Match Review and Tactical Analysis:
In their first home game in I-League a seemingly confident East Bengal took on a a win less Dempo SC after East Bengal's thumping away win at Shillong and their confident show at AFC Cup campaign.The anticipation was at it's highest as supporters and fans thronged the Kalyani stadium in numbers with a sold out crowd.But the carnival soon turned to disappointment as the team looked still to be in hangover of the festivity that captured entire Bengal for past week or so.
The midfield and defence was caught napping as early as 2 minutes as a quick attack down the right flank by Billy Mehmet as the East Bengal back line was found wanting powered in a low cross and Clifford Miranda made no mistake in the six yard box with a simple tap-in to make it 1-0 for the visitors.
Following this East Bengal team was found chasing the leather rest of the match as they had minimal possession and failed to gather any possession in the midfield.
Dempo midfield manned by mercurial Beto and brilliantly aided by Peter Carvalho,Jewel Raja and Clifford Miranda dominated the midfield throughout the game as they shared majority of possession and kept the ball with effortless ease.Former bagan medio Jewel Raja was particularly impressive in the midfield providing endless run in the midfield snatching and feeding the forward duo of Mehmet and Jeje with series of passes as Beto was a free medio playing in the majority of space from midfield to opponent box.
East Bengal on the other hand looked vulnerable whenever there was an attack from the flanksand the defence looked shaky even the ever reliable Uga Opara had to concede a tactical yellow card when he body checked Beto from a quick counter attack.Clifford Miranda and Jeje created series of problems for East Bengal wing backs especially Naoba Singh had a torrid time keeping the Dempo attack line at bay,amidst all this East Bengal got a penalty against the run of play when Samir Naik handed the ball inside the box.East Bengal's top marksmen Eddeh Chidi stepped up to the spot as the stadium gasped for an equalizer but to everyone's surprise his powerful grounder to the right of the goalkeeper missed the target.So it was 1-0 to Dempo at half time.
Second half saw few tactical changes as Falopa injected Baljit in place of Mama,as East Bengal looked for a streak of fortune to get back into the game all their hopes were dashed as Beto capitalized on to a loose second ball from corner as East Bengal backline stood haplessly to slot-in in a deflected header from first post to the rear post and unmarked Beto made no mistake to make it 2-0 for the visitors.
Dempo continued to press forward and they were soon rewarded with a third goal as Uga Opara brought down Jovy from behind inside the box,Uga was shown his second yellow and was given marching orders.
Beto made no mistake to convert the penalty to make a comfortable 3-0 cushion for Dempo.
East Bengal however managed to pull one back as Baljit gave a consolation goal to East Bengal with a neat finish at the dying stages of the match as Dempo closed the game with no further hiccups.
Tactical Note:
Arthur Papas went one up in the tactical fight against the Brazilian gaffer Falopa as Dempo controlled the box to box pay through out 90 minutes. Peter Carvalho played brilliantly as a defensive medio and cut the combination play between Moga and Chidi as the higly rated duo failed to create any chances throughout the match.Jewel Raja toiled hard and did everything expected of him with his endles run,snatching,holding as well as pushing the team forward.Beto was excellent holding the ball in the midfield and needling his passes with rmearkable accuracy to find Jeje and Billy Mehmet upfront.And the backline lead by Simon Colosimo and Seisuke Honda shwed brilliant understanding and dominated the defense line with their aerial presence and neat covering.Chidi-Moga duo was listless throughout the match as Dempo defenders combined well to keep them quiet throghout.
On the other hand East Bengal had a unforgetable match with their Talisman skipper Mehtab failing to push the team forward and they were forced to defend deep for most part of the match,Opara-Arnab duo looked shaky,Naoba looked out of depth and Tulunga and Dika failed to generate any passes to feed the forward line.
But from tactical point of view it was a intriguing match as Dempo SC's tactical superiority was showcased brilliantly as they outplayed East Bengal in all departments in a brilliant match which had a bit of everything from early goals,penalty missed,penalty,scored,Red Cards,field goals,Goals from Corners.
