Hira Mondal got red card followed by a free kick. The free kick by Phijam Singh made no mistake to found the net at 61st minute with the touch of Rishi. Gurpreet Singh Sadhu has a close call in the 84th minute, as a free-kick from Rishi almost found the top right corner.
