ISL: SC East Bengal end season rock-bottom as Bengaluru sign off with a win Football News – Times of India

Basque: SC East Bengal their disastrous ending Indian Super League (ISL) campaign at rock bottom of the table after 0-1 loss Bengaluru FC In his last match of the season here on Saturday.
Sunil chhetriGetting three points for the solitary strike of the (24th) proved to be the difference. Marco Pezzauolicmen in the final fixture of their 2021-22 campaign.
The result meant that the Kolkata-based club finished the season at the bottom of the points table with only one win from 20 matches. Bengaluru FC, on the other hand, finished sixth with 29 points overall.
Antonio Perosevic tested Lara Sharma in the goal with a free-kick at the start of the match but the custodian defended well.
The game was evenly balanced till the moment of Chhetri’s individual genius breaking the deadlock. The captain controlled a length ball to his chest and placed the shot in the lower left corner to give the Blues the lead in the 24th minute.
Udanta Singh then came close to scoring, but saw his long-range shot hit the crossbar at the stroke of half an hour.
In the first half, there was no other goal apart from scoring a lot of goals from both the teams.
The Red and Gold Brigade lost Parosevic with an ankle injury, who was replaced by Marcelo Ribeiro.
In the second half, there was a big push for the second goal from Bengaluru FC. However, he gave Thongkhosim Haokip a gift only at the hour mark so that he could lift his chip pal off the top of the bar.
Several changes were made by both the coaches to give time to the youngsters and put more energy into the match after hours.
Bengaluru came close to extending their lead, courtesy of Chhetri, whose powerful campaign was halted by Suvam Sen in SCEB’s target.
Anant Tamang and Sen denied Chhetri the second goal a few minutes later.