Bengaluru FC entered the group stage of the AFC Cup 2021 after beating Club Eagles 1-0 on the Maldives National Stadium in Male on Sunday night.
Debutant Jayesh Rane scored within the twenty fifth minute as India moved into Group D together with Kolkata’s ATK Mohun Bagan, Male’s Majia Sports and Recreation Club and Dhaka’s Bashundhara Kings.
BFC will tackle Bagan on Wednesday earlier than going through the Dhaka membership on Saturday. They finish their Group D engagements with a match in opposition to hosts Maziya on Tuesday, 24 August.
A win on the National Stadium tonight means the Blues are in Group D together with Bashundhara Kings, ATK Mohun Bagan and Maziya S&RC. #vrebfc #bluesinAsia #BFCVEFC pic.twitter.com/jPerxmZTMb
— Bengaluru FC (@bengalurufc) August 15, 2021
BFC entered the sector with six budding gamers. Marco Pezauoli, BFC coach. Introduced Marco Allan Costa, Sarthak Golui and new signings Rohit Kumar, Danish Farooq and Vidyasagar Singh, Sivashakti Narayanan together with goalscorer Jayesh.
The hosts virtually took the lead within the seventeenth minute, however Eagles striker Isa, who had hit the online, was adjudged offside. In lower than 10 minutes, Sarthak Golui’s lengthy throw from the left handed to Jayesh, who took the all-important lead after beating a crowd of rival defenders with a shot within the backside nook.
“It is an enormous deal for me to attain on my debut. It was a tricky sport however we have been a fitter group and it confirmed.
BFC TV obtained his views with Jayesh Rane after the Blues’ loss to the membership Eagles.#vrebfc #bluesinAsia #BFCVEFC pic.twitter.com/Km3fuDsGeP
— Bengaluru FC (@bengalurufc) August 16, 2021
Just earlier than respiration, the BFC aim escaped a nook from Eagles when the ball took a deflection after hitting Sarthak, however a stretching’ keeper Gurpreet Singh cleared it in time. After the hour mark, the hosts bought one other probability to equalize, however Ali Fasir simply hit a large shot to beat Gurpreet.
For BFC, substitute Leon Augustine had an opportunity to double the lead together with his first contact of the sport. Sunil Chhetri received a ball contained in the male field and noticed Eagles keeper Mohammad Faisal out of place. The Indian veteran shortly handed the ball to see Lyon’s shot going over the bar.
Despite the wave of assaults from Maldives, BFC stood agency and defended nicely to cement their place in Group D.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
