Bengaluru FC vs Indian Navy FT Highlights, Durand Cup 2024: BFC 4-0 INFT at Full Time!

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Full-time statistics: The stats definitely tell the stroy of the match scoreline. Bengaluru absolutely dominated the game with 65% possession, 21 shots in total, and 12 of them on target. Whereas, Indian Navy FT with 35% possession, only 3 shots and none on target, and 1 red card.
Referee signals the end of the one-way game for Bengaluru FC who absolutely dominated the entire game and the scoreline shows.
90' Pereyra Diaz with a brace. Starts a run almost from the halfway line, goes on a 1-on-1 with the gk who could do absolutely nothing to stop Diaz. With that, referee signals 4 minutes of injury time.
BFC 4-0 INFT
(6) Jijo and (12) Thapa in for (10) Adesh and (33) Britto out for INFT.
85' BFC enjoying a few moments of possessions but losing the ball quickly and aren't able to do much near the BFC box.
80' INFT have managed to get at least one shot in the last 5 minutes but nothing that even bothered Gurpreet on the other end. In the meantime, INFT gk with a flurry of saves, but unable to hold the last. A rebound from Chhetri's shot came back again to Chhetri who this time passed to Pereyra Diaz inside the box who heads it comfortably inside the net.
BFC 3-0 INFT
(12) Salah and (31) Vinith in for (7) Williams and (45) Fanai out for BFC
75' The score should've been at least 3-0 by now with the amount of chances they have created in the last five minutes. One golden chance missed by Sunil Chhetri who couldn't manage to keep the ball down and direct it towards the net.
70' INFT's Emanuel received a yellow card for bringing down Poojary. BFC won two free-kicks but nothing much productive resulting from them.
BFC 2-0 INFT
65' INFT finally trying to take some control of the ball but still unable to create any dangerous attacks against Chhetri and Co. who are still running a tight ship here.
60' The scenery hasn't changed much here in Kolkata. BFC still attacking constantly with the ball staying entirely in INFT's half. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu could be reading a newspaper on the other end of the field by now.
BFC 2-0 INFT
(4) Sana and Pereyra Diaz in for (5) Jovanovic and (51) Shivaldo out for BFC
(35 Sadananda in for (7) Vijay out for INFT
55' BFC with a constant flurry of attacks with Sunil Chhetri almost getting a 1-on-1 chance with INFT gk, but the ball went a bit out of control. Ryan Williams getting a chance but kept out by INFT gk.
50' Similar to their electric start to the first half, BFC begin the second half charging into the opposition box again. They got another amazing chance which should have been another easy goal, missed by Shivaldo, the ball flying above the goalpost. Nikhil Poojary received a yellow card in the meantime and INFT earned a free-kick. A good ball inside but cleared easily.
BFC 2-0 INFT
(4) Dalraj in for (11) Sreyas out for INFT
45' The second half begins with a kick to the ball by INFT.
Half-time statistics: Bengaluru FC have been absolutely dominating the game with 62% possession, 6 shots in total, and 3 of them on target. Whereas, INFT had 38% possession with 1 shot in total and none on target. The stats certainly tells the story of the scoreline.
45+3' Sunil Chhetri almost got the best of INFT another time, but their gk did well to keep them away from the goal and with that the referee blows the whistle to signal the end of the first half.
45' The game has slowed down again by a steady pace. Referee signals 3 minutes of injury time.
40' INFT's Navjot receives a direct red card for a direct foul inside the box on BFC's Ryan Williams and BFC receive a penalty. Sunil Chhetri steps up and scores the goal from the spot, making it 2-0 for BFC.
BFC 2-0 INFT
37' Shivashakti seems to have gotten a little injured somehow and that brings on Sunil Chhetri replacing him. This marks the first match for the captain after he said goodbye to international football only a little over a month or so ago.
35' BFC are creating less chances but they are still dangerous. Ryan Williams created another chance from the left flank, trying to get the ball inside but intercepted well by INFT gk. INFT managed to get near and inside the opposition box but failed to do much with a compact BFC defense.
30' BFC are still continuing to press, creating chances, earning another corner (but failing to make it count) but they are losing possession more compared to their electric start to the game and with that, we're seeing the pace of the game considerably slowed down.
BFC 1-0 INFT
25' BFC are still dominating the game but INFT are finding their feet slowly and steadily into the game with a few more chances created in the last 5 minutes. However, they still need to do better to get the better of their opposition.
20' Bengaluru puts another ball into the bak of the net but it gets disallowed with offside but they don't seem to be slowing down anytime soon with INFT still with only a single chance created so far which led to a corner, taken long, reaches near post and cleared by BFC.
BFC 1-0 INFT
15' BFC have already created four more chances since their early goal in 5 minutes. Three times, they came inches close to scoring, two times missed horribly by Shivashakti. INFT leaving their defense awfully open for BFC to exploit.
11' Expectedly Bengaluru score their first goal with the first corner of the match where the taken shot reached the near post where Rahul Bheke was positioned perfectly who directed the ball smoothly into the back of the net with a header.
BFC 1-0 INFT
10' Bengaluru with two other chance created and definitely dangerous but INFT holding up their end pretty well at the back even if they can't seem to be creating any chances for themselves.
5' Bengaluru begin straight with an attack with two attacks in the first 5 minutes, one of them coming extremely close to a goal. However, since then both teams are trying to build up the play slowly and steadily.
In their last game of the previous ISL season, Bengaluru FC suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat against Mohun Bagan SG. The first half was closely contested, with Bengaluru trailing 1-0 after a goal by Hector Yuste in the 17th minute. However, they lost momentum in the second half, conceding three goals in nine minutes. Now, they aim for a strong start in the Durand Cup.
The Group B match between Bengaluru FC and Indian Navy FT will be held at the Salt Lake Stadium on July 31. The Indian Navy's previous performance in the Durand Cup was disappointing, as they finished fourth in their group without any points, behind Mumbai City, Mohammedan FC, and Jamshedpur FC. This year, their goal is to reach the playoffs.