B'luru FC 1-0 East Bengal, ISL 2024-25 Highlights: BFC Beat EBFC As The Blues Record Their First Win Of The Season

A HUGE sigh of relief from the home fans as Bengaluru win their⭕ first game of the💙 season. Vinith Venkatesh's first-half goal enough to give them a deserved win against a half-baked East Bengal FC side.

Full-time: BFC 1-0 EBFC

BFC captain Sunil Chhetri sounded pretty bull🐲ish about his side's title hopes this season.

"This club and its supporters deserve another title, and we are doing everything we can to ♊make sure this season turns out to be special," Chhetri 💫was quoted in ESPN India.

Playing XIs are out

East Bengal Starting XI:

Fans in full voice ahead of the kick-off

These two have met 16 times in the Indian Super League (ISL) with East Bengal FC winning 9ꦑ games to Bengaluru FC's 6. 1 game was a draw.

We are minutes away from kick-off as Carles Cuadrat returns to his former home. Elsewhere, Chennaiyin FC won 3-2 away to Odisha FC.

Referꦍee Crystal John Blows the whistle and off we go at the Shree Kanteerav♛a stadium.

1' BFC 0-0 EBFC

East Bengal's Nandhakumar Sekar goes under the book and awarded the night's first yell🐎ow by ref Crystal John.

4' BFC 0-0 EBFC

Another yellow-card and it's again another EBFC player🍎 i🐠n the book. Nunga goes in on a harsh challenge on Noguera and is booked.

8' BFC 0-0 EBFC

A long-range effort from EBFꦍC's Jeakson Singh calls Gurpreet into action. What a stop that! One for the cameras!

12' BFC 0-0 EBFC

Sunil Chhetri isn't pleased with the decision by ref Crystal John. He seems🦩 to have tucked the ball away from the EBFC defender by the ref sees otherwise and makes the former India captain angry.

15' BFC 0-0 EBFC

EBFC's Nandha makes a loose pass and gives the ball away to Bengaluru FC '💞s Mendez, who takes a shot from distance but it misses the target.

17' BFC 0-0 EBFC

EBFC are all over the place and another player gets yellow-꧃carded a🌌nd it's Juste. The defender hauls down BFC's Mendez and Crystal John isn't letting the player go unpunished.

21' BFC 0-0 EBFC

GOALLLLLLLLLL!!! Vinith Venkatesh brings the roof of the Kanteerava S🧔tadium. What a cracking goal. Édgar Mendez pa🀅sses it to the youngster and scores it past the EBFC goalkeeper.

25' BFC 1-0 EBFC

Drinks Break - A bit of a cooler as teams take time-off to cool things off. Venkatesh's goal the difference maker in the gam🎃e so far.

30' BFC 1-0 EBFC

Bengaluru FC are awarded a free-kick. Venkatesh is fouled just outside the box and looks like a dangerous position. Chhetri lines up bജut 🌃shoots it way wide.

35' BFC 1-0 EBFC

A free-kick is awarded to East Bengal but the🐼 away side don't make the most of it. EBFC need something in the middle of the park if they are to trouble the BFC goal.

38' BFC 1-0 EBFC

EBFC's Nandha tries to attaღck down the l🐼eft wing and cut inside but the he is stopped by the BFC backline.

40' BFC 1-0 EBFC

EBFC's Hijazi fouls BFC's Mendez yet again and the duo 𝓀have had quite a battle this ev💧ening. One to watch out. Three minutes are added on and Suresh tries to run at the EBFC defence but shoots it wide.

45' BFC 1-0 EBFC

Half-time at the Kanteerava stadium as Bengaluru ♒FC lead at the break thanks to Vinith Venkatesh's brilliant goal. All to do for East 🅰Bengal FC in the second-half.

Half-time: BFC 1-0 EBFC

Second-half gets underway as Bengaluru FC get 🌼the ball rolling and immediately attack the EBFC goal. Chhetri lines up a cross but Juste clears it away.

46' BFC 1-0 EBFC

Finally Hijazi Maher gets his booking as Paul Masefield points out on-air. He is marking Me🔜nde🐻z tonight and seems like Crystal John wasn't going away without booking the defender.

52' BFC 1-0 EBFC

Mendez shoots a powerful shot from the middle of the 🌟park but unfortunately, the EBFC keeper parries it away.

53' BFC 1-0 EBFC

EBF🧜C Substitution: Dimitrios Diamantakos comes off for M Talal.

57' BFC 1-0 EBFC

BFC making triple change and it seems Sunil Chhetri is one of them. Off go Chhetri, Jovanovic and E Mendez. On co𒉰me Sana, Diaz and Williams.

61' BFC 1-0 EBFC

Jeakson lines one up from long range but shoots in the air. EBFC looking clueless so far in the mi🌳ddle and up front. Builds up nicely for BFC and their game so far.

67' BFC 1-0 EBFC

Pedro finds Diaz but the latter is way offside and🍒 rightly so called by the linesman.

69' BFC 1-0 EBFC

Some attacks f🐲rom BFC but cannot penetrate further as the home team cannot find the 'perfect' pass in the EBFC half.

73' BFC 1-0 EBFC

As we break for small water-break, the game is s💧lowly ♒opening up with attacks at either ends. Huge last 15 minutes coming for both sides.

75' BFC 1-0 EBFC

Under 10 minutes left with stoppages and EBFC need a goal from somewhere or el🐭se the home team are running away with three poi෴nts tonight.

80' BFC 1-0 EBFC

BFC's R Singh is booked for a reckless challenge.

83' BFC 1-0 EBFC

BFC's Noguera comes off. And amidst all that, EBFC's Lalchღungnunga becomes the first player of the season to be red-carded. He receives the second yellow and referee Crystal John shows him the exit door. Cleiton too is awarded a yellow for dissent.

87' BFC 1-0 EBFC

Fourth official signals eight minutes add🃏ed on. EBFC still pushing for a equaliser whereas BFC need a break and the game is theirs.

90+1' BFC 1-0 EBFC

EBFC are parked in the BFC half and despite man short, are giving everything they have got. Bengaluru defenders are h♊eading everything that is coming 🧜their way.

90+2' BFC 1-0 EBFC

Talal is brought down by Suresh🐓 and it brings out the card from the referee. A small fight breaks out.

90+7' BFC 1-0 EBFC