East Bengal are up against Northeast United FC in the Durand Cup 2023 semi-final today (August 29). The match is being played at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.
East Bengal beat Gokulam Kerala 2-1 in the quarter-finals, whereas a 1-0 scoreline was enough for Northeast to topple Indian Army. This will also be the Highlanders' first match in Kolkata as they have played all their group matches and the quarter-final in Guwahati.


The East Bengal supporters are ecstatic. The Mashal is burning with its utmost power as the Lal-Holud Brigade advance to the Final.

The East Bengal players in jubilation after this massive win.
East Bengal are through to the Durand Cup Final. After a 2-2 scoreline, the Red and Gold Brigade win 5-3 in penalties. They will await for the other semifinal between Mohun Bagan and FC Goa now.
Goaaaaaaal!! Nandha Kumar scores and takes East Bengal to the Final of the Durand Cup. EB 5 NEU 3
Goaaaal!! Pragyan Gogoi scores. EB 4 NEU 3
Goaaaal!! Naorem Mahesh Singh scores. EB 4 NEU 2.
Miss!! Parthiv Gogoi misses again. This time he hits the bar and the player is down in dejection. EB 3 NEU 2
Miss!! Parthiv Gogoi misses. EB 3 NEU 2. East Bengal with a huge advantage now. Superb save by Prabhsukhan Gill. But it looks like there will be a retake.
Goaaaaal!! Borja Herrera scores sublimely for East Bengal. EB 3 NEU 2
Goaaal!! Gani Nigam scores. EB 2 NEU 2
Goaaaal!! Saul Crespo scores. EB 2 NEU 1
Goaaaal!! Ibson De Melo Scores. EB 1 NEU 1
Goaaaal!! Cleiton Silva Scores from the spot. EB 1 NEU 0
We are now ready for the penalties. No Extra Time in Durand Cup and it will be straight shootout from nine yards which will determine the 1st finalist of the 132nd Durand Cup. East Bengal going to take the first shot.

Nandha Kumar scores a brilliant equalizer and from Hasnabad to Howrah and from Kakdwip to Kolkata - he is the gem of the eye for the millions of East Bengal supporters at the moment.

Full Time: We await for the penalties now. East Bengal have done a miracle as they came back from two-goal down to equalize in this high-octane encounter.
Goaaaaaaaal!! It is a last minute goal for East Bengal as Nandha Kumar scores the equalizer with a sublime header. East Bengal have equalized from two goal down and have levelled it up.
Red Card!! It is a Red Card for Miguel Zabaco Tome. The Northeast defender pulled Javier Siverio down there and gets his marching orders. Northeast down to 10 men now.
East Bengal fail to score again as Saul Crespo fails to sort out his feet there. Northeast clear the ball in the end.
Almost half of the added time is gone and another East Bengal cross finds no suitor. The latest cross from Borja Herrera earns them a corner.
Free kick for Northeast at the edge of the box. Souvik Chakraborti fouled one of the NEUFC attackers there and he also receives a Yellow Card for that.

8 Minutes added.
Parthiv Gogoi gets a Yellow Card. Meanwhile, the game will extend further 8 minutes as eight minutes are added on.
East Bengal take off Chungnunga as Mohamad Rakip comes on.
A shot by Nandha and it was saved by Mirshad. Javier Siverio goes down in the box but the referee waves play on.
Naorem Mahesh is fouled and as East Bengal try to take a quick free kick, referee stops it. From the resulting free kick, the long cross is not malicious at all.
Javier Siverio! What was he doing there. The attacker stopped his run and thus couldn't convert the pass there. A simple continuation of the run would have meant a simple tap-in for the East Bengal attacker.
Another massive chance squandered by East Bengal. Javier Siverio couldn't control the ball there for them. Had he trapped it, he could have had a chance on open goal.
Cleiton Silva almost got to the ball there. The East Bengal attacker almost snatched the ball away but it is somehow cleared. Mirshad collects the ball from the corner as Northeast survive a huge scare.

Naorem Mahesh Singh scores and Northeast make a change as defender Gaurav Bira comes on.
"This semi-final isn't just another match. We're playing in Kolkata against the home team, in front of their fans. We're here to represent our region and fight for our people. Our fans believe in us and we want to make them proud. Together, as one, we'll give it our all and make history," Northeast coach Benali said ahead of the match.
"We are in the semi-finals after playing out an intense quarter-final against Gokulam. NorthEast United have been unbeaten in this tournament so far. They have a good mix of youth and experience, which makes them a very competitive opponent," East Bengal coach Cuadrat said.