NorthEast United vs East Bengal Highlights, ISL 2023-24: NEUFC 3-2 EBFC at Full Time!


NEUFC climb to sixth place with the win while East Bengal remain 9th and are just a point away from the bottom two spot! Tomi Juric collects player of the match for a brace on his first start for the club!

The match ends with a sizeable presence of NEUFC fans on the stand in comparison to the start of the match, when we saw a lot of empty stands! The home fans get a result to cheer about as the side avenge their 5-0 defeat from earlier in the season in Kolkata!

Full Time statistics: A disappointing show on the road by East Bengal, who conceded two early goals after being at fault for poorly giving away the possession in dangerous position. Things improved in the second half with Felicio Brown and Victor Vazquez coming on but it was too little too late
The referee blows the full time whistle with East Bengal building for a late attack! It's NEUFC 3-2 EBFC at Full Time as Tomi Juric's second goal turns vital in earning all three points for NorthEast United FC!
90+5' NUEFC catch East Bengal on the counter after Vishnu losses the ball in the attacking third! Parthib Gogoi uses his pace to attack from the left while Mandar Rao Dessai shadows him. The EBFC fullback uses his experience to get the ball off the NEUFC youngster and averts the immediate danger! NEUFC 3-2 EBFC

Late change by NEUFC boss. Meanwhile, we are seeing some end-to-end football action with East Bengal desperate to find an equaliser while NEUFC hit them on the break! No clear cut chances for either teams yet in the injury time! NEUFC 3-2 EBFC
90+1' NEUFC with initial chances in the injury time as they are finding easy to hit East Bengal on the break with Cuadrat and Men pushing forward for the equaliser! NEUFC 3-2 EBFC

Confirmation of substitution by East Bengal. Eight minutes of stoppage time added right after by the match official!
89' Victor Vazquez lobs a long ball into the box following the freekick but the effort goes straight to Mirshad, who comes off his line to make it an easy collection! Meanwhile Cuadrat is making another change

Confirmation of three changes by NEUFC! Meanwhile, East Bengal have a chance from a long freekick!
85' Parthib Gogoi puts the ball into the net right after coming on as substitute following a delicious through ball by Bemmamer but is caught offside by an inch at best! Confirmation of the multiple substitution by NEUFC to follow...

83' The goal comes after Victor Vazquez puts a dangerous cross to the far post for Vishnu, who couldn't get a touch on the ball. However, Cleiton drives the ball back in the box and shoots to the goal. The ball was blocked at the goalline by Zabaco before Brown showed his poaching instinct!
82' GOOOOALLLL! Felicio Brown scores debut goals for East Bengal! Scores from a freeheader after Cleiton Silva's shot on goal is blocked on the goal line!
80' Pressure on NorthEast United as East Bengal players are on the charge and are looking for outlets to put ball in the box! NEUFC 3-1 EBFC

A substitution each by both sides during the drinks break as Victor Vazquez makes his much-awaited East Bengal debut. He has a job at his hands as Kolkata giants need two goals to get something out of this match
76' Play resumes after a short drinks break and NorthEast are back on the charge right after it with Samte making an overlapping run on the left. His cross, however, lacks the quality to worry East Bengal defense NEUFC 3-1 EBFC
74' East Bengal defense under pressure again as they are getting caught on the break with NEUFC forwards are pressing high up the field and arequickly starting the counter attacks to split open EBFC backline. However, the luck has been on EBFC side a bit as NorthEast forwardds couldn't make their chances count!
72' Corner for NEUFC as Bemmamer's shot from outside the box is deflected out of play by Mandar Rao Dessai.
Samte delivers the corner but it is cleared at the near post by Hijazi Maher!
70' Tremendous defending by Samte at the far post to block the movement of PV Vishnu, who was looking to head a quality cross by Mahesh Singh from East Bengal's left flank! NEUFC 3-1 EBFC
67' GOOOOALLLLL! WHAT A GOAL BY TOMI JURIC! The Australian curls the ball into the goal from a tight angle at the corner of the box after getting better Rakip on the left flank! Certainly a conter for the goal of the week!
65' Fantastic skills by Jithin MS on the left flank! He beats Hijazi Maher and Nandha Kumar using his pace and trickery before Ajay Chhetri makes a sliding tackle to take the ball out of play! NEUFC 2-1 EBFC

