Published By: Siddarth Sriram
Last Updated: February 10, 2024, 23:55 IST
Guwahati [Gauhati], India
NorthEast United FC notched a thumping 3-2 victory over East Bengal FC on the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati within the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 within the first of the Saturday doubleheader.
The dwelling facet appeared wanting to stamp their authority within the proceedings early on, particularly to answer the 5-0 drubbing they’d confronted on the Salt Lake in opposition to the Red & Gold Brigade in December.
Spanish attacking talisman Nestor Albiach was on the forefront of it, organising the opening strike by Tomi Juric earlier than netting the second quarter-hour into the match. Cuadrat has taken nice satisfaction within the defensive self-discipline that his facet has proven this season, nevertheless, plenty of it was lacking within the offset of the match.
Nestor pounced upon the identical within the fourth minute, squaring up a supply for Juric that the latter merely tapped in to open the scoring within the fourth minute. However, it was the character of the second purpose that was much more spectacular, with the Highlanders capitalizing on the excessive line that the East Bengal FC defence had employed.
Juan Pedro Benali’s facet broke right into a swift counterattack, with Redeem Tlang splitting open the guests with a pointy help that Nestor obtained to the tip of and netted to double the lead. Such dynamic performs recommended that the Highlanders meant business and it helped them go into the halting break with the two-goal lead.
East Bengal FC emerged as an energized unit after the break and clawed again within the sport with a transfer just like the one which had resulted within the prior strike by Nestor. It was Cleiton Silva who helped the crew break via the NorthEast United FC backline with a via ball for Nandhakumar Sekar within the 53rd minute. Nandha has arrange many such deliveries for the Brazilian this season and Silva returned the favour, serving to the previous Odisha FC striker lower the deficit with a neat end.
However, NorthEast United FC wore a assured look this night they usually had been absolutely not going to budge in entrance of the guests. Merely 13 minutes later, Juric launched a robust shot from the left hand facet of the sting of the field, with the trouble beating a totally stretched Prabsukhan Singh Gill and serving to the Highlanders bag their third purpose of the sport.
Silva appeared wanting to get one thing out of the match, and he dribbled actively contained in the field earlier than taking pictures along with his left foot. Felicio Brown Forbes headed within the rebound from shut vary, however the effort was not sufficient to safe them some extent from the encounter.
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