The Indian Super League match will kick off at 7:30pm IST, and can be live streamed on the Jio Cinema app and website in India. It will be live telecast on the Sports18 network in India.
The Indian Super League match will kick off at 7:30pm IST, and can be live streamed on the Jio Cinema app and website in India. It will be live telecast on the Sports18 network in India.
The first few minutes of the encounter have already thrown up plenty of action. East Bengal's Anwar Ali has hit the left post from outside the box, and Jamshedpur's Javi Siverio misses an attempted shot to the right. Sourav Das is later shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
A second yellow card for Jamshedpur, as Pronay Haldar is booked for a not-so-great challenge on Diamantakos. The first drinks break arrives with nothing to separate the two teams. