East Bengal press forward aggressively! Madih Talal whips in a ferocious, curling inswinger from the right flank. Cleiton Silva climbs above Tom Aldred, but his downward header flashes agonizingly over the crossbar!
Subhasish Bose (MBSG) is booked by referee Crystal John for a cynical shirt tug that halts Naorem Mahesh Singh in full stride during a lightning-fast counter-attack. Bose accepts the card without contention.
MBSG Head Coach Jose Molina makes an attacking tweak: Liston Colaco (ON) replaces Sahal Abdul Samad (OFF). Molina injects blistering direct pace to punish East Bengal's high defensive line.
Sublime interplay from the Australian duo! Dimitri Petratos slips an inch-perfect weighted through-ball splitting Anwar Ali and Hijazi Maher. Jason Cummings drives a venomous low first-time strike into the bottom left corner! The 62,000 strong Salt Lake Stadium crowd erupts into green and maroon euphoria!
Check completed after 90 seconds of pitchside consultation. East Bengal appealed vigorously for a handball against Tom Aldred in the box, but VAR confirms his arm was tucked securely against his torso in a natural silhouette. Play resumes with an uncontested drop ball.
Stunning dead-ball execution from 24 yards out! The Brazilian skipper bends a swerving right-footed strike over the Mohun Bagan wall and cleanly inside Vishal Kaith's top-right stanchion. The red-and-gold gallery goes wild!
Dimitri Petratos steps up with ice in his veins and strokes a side-footed penalty into Prabhsukhan Gill's bottom right corner. Penalty was awarded after Manvir Singh was tripped inside the box by Lalchungnunga.
