East Bengal vs Nejmeh SC Live Score, AFC Challenge League 2024-25: EBFC 2-1 MSC; Diamasntakos scores for EBFC

Yuste heads a cross out and it is a set piece for Nejneh now. 

Clash of heads between Hijazi and Opare inside the penalty box during the resulting corner. Free-kick for East Bengal. 

Nejmeh is searching for the equaliser and are going in hard for every challenge. Things are getting a bit heated between the two teams. 

East Bengal gets a brilliant chance to het the third goal. Diamantakos miscues a shot in front of the goal and the ball falls in front of Talal, who had a empty goal to aim at, but the midfielder blasts it over the target.

What a miss!

Foul on East Bengal skipper Saul Crespo near the half way line. It was a raised hand by Monzer but the referee keeps the card in his pocket. 

East Bengal are looking to keep hold of the ball after conceding the goal. Nejmeh is now pressing with intent. The game has become more physical. 

Nejmeh puts one back. Opare calmly slots it home from a brilliant through pass by Ataya. 

Game on!!

Diamantakos makes it 2-0 for East Bengal. Mahesh pass to the far post from the right flank, where Diamantakos found the net with a first time finish from close distance

What a start for the Red and Gol Brigade!!!!!

East Bengal took early lead in the must-win encounter against Lebanon’s Nejmeh SC. 

It’s an own goal from Talal’s pin-point accurate corner. 

With the table topper Nejmeh SC already qualifying for the next stage, the team which finishes second will have the chance to qualify chance as well. This round 3rd round fixture turns into a must-win clash for East Bengal FC.

With the two best second-placed teams progressing with the group, it is a must-win match for East Bengal, which has endured horrible form in the Indian Super League, losing all its six games this season.

Sabeh (GK); Al-Rida Ismail, Safwan, N. Darko; Abdulai Hussein Monzer, M. Zein, M. Abdula, Kourani; Ataya, El Zein, Opare

Gill (GK); Yuste, Anwar, Lalchunghunga, Hijazi; Saul, Nandhakumar, Talal, Sauvik, Naorem Mahesh; Diamantakos

East Bengal: Gill (GK); Yuste, Anwar, Hijazi, Lakra; Saul, Jeakson; Naorem Mahesh, Talal, Nandhakumar; Diamantakos

Nejmeh SC: Sabeh (GK); Al-Rida Ismail, Nyanteh, El-Zein, Safwan; Abdulai Hussein Monzer, Ataya, Kourani; Al-Sabaggh, Opare

East Bengal will clash against Nejmeh SC in an AFC Challenge League 2024-25 group-stage clash at the Changlimithang Stadium on Friday.

The match is the third group stage clash of the Red and Gold Brigade, which opened its AFC Challenge League campaign with a frustrating 2-2 draw against Paro FC but responded in style with a 4-0 thumping of Bangladesh’s Bashundhara Kings.

The win against Bashundhara was a first against new coach Oscar Bruzon and its first this season in all competitions.

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The AFC Challenge League 2024-25 clash between East Bengal and Nejmeh SC will kick-off at 3:30 PM IST, Friday, November 1 at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan.

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