East Bengal vs Jamshedpur FC highlights, ISL 2023-24: Poor finishing leads to goalless draw between EB and JFC in their season opener

East Bengal FC and Jamshedpur FC play out a 0-0 draw in their opening match of the ISL 2023-24 season.

Booking: Saul Crespo of East Bengal also sees a yellow card.

Emil Benny is first shown a red card for pushing down Saul Crespo but then the referee rescinds the booking and calls him back to show him just a yellow. Everything happening inside the Salt Lake Stadium

Khabra gets enough on the ball but also catches Imran, as he looks to be in pain. Jamshedpur FC wants a penalty but the referee waves away the protests.

Seven miniutes added at the end of the second-half!

East Bengal sub: IN- Guite OUT- Naorem Mahesh

JFC sub: IN- Ricky OUT- Nikhil

Nandha almost broke clear and had a clear run at goal but Barla does well to keep the East Bengal winger under pressure and make him lose the ball by putting in a well-timed sliding tackle.

Cleiton goes for a shot from the freekick but does not hit the target as the shot is blocked. Pardo gets the ball and tries to find a teammate inside the box with an aerial lob, but ends up conceding possession.

JFC booking- Barla sees a yellow card for that challenge on Nandha.

Nandha is clipped by Barla and East Bengal has a freekick in a dangerous position.

Nandha crosses the ball inside the box., this time from the left, but Elsinho is there to head the ball away. His defensive shift has been immense today.

EBFC sub: IN- Edwin OUT- Nishu

JFC sub: IN- Benny OUT- Stevanovic

Water break time! It is the last time the coaches can get their instructions across the whole team in the match, which enters its last-quarter.

T.P. Rehenesh is down on the ground. It looks like cramps and he is getting the necessary attention.

Nandhakumar makes a good run on the right flank and then sets up Saul for the shot. Saul goes for it first time and it is a rocket of a shot that hits the side-netting.

Pardo takes everyone by surprise as he pulls the trigger from miles out. He shows good technique in keeping the ball down as it rattles the side-netting. By the looks of it, Rehenesh had to covered even if the shot was on target.

Imran swings in a good cross from a corner that is defended well. The danger is not away. Manzoro gets the ball and crosses inside the box again. Sanan has a chance to get a shot away from the left side of the box but is unable to do that as the ball goes out of play.

JFC subs: IN- Semboi, Rei, Sanan OUT- Pronay, Chima, Stevanovic

East Bengal subs: IN- Cleiton, Rakip OUT- Borja, Souvik

Nikhil shows exquisite control to bring down a long ball played to him. He keeps the ball in play and gets his shot away from a tight angle. Gill puts out a hand to make the save.

East Bengal threads a nice attack but it ends sloppily as Siverio tries to be too cheeky and going for the dummy. Siverio thought he had a teammate behind him but there was no one and Jamshedpur FC gets the ball.

Naorem Mahesh is too slow in reacting after he gets the ball. Before he knew it, Pronay snatches the ball from him and shoots with the outside of his boot. He ends up hitting the side-netting.

Stevanovic had time and space to shoot, but he goes for a cutback instead. Pardo does well to read the situation and send the ball out for a corner.

Pardo launches a cross inside the box from a freekick. Pratik clears the ball as Saul went to attack it but there is a huge handball shout. The referee pays no heed but the replay shows that it was indeed a handball. He is lucky to have escaped.

If the ISL had VAR, East Bengal would have a penalty.

A physical start to the second-half as Pratik brings down Borja with a crunching challenge. It was a nasty one and the East Bengal player is lucky to be okay. Pratik is lucky to not get a harsher punishment.

The second-half between East Bengal FC and Jamshedpur FC is underway at the Salt Lake Stadium.

Plenty of chances at both ends as an exciting half of football comes to an end. East Bengal and Jamshedpur FC locked at 0-0 at half-time.

Borja Herrera has taken a knock and is down on the ground. But it does not look serious and some magic spray should do the trick.

East Bengal in danger for a moment as Jamshedpur FC moved ahead in number. Chima passes the ball to Stevanovic, whose cutback finds Manzoro. Manzoro pulls the trigger but sends the ball straight to Gill.

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

Mandar’s cross almost finds Siverio as the Spaniard slid in to get the telling touch.

However, the danger is not over. A flurry of attacks from East Bengal sees TP Rehenesh make a brilliant doubl-save. First from Borja, which is good but the second one with his foot was out of the world.

Jamshedpur FC booking: Nongdamba Naorem becomes the latest player to see the yellow card.

Borja’s searching cross from the left misses both Nandha and Siverio and Jamshedpur FC is lucky to escape there.. Elsinho seemed to have switched off for a moment.

Siverio inches away from giving the lead to East Bengal - Borja puts in a delicious cross from the left towards Siverio, who tries to get the crucial touch, but end up stabbing the ball over the bar.

TP Rehenesh did well to come off his line and put Siverio under pressure.

Nongdamba Naorem has a chance to get a shot away from inside the East Bengal, but delays it too long, which makes him lose possession.

East Bengal breaks on the counter and Naorem Mahesh leads the charge. He passes the ball to Borja, who ultimately loses the ball due to pressure on Elsinho.

East Bengal with a good counter attack. Borja finds Siverio with a short pass and the latter spreads the ball to the left, where Mandar had made an overlapping run. Mandar tries to find a teammate with a grounded cross, but sees his pass cutout.

Play resumes!

There is a momentary halt in play as the teams take a water break. A good chance for the coach’s to get instructions across.

