East Bengal vs Sreenidi Deccan Kalinga Super Cup Highlights: EBFC 2-1 SDEC | Siverio, Hijazi on Target, Kolkata giants go top with all three points

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The Final Whistle blows in Bhubaneswar and East Bengal have secured all three points courtesy of a 2-1 victory over Sreenidi Deccan.

Hijazi Maher and Javier Siverio scored two first-half goals for the Kolkata giants as they looked the better of two sides. William Alves scored a late goal from the spot to halve the deficit but in the end East Bengal have hold on to get the maximum points.

With this, the Kolkata Derby is set to be the decider of Group A. The winner between Mohun Bagan or East Bengal will advance to the semifinals of the Kalinga Super Cup. And if that match ends in a stalemate, East Bengal will go through to the semi-finals courtesy of more goals scored.

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90+3'Another ball from Biaktea is sent in towards the box but Prabhsukhan Gill claims it.

Goal for Sreenidi Deccan

Goaaal!! William Alves scores past Prabhsukhan Gill and halves the deficit. We have a frantic final minutes of this match as we go into 5 minutes added time.

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89'Rilwan Hassan and Sissoko master one move and then Biaktea wins a penalty for Sreenidi Deccan.

So close yet So Far

87'Ball refuses to go in for East Bengal!! Cleiton Silva's free kick first saved by Aryan, who gets up to deny Nandha Kumar again. And then the rebound goes to the far post and Hijazi's header comes back off the post.

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86'The Kolkata giants come forward with Vishnu again. The youngster goes past two defenders but then fouled at the edge of the box.

84'Nothing comes out of the free kick as East Bengal defend with authority yet again.

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83'Red and Gold Brigade are enjoying comfortable possession, but as we say, they give it away. Sreenidi Deccan then win a free kick in a promising area of the pitch.

81'What was the header for Nishu? Nishu Kumar finds himself the most advanced and only heads away a long ball for a Sreenidi goal kick.

80'Pawan Kumar wins the ball but Sreenidi fail to make anything of it. They go back to sideways and back passing and East Bengal defense is organized again.

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Another wave of Sreenidi Deccan atack but again it is thwarted by East Bengal defence.

Sreenidi Deccan Substitution

OFF: Kean Lewis, Maya

ON: B Tluanga, S Kuki

76'Ajay Chhetri has collided with his own teammate while attempting a header and has remained down on the ground. The match is stopped for now.

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75'Cleiton Silva is livid with a foul which is given against him. The Brazilian believes that should have gone his way.

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Saul Crespo's shot is punched away by Aryan Lamba. A vicious shot but well saved by him. Subsequent effort from PV Vishnu is wide.

71'East Bengal's Cleiton Silva is now playing at top on his own. Souvik Chakrabarti has taken a place in the midfield five.

69'Biakteah's cross is intercepted out for a corner but Sreenidi's set-piece work is not worthy of trouble at all for East Bengal.

Sreenidi Deccan Substitution

OFF: David Castaneda

ON: William Alves

East Bengal Substitution

OFF: Javier Siverio

ON: Souvik Chakrabarti

68'Halfway through the second half and the Red and Gold Brigade still lead by two goals. Souvik Chakbraborti is set to come on for them. Change for Sreenidi also coming.

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66'Faysal Sahyesteh finds Rilwan Hassan with a superb pass and Hassan should have taken the shot by himself. Instead he tries to setup Biakteh and East Bengal clear the danger away.

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63'Cleiton Silva and PV Vishnu combine on the right and the latter's cross just intercepted by Dhot ahead of Javier Siverio.

The corner fails to bring anything as one of the EBFC players fouled an opponent.

61'Corner for East Bengal. Borja Herrera may not have anything serious, but Carles Cuadrat is unwilling to take any risk on his star midfielder.

East Bengal Substitution

OFF: Borja Herrera

ON: PV Vishnu

Borja Herrera is down. It looks like the Spaniard has some issue with his foot. Physio is coming to the field to check on him.

Yellow Card

First Yellow of the Match goes to East Bengal's Ajay Chhetri.

55'Kean Lewis squanders a good chance for Sreenidi. Sissoko's pass was quite decent but Lewis fails to make anything out of it.

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54'Keane Lewis and Sissoko link up on the right flank but the switch to left towards Rilwan Hassan brings nothing out for them.

Carles Cuadrat would dearly love a third goal now. His team has dominated this match, but two-goal advantage is a tricky one.