SC East Bengal held reigning champions Mumbai Metropolis FC to a goalless attract an Indian Tremendous League match right here on Friday.
The end result allowed Metropolis to reclaim the primary place within the factors desk. Nevertheless, their winless streak extends to 4 matches whereas SCEB is now 10 video games and not using a win.
Igor Angulo was the primary to check the goalkeeper as his header was comfortably saved by Arindam Bhattacharja.
Daniel Chima Chukwu was subsequent to threaten the objective on the opposite finish however his try from close-range went narrowly previous the fitting aspect of the objective. SCEB had been dealt an early blow attributable to harm to Joyner Lourenco who wanted to get replaced by Ankit Mukherjee.
.@sc_eastbengal and @MumbaiCityFC share a degree after a decent recreation! 🤝
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— Indian Tremendous League (@IndSuperLeague) January 7, 2022
Each groups struggled to create main scoring possibilities within the first half. The Islanders dominated the possession however discovered it powerful to search out areas behind SCEB’s back-line. As a result of resilient defending from the Crimson & Golds, each groups went into the half-time break on degree phrases.
FULL-TIME | #SCEBMCFC@sc_eastbengal stood sturdy to assert their 1️⃣st 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 level towards @MumbaiCityFC within the #HeroISL! 🤯#LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/tOIejd4O3b
— Indian Tremendous League (@IndSuperLeague) January 7, 2022
Mohammad Rafique was despatched within the second half as a alternative to Bikash Jairu. A couple of minutes put up the restart, sturdy requires a penalty from MCFC gamers had been denied by the referee as Adil Khaan allegedly fouled Cassio Gabriel contained in the field.
The Brazilian then blasted a long-range drive which was expertly parried away by Bhattacharja. The frustration may very well be seen amongst the MCFC ranks as Ahmed Jahouh got here shut with a long-range strike on the hour mark.
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