East Bengal booking: Souvik goes into the book for a late challenge on Pronay.

The possession superiority has shifted from East Bengal to Jamshedpur. East Bengal seems to be pegged back into its own half and cannot find an outlet at the moment.

Booking: Pronay Halder sees a yellow card for getting into a tussle with East Bengal captain Harmanjot Khabra.

Jamshedpur FC with a good spell of pressure, but nothing comes of it as Imran’s cross does not find any JFC player and East Bengal gets the ball away.

Nandha cuts in from the right and finds Souvik with the cutback. The latter goes for a shot from distance, which is nowhere near the target. That is a disappointing effort.

A long ball is played towards Nandhakumar. TP Rehenesh was always the favourite to reach the ball first but Nandha does not give up and puts the JFC keeper under pressure. However, Rehenesh manages to shield the ball and see it out of play.

Barla shows good feet to escape his marker on the left flank. He sends the ball ton Chima who shows good strength to keep the ball. Chima cannot get a shot away and the ball goes to Manzoro, who shoots from distance. The effort sails above the crossbar.

That is sloppy play from Souvik at the back as his backpass goes out of play and East Bengal has to defend a corner. Khabra tried to keep it in but could not reach the ball.

Mahesh swings another cross inside the box, with the hope of finding Siverio. The Spaniard had made a good run but Elsinho gets a crucial touch to send the ball out for a corner.

Pratik with a meaty challenge on Siverio, and the latter seems to be in pain. The East Bengal players want a card, but the referee just talks to Pratik.

Barla crosses the ball inside the box from the right. Chima goes for an audacious scissor-kick, but Khabra does well to put pressure and not allow the JFC forward to get a clean contact.

East Bengal is creating all the attacking chances at the moment. Jamshedpur’s back three is quite compact at the moment, allowing Nandha and Mahesh a lot of space on the flanks.

Saul Crespo tries to find Siverio inside the box with a lofted ball, but Elsinhio is alert enough to anticipate the danger and head the ball out for a corner.

Mahesh has time and space to make a run on the left flank. He spots Siverio making the run and delivers a low cross. However, the cross is cut out and the home team has a corner.

Manzoro swings the ball inside the East Bengal box from a JFC freekick. Elsinho meets the ball with his head but sees his effort sail over the bar. Similar chances at either end of the pitch for both teams.

Nishu Kumar floats the ball inside the box and Siverio gets at the end of the cross.. The forward gets his head to it but cannot keep his effort on target.

East Bengal went long straight from the kick-off but it is Jamshedpur FC, which is enjoying a good spell of possession in the opening minutes.

East Bengal kicks-off its opening match of the ISL 2023-24 season against Jamshedpur FC at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.

Carles Cuadrat (East Bengal head coach): “It is important that we have started believing in ourselves. We started the season showing good dynamics and now we have to take that to another level and show more consistency.”

Scott Cooper (Jamshedpur FC head coach): “This is a team that should gain momentum as the season progresses. We can’t expect everything to fall into place immediately, like some well-established teams like Mohun Bagan or Mumbai City. But we believe we are in a good position and are happy with our current situation.”

East Bengal: Gill(GK), Mandar, Khabra, Antonio, Nishu, Borja, Saul, Souvik, Nandhakumar, Mahesh, Siverio

Jamshedpur FC: TP Rehenesh (GK), Khan, Laldinpuia, Chaudhari, Elsinho, Chima, Manzorro, Halder, Barla, Naorem. Stevanovic

Played: 6

East Bengal: 2

Draw: 2

Jamshedpur FC: 2

East Bengal will be looking to invoke the form that gave it success early in the season when it starts its ISL-10 campaign by taking on the visiting Jamshedpur FC at the Salt Lake Stadium on Monday.

The home side, which has finished in the League’s bottom three for the last three seasons, is expected to start on a strong note under its new Spanish coach Carles Cuadrat.

The hopes emanated from the way it started the season by reaching the Durand Cup final. Despite losing the title clash by a solitary goal against traditional rival Mohun Bagan SG, East Bengal gave out a statement of its prowess and intent.

Cuadrat admitted that this will provide his team with confidence when it meets the former League Shield winner in Jamshedpur FC.

“It is important that we have started believing in ourselves. We started the season showing good dynamics and now we have to take that to another level and show more consistency,” Cuadrat said before the match.

Jamshedpur FC’s new coach Scott Cooper felt that his side, which has been reorganized before the season, would improve as the tournament progresses.

“This is a team that should gain momentum as the season progresses. We can’t expect everything to fall into place immediately, like some well-established teams like Mohun Bagan or Mumbai City. But we believe we are in a good position and are happy with our current situation,” Cooper said.

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ISL 2023-24: East Bengal looking to start ISL campaign on a positive note against Jamshedpur FC

East Bengal and Jamshedpur FC have met previously on six occasions and have two wins each to their credit. The remaining two matches ended in a draw.

KICK-OFF, TELECAST AND LIVE STREAMING INFO

When and where is the East Bengal vs Jamshedpur FC ISL 2023-24 match kicking-off?

The East Bengal vs Jamshedpur FC ISL 2023-24 match will kick-off at 8:00 PM IST, Monday, September 25 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake stadium) in Kolkata.

How can you watch the East Bengal vs Jamshedpur FC ISL 2023-24 match in India?

The East Bengal vs Jamshedpur FC ISL 2023-24 match will be live telecasted on the Sports18 1 Channel (TV).

The game can also be live streamed on the JioCinema app and website (online).

The game will be livestreamed on OneFootball for those watching from outside India