East Bengal vs FC Goa LIVE score, EBFC 1-3 FCG, ISL 2024-25: Borja scores hat-trick to almost secure win for Gaurs, match updates

Drazic threads a wonderful through ball to send Boris clear on goal but the latter cannot find the target as his effort rolls past the goal, much to the relief of East Bengal. 

Goa stitches another good move as it catches out the East Bengal defence with a counter attack. Borja looks for his hat-trick as he gets inside the East Bengal box and shoots at goal. But Hijazi puts in a great challenge to block the effort. 

Nandhakumar finds Cleiton inside the box with a good low cross from the right. The Brazilian looks to guide the ball towards goal with a first-time shot but Odei does well to come in the way and prevent that from happening. 

FCG sub: IN- Nemil OUT- Brison

Drazic beats Anwar and cuts in from the left, creating a yard from himself. Drazic then attempts a curler from the edge of the box, missing the target by inches. 

Vishnu carries the ball a long way and gets inside the box. He tries to find Cleiton at the far post as the Brazilian had made a supporting run but his pass is intercepted. East Bengal gets its first corner of the match. 

Anwar’s cross from the left is cleared but the danger is not over. Vishnu tries to get inside the box with the ball but the referee gets in the way prompting him to stop play for a dropball. 

Brison hits a grounder from distance but fails to trouble Debjit as the East Bengal keeper collects easily. 

Borja sees Debjit off his line and tries to catch him out from the half-way circle. In the end, the shot is not on target but had Debjit scrambling as the ball hit the roof of the net. 

EBFC sub: IN- PV Vishnu OUT- Mahesh 

FC Goa leading East Bengal 2-1 as the second-half kicks-off at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) in Kolkata. 

A Borja Herrera brace keeps FC Goa in a 2-1 lead against East Bengal at the break.

FCG booking: Udanta sees a yellow card in the dying stages of the first half 

Talal passes to Cleiton inside the box as the latter shoots at goal. But the angle is against the Brazilian and he fails to hit the target. 

Two minutes added at the end of the first-half!

FCG booking: Carl McHugh sees a yellow card after fouling Talal and preventing a counter attack from East Bengal. 

Talal drills a cross from the left in the near-post area as Cleiton looks to find the net with a first-time finish. Under pressure, the Brazilian fails to get the desired touch and skies his effort. 

East Bengal players are getting the basics wrong, which is making it easier for Goa. Botching simple passes, bad first touches and lack of intent - some of the problems plaguing Cuadrat’s men at the moment. 

EBFC booking: Hector Yuste sees a yellow card for a high-booted challenge. 

Borja takes a shot from distance but fails to add to his goal tally as his shot is nowhere near the target. 

The match resumes after a cooling break!

Talal keeps his calm as he takes a stutter and then sends Kattimani the wrong way to successfully convert his penalty. East Bengal has a lifeline and is back in the game. 

Penalty for East Bengal: Madih Talal is brought down just inside the box and this time, the referee points to the penalty spot immediately. 

Talal sets up Nandha with a briilliant touch as the latter runs with the ball inside the box. However, Sangwan does well to stay on the East Bengal forward and prevent him from taking a shot. Nandha goes down but no penalty for East Bengal. 

Hijazi displays some horrible defending as he fails to clear the ball in time. Boris snatches the ball from the Jordan international and makes his way inside the box. His cutback finds Boris as the Spaniard finds the net once again with a first-time finish. East Bengal is in big trouble in its first home match of the ISL season. 

Cleiton runs at goal after being played a through ball. He doesn’t have the pace to beat his marker and instead passes it back to Mahesh. But the flag goes up for offside. 

FC Goa stitches a wonderful attack and the East Bengal backline cannot cope with the Gaurs’ fluid movement. Boris times his run to perfection and has a clear run at goal but is stopped as the assistant referees raises his flag for offside. That was a wrong call and the Red and Gold have got away with one there. 

Drazic swings a low cross inside the East Bengal box from the left. Debjit intercepts the ball but fails to hold on to the ball and punches it away instead. Borja is the first to collect the rebound and slot the ball inside the net. Scoring against his former club, the Spaniard refuses to celebrate. 

Souvik with some good link-up play in the final third. He gets the ball near the Goa box and is brought down. There is a big shout for s freekick but the referee waves play to continue. 

Odei makes a good run into the East Bengal final third, cuts in and then attempts a curler from the edge of the box. However, the shot is blocked. 

Udanta swings an excellent cross inside the box from the left, which puts the East Bengal backline under pressure. The ball reaches Boris, whose manages to get the ball to Drazic. Drazic shoots at goal first-time but the effort is straight at Debjit, who makes the save and holds on to the ball. 

The ISL 2024-25 match between East Bengal and FC Goa is underway at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) in Kolkata. 

Played: 8

East Bengal wins: 1

Draws: 2

FC Goa wins: 5

Debjit (GK); Zothanpuia, Hijazi, Anwar, Souvik; Yuste, Talal, Jeakson, Mahesh; Cleiton, Sekar

East Bengal: Gill (GK), Rakip, Anwar, Yuste, Zothanpuia; Jeakson, Souvik, Talal; Vishnu, Nandhakumar, Diamantakos.

FC Goa: Kattimani (GK); Udanta, Odei, Dorjee, Gupta; Borges, Borja; Boris, Drazic, Brison; Sadiku.

East Bengal FC will be looking to put behind the frustration of successive away defeats and pick up its first points of the Indian Super League 2024-25 season when it hosts FC Goa at the Salt Lake Stadium on Friday.

The red and gold brigade is returning home from an unrewarding trip from the South where it conceded narrow losses against Bengaluru FC (0-1) and Kerala Blasters FC (1-2) and would be eager to make a turnaround in its fortunes in front of the home supporters. This becomes necessary for the side, which has been persistently underperforming since joining the league early in the decade and needs some good results to brighten things up this season.

The task will be difficult as East Bengal runs up against one of the tournament’s heavyweights in FC Goa, which also enjoys a healthy record with five wins in eight meetings in the ISL so far.

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When and where till the East Bengal and FC Goa ISL 2024-25 match kick-off?

The East Bengal vs FC Goa ISL 2024-25 match will kick-off at 7:30 PM IST on Friday, September 28 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) in Kolkata. 

Where can you watch the East Bengal and FC Goa ISL 2024-25 match?

The East Bengal vs FC Goa ISL 2024-25 match will be live telecast on the Sports18 network. The match will also be live-streamed on the Jio Cinema app and website.