Final Score:
East Bengal 1-3 Dempo SC
(Baljit Sahni) (C.Miranda,Beto+2)
In their first home game in I-League a seemingly confident East Bengal took on a a win less Dempo SC after East Bengal's thumping away win at Shillong and their confident show at AFC Cup campaign.The anticipation was at it's highest as supporters and fans thronged the Kalyani stadium in numbers with a sold out crowd.But the carnival soon turned to disappointment as the team looked still to be in hangover of the festivity that captured entire Bengal for past week or so.
The midfield and defence was caught napping as early as 2 minutes as a quick attack down the right flank by Billy Mehmet as the East Bengal back line was found wanting powered in a low cross and Clifford Miranda made no mistake in the six yard box with a simple tap-in to make it 1-0 for the visitors.
Following this East Bengal team was found chasing the leather rest of the match as they had minimal possession and failed to gather any possession in the midfield.
Dempo midfield manned by mercurial Beto and brilliantly aided by Peter Carvalho,Jewel Raja and Clifford Miranda dominated the midfield throughout the game as they shared majority of possession and kept the ball with effortless ease.Former bagan medio Jewel Raja was particularly impressive in the midfield providing endless run in the midfield snatching and feeding the forward duo of Mehmet and Jeje with series of passes as Beto was a free medio playing in the majority of space from midfield to opponent box.
East Bengal on the other hand looked vulnerable whenever there was an attack from the flanksand the defence looked shaky even the ever reliable Uga Opara had to concede a tactical yellow card when he body checked Beto from a quick counter attack.Clifford Miranda and Jeje created series of problems for East Bengal wing backs especially Naoba Singh had a torrid time keeping the Dempo attack line at bay,amidst all this East Bengal got a penalty against the run of play when Samir Naik handed the ball inside the box.East Bengal's top marksmen Eddeh Chidi stepped up to the spot as the stadium gasped for an equalizer but to everyone's surprise his powerful grounder to the right of the goalkeeper missed the target.So it was 1-0 to Dempo at half time.
Second half saw few tactical changes as Falopa injected Baljit in place of Mama,as East Bengal looked for a streak of fortune to get back into the game all their hopes were dashed as Beto capitalized on to a loose second ball from corner as East Bengal backline stood haplessly to slot-in in a deflected header from first post to the rear post and unmarked Beto made no mistake to make it 2-0 for the visitors.
Dempo continued to press forward and they were soon rewarded with a third goal as Uga Opara brought down Jovy from behind inside the box,Uga was shown his second yellow and was given marching orders.
Beto made no mistake to convert the penalty to make a comfortable 3-0 cushion for Dempo.
East Bengal however managed to pull one back as Baljit gave a consolation goal to East Bengal with a neat finish at the dying stages of the match as Dempo closed the game with no further hiccups.
Tactical Note:
Arthur Papas went one up in the tactical fight against the Brazilian gaffer Falopa as Dempo controlled the box to box pay through out 90 minutes. Peter Carvalho played brilliantly as a defensive medio and cut the combination play between Moga and Chidi as the higly rated duo failed to create any chances throughout the match.Jewel Raja toiled hard and did everything expected of him with his endles run,snatching,holding as well as pushing the team forward.Beto was excellent holding the ball in the midfield and needling his passes with rmearkable accuracy to find Jeje and Billy Mehmet upfront.And the backline lead by Simon Colosimo and Seisuke Honda shwed brilliant understanding and dominated the defense line with their aerial presence and neat covering.Chidi-Moga duo was listless throughout the match as Dempo defenders combined well to keep them quiet throghout.
On the other hand East Bengal had a unforgetable match with their Talisman skipper Mehtab failing to push the team forward and they were forced to defend deep for most part of the match,Opara-Arnab duo looked shaky,Naoba looked out of depth and Tulunga and Dika failed to generate any passes to feed the forward line.
But from tactical point of view it was a intriguing match as Dempo SC's tactical superiority was showcased brilliantly as they outplayed East Bengal in all departments in a brilliant match which had a bit of everything from early goals,penalty missed,penalty,scored,Red Cards,field goals,Goals from Corners.
Final Score:
East Bengal 1-3 Dempo SC
(Baljit Sahni) (C.Miranda,Beto+2)
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