63' Felicio Brown makes his East Bengal debut as Sayan Banerjee is taken off.
EBFC defender Nunga sees a yellow card for a cynical foul on Nestor!
61' Juric shoots straight to the keeper after Tlang plays him through inside the box with a well-weighted through ball! NEUFC 2-1 EBFC
60' Tlang with a cross from the left this time following a diagonal ball to him by Bemmamer! The ball goes out for a goalkick as it lacks the quality to find Juric on the far post!
59' Hijazi Maher makes a crucial interception inside the box after Redeem Tlang catches EBFC on the break and runs deep into the box before looking to square the ball to Nestor in the middle!
56' Back-to-back indirect freekicks for NEUFC since conceding their first goal. They push numbers forward on both situations but quality of the set piece, or the lack of it, sees no positive outcome NEUFC 2-1 EBFC
54' Cleiton Silva assists Nandhakumar for that goal following a counter attack from the right flank that saw PV Vishnu and Rakip combine before releasing Cleiton towards the box! More of that needed from East Bengal if they wish to take at least a point from this game!
53' GOOOOALLLL NANDHAKUMAR PULLS ONE BACK FOR EAST BENGAL! NEUFC 1-2 EBFC

50' Further EBFC changes on the cards as both Felicio Brown and Victor Vazquez are warming up with other teammates while East Bengal's attack look toothless on the field!
48' Mirshad averts an own goal by tipping the ball over the bar after a lobbed ball into the box by Mahesh was poorly cleared by Asheer Akhtar towards his own goal! That's the first time this match when NEUFC defense showed a gap
NorthEast United and East Bengal are facing off in a crucial match as both teams are facing off in their run for the sixth spot, the last play-off position, at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium.
NEUFC are currently eighth on the ISL 2023-24 points table with 13 points in 13 games while East Bengal are right below them with 12 points in 11 games. A victory on the night for any of the side will put them in sixth place ahead of Bengaluru FC (14 points).
In their previous matchup in this competition, East Bengal FC defeated NEUFC 5-0 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium to record their biggest-ever ISL victory. It's possible that their current, flawless run of form began then and culminated in their victory in the Kalinga Super Cup last month.
The Highlanders had a strong start to the season, but before going on a strong run in December, their form kind of petered out. Benali has had plenty of opportunity to train with the team, and the management has acknowledged his achievements by giving him a contract extension through 2025.
The next nine games will be a very difficult road ahead, but a chance to qualify might enable them pull off an incredible turnaround following the 2022-2023 season, in which they were only able to win one of the twenty league games.
Bemammer's goal, which made sure they didn't leave Jamshedpur empty-handed, will give the team confidence. Late wins or equalizers frequently assist teams in finishing games on a positive note and retaining that confidence for the upcoming contests.
One of NEUFC's main goals in this encounter must be to get revenge for the 5-0 thrashing they suffered at the hands of East Bengal FC in December. Their defense appeared completely bewildered as Nandhakumar Sekar had shredded their backline.
They have a relatively good record on this front as well, having scored in each of their last eight home games. Having conceded the most goals (12) of any side in the first half of the season, the team should aim to keep things tidy at the back from the start. They may make sure their team doesn't have to play catch-up the entire game by avoiding it.
Recently, East Bengal FC has become one of the ISL's most successful clubs. They played a 2-2 tie with the Mohun Bagan Super Giant after putting on an amazing show of a Kolkata Derby. The team's remarkable quality has been their consistent production of new heroes in each game.