East Bengal vs Punjab FC Highlights, EBFC 0-0 PFC, ISL 2023-24: End to end action results in a goalless draw

Both sides played a counter-attacking style of football but were not clinical enough in front of goal. EBFC were more dominant in the dying embers of the game but Punjab FC held its ground and defended well to keep it goalless. 

Souvik gives the ball away as he takes a long shot that bounces into the keeper’s gloves. 

The ref has awarded six minutes as stoppage time. 

EBFC now controls the game as it piles the pressure on Punjab FC from all directions but Punjab is relentlessly clearing the ball away time and time again. 

Cleiton Silva shoots the ball from inside the box but is is blocked by Suresh. The ball lands back into Cleiton’s feet who strikes the ball again and is yet again blocked by Suresh keeping the scores level. 

Vishnu beats a couple of defenders inside the box and had an empty goal in front of him, but slashes the ball wide missing EBFC’s biggest chance in the game. 

Talal plays a low-driven cross to Daniel from the right who strikes the ball but off-target right in front of goal. 

Saul makes way for Siverio

Punjab FC wins the ball back in East Bengal’s half and breaks into a counter but Juan Mera’s cross from the right goes out for a goal-kick. 

Juan Mera finds the ball on the left flank completely unmarked and tries to find Daniel but is caught off-side. 

Rakip gets the ball at the egde of the box on the right but the winger takes too much time to decide and u;timately the ball goes away for a corner. Another corner to East Bengal FC from the earlier one, but Punjab’s Daniel clears it away. 

Souvik takes a shot from 30 yards or so away from goal and wide off-the target. 

Juan Mera crosses the ball in but is cleared away into the feet of Ashis, but the youngster’s shot goes over the goal yet again. 

Juan Mera plays the perfect cross from the right to Krishna who heads the ball powerfully but straight towards the keeper. 

Ashis gets the ball outside the box 30 yards away from goal as he takes a half vollwy but off-target again for Punjab FC. 

Mera plays it back to Nikhil Prabhu who takes a long shot that goes way over the bar for a goal-kick. 

Abhishek gets the perfect cross into the box as he controls it but is pushed out of bounds without registering a shot on goal. 

East Bengal plays the corner into the dangerous are near near-post as Cleiton Silva head it, but over the cross-bar.

Cleiton plays the ball into the box for Nandha but Suresh clears it away for Punjab!

The ref blows the whistle as we begin the second 45!

The score is level in the first 45 with both sides creating plenty chances. East Bengal started off strong dominating the possession and controlling the tempo of the game but Punjab has done well to get back into the game and created some great chances and creative plays. The away side even came close to scoring as Juan Mera hits the crossbar from outside the box. 

Punjab FC’s Krishna plays the ball into the box for Lhungdim but the Keeper touches it and pushes it away but only just. 

Mandar plays a low-driven cross into the box but finds no one inside. 

Nikhil Prabhu gets a yellow as he strikes Saul on the face accidently with his arm. 

Krishna gets a the ball on his weak foot (left) who takes a shot aiming towards the near post but the Keeper saves it with ease. 

Abhishek takes a shot from 25 yards away from goal but the ball drifts away wide for Punjab FC. 

The ref gives Borja a yellow for diving without contact inside the box to get away with a penalty. 

Juan Mera cuts in the from right and curls the ball in from the edge of the- box as the ball beats the keeper, but unfortunately hits the woodwork. 

Krishna plays a great ball into the box that reaches Luka’s feet but the forwards fails to control the ball and squanders a great chance. 

Borja almost finds Cleiton Silva’s run towards but is smartly intercepted by Chatazisaias. 

Nitesh plays a cross towards the far post of East Bengal from the left wing but into Gill’s gloves. 

Lhungdim dribbles into the box and cuts inside to take a shot but the shot is blocked right in front of goal as the ball goes out for a corner. 

Mera plays it to Luca who passes it ahead to Lhungdim deep in East Bengal’s half but the cross is cleared away by the back line. 

Borja plays a cutting pass into the box for Nandha from the left but a little deflection pushed the ball towards the keeper as he collects it well. 

Mahesh wins a corner for East Bengal but Punjab break into a counter as Krishna Anand finds the ball near the box but his cross is blocked away for a corner. 

Cleiton Silva claims to be brought down in the box during a corner but the ref thinks otherwise. No penalty given. 

Mahesh plays a through ball to Nishu deep in the right flank but the winger’s pass into the box fails to find a teammate

The trio of Nishu, Mahesh and Silva form a great chance from the right but in the end of it, Cleiton Silva’s shot is blocked. 

Saouvik takes down Mera but is not given a card. 

Cleiton and Mahesh play a quick one-two around Punjab’s box but in the end, the move amounts to nothing. 

East Bengal launches a great attack from the left as Mandar plays a cutting pass into the box for Cleiton Silva, but the ball is intercepted and cleared away. 

Punjab is slowly getting into the game wining the ball back howeevr, East Bengal holds its form at the back. 

East Bengal kicks has dominated the game from the get go as the ball sits in Punjab’s half, but the home side is yet to make way into the scoring areas. 

East Bengal kicks the game off and wins a free-kick right away. Mahes plays a ball inside the box but puts too much power, ball goes out of bounds for a goal-kick. 

The players have arrived on the pitch. 

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When will the East Bengal vs Punjab FC ISL match start?

The East Bengal vs Punjab FC ISL 2023-24 match will kick-off at 8:00 PM IST, Saturday, December 9 at the Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata. 

Where to watch the East Bengal vs Punjab FC ISL match?

The East Bengal vs Punjab 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.