81' Suhair wins the ball in the middle and makes a solo run but his final delivery hits a defender and goes out for a corner.
80' Lyngdoh keeps a low cross from the left flank for Rafique but Gurmeet collects the ball.
78' VP Suhair makes his ISL debut as he replaces Idrissa Sylla.
75' Water break. 15 minutes of regulation time left. Can East Bengal pull one back at least?
75' Pilkington unleashes a pile driver from distance but it sails over the crossbar.
74' Eugeneson Lyngdoh comes in place of Mohammed Irshad.
72' Ninthoi makes a brilliant run as he cuts in from the right flank beating Irshad in sheer pace and then goes down inside the box after a charge from Sehnaj,
71' Surchandra makes a terrible mistake as he gives away possession to NorthEast in the midfield. Sylla picks up a through ball and runs down the middle before taking a half-hearted shot which goes wide.
68' Ambekar whips in a cross inside the box but Lambot heads the ball away. Rafique attempts a long range shot but it is way off target.
66' With Dylan Fox's arrival it seems Gerard Nus is focusing on consolidating the bakcline.
64' Fowler brings in Mohammed Rafique replacing Angousana. Nus makes double change as Mashoor Shereef and Luis Machado makes way for Dylan Fox and Rochcharzela.
62' Maghoma sends a curling ball from the corner and Pilkington takes a shot which gets blocked.
61' Pilkington pulls the trigger from the edge of the box and the ball comes off Gurmeet. A defender clears the ball for a corner.
59' Surchandra sends a curling cross inside the box but Vineeth fails to connect his head to the ball.
57' Ninthoi finds Appiah with a cross who goes for the goal from distance but the ball goes straight to Debjit.
56' Lakra sends a long ball from the right flank for Sylla but Debjit collects the ball comfortably.
53' Maghoma receives a pass from Steinmann and finds Surchandra with pass on the right flank who tries to beat Lambot but fails.
51' Steinmann finds Surchandra on the right flank who sends a low cross inside the box but Lambot clears the danger.
48' Brilliant effort from Machado who cuts in from the left, exchanges a one-two with Lalengmawia and unleashes a shot but unfortunately it hits Idrissa Sylla inside the box.
46' One change in each team in the second half. While Fowler brings in Vineeth replacing Bawlant, Nus replaces Ashutosh Mehta with Provat Lakra.
46' Second half underway!
Half time: The Highlanders lead courtesy an own goal. Stay tuned for more action in the second half.
45' + 3' Another corner in from Narayan but it is cleared comfortably.
45' + 2' Maghoma sends a curling corner but East Bengal players fails to meet it as Gurmeet parries the ball away.
45' Added time: 2 minutes.
42' Irshad makes a brilliant run down the middle and squares the ball for Pilkington but a NorthEast defender intercepts.
40' East Bengal looking desperate for an equaliser. Can they find one before the break?
38' Sehnaj sends a long ball for Narayan on the left who does well to beat Ninthoi and whips in a cross but Lambot clears the ball.
36' Chance for East Bengal as Maghoma whips in a curling cross but Balwant fails to touch in the air as the ball goes out of play. The forward was very close to the ball and had an empty net in front of him.
35' An own goal has been given as the ball came off Srchandra's knees.
33' East Bengal concedes an unusual goal. Idrissa flicks the ball towards Appiah on the right side with his head who beats Irshad and sends a cross which ricochets off Sylla and goes in.
33' GOALLL!!! NorthEast United take the lead as Idrissa Sylla scores.
32' Game resumes after the water break.
30' A short drinks beark. East Bengal commanding proceedings so far.
29' Pilkington sends a long cross from the right fank which Narayan receives and sends another cross but Lambot this time clears the ball.
28' Sehnaj takes the free-kick but it is cleared by the northEast defenders.
27' Steinmann earns a free-kick after Mashoor Shereef tackles in a poor manner near the centre circle.
24' Ninthoi runs down the right flank, beats Narayan and sends a low ball which Machado connects but the ball goes to Debjit.
21' From replay, it seems it was a genuine penalty as Mehta clearly nudged Maghoma on his knees as he went down.
20' A big shout from East Bengal camp for a penalty as Maghoma goes down on the ground inside the box after a clash with Ashutosh. Referee, though, is not interested.
17' The Red and Golds are creating the chances and have more possession of the ball but are not able to make any impact in the attacking third.
15' Balwant takes a touch near the box, turns and attempts a shot at goal but it hits a NorthEast defender. Pilkington tries to head the rebound ball in but it goes wide.
13' Pilkington exchanges a short corner with Narayan and finds Maghoma in the centre but NorthEast's pressing does not allow them to send the ball inside the box. Corner wasted for East Bengal.
12' Pilkington takes the free-kick but it gets deflected off the NorthEast wall and goes out of play for a corner.
11' Another free-kick to East Bengal as Lalengmawia brings down Jacques Maghoma, this time closer to the box.
10' East Bengal showing intent to pick up an early goal as they look energetic on the pitch and are commanding proceedings.
9' Ninthoi sends a long cross from the right flank and Idrissa manages to get his head to the ball but it goes out of play.
7' Maghoma intercepts on the left flank and tries to move ahead but Ninthoi does well to track back and snatch the ball away from him.
5' Pilkington sends a long, curling free-kick inside the box to which Balwant tries to score but misses. Narayan sends another cross but the ball goes out of play.
5' Another free-kick to East Bengal, this time on the right flank as Gurjinder commits a foul on Anthony Pilkington.
4' Maghoma whips in a curling free-kick inside the box and Neville attempts a header but he fails to flick the ball into the net as Gurmeet collects the ball comfortably.
2' Ashutosh Mehta brings down Jacques Maghoma who tries to outpace the right-back. Free-kick to East Bengal as Mehta picks up a booking.
1' Ninthoi runs down the right flank, twists and turns around Narayan and sends a cross inside the box but the ball goes straight to Debjit.
1' Kick-off! We are underway!
The Highlanders are unbeaten in this season so far with two draws and a win, the Red and Golds, on the other hand, have lost their first two matches. The Kolkata side will be hoping to bag their first-ever ISL win and move up from the rock bottom position on the league table.
Robbie Fowler makes just once change in East Bengal lineup as Sehnaj Singh replaces injured Danny Fox.
Gerard Nus has made five changes in the NorthEast United lineup. Gurmeet Singh, Ashutosh Mehta, Mashoor Shereef, Kwesi Appiah and Ninthoingamba Meetei replace Subhasish Roy Chowdhury, Provat Lakra, Dylan Fox, Fanai Larempuia and Britto PM.
EB subs: Sankar Roy, Abhishek Ambekar, Rohen Singh, Samad Ali Mallick, Tomba Singh, Mohammed Rafique, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, CK Vineeth, Jeje Lalpekhlua.
NEUFC subs: Sanjiban Ghosh, Nim Dorjee Tamang, Provat Lakra, Imran Khan, Rochharzela, Britto PM, Lalrempuia Fanai, Dylan Fox, Suhair VP.
EB XI: Debjit Majumder; Surchandra Singh, Scott Neville, Mohammed Irshad, Narayan Das; Sehnaj Singh, Wahengbam Angousana, Matti Steinmann; Jacques Maghoma, Balwant Singh, Anthony Pilkington (C).
NEUFC XI: Gurmeet Singh; Ashutosh Mehta, Benjamin Lambot (C), Gurjinder Kumar, Mashoor Shereef; Khassa Camara, Lalengmawia; Ninthoinganba Meetei, Idrissa Sylla, Luis Machado; Kwesi Appiah.
Lineups are in.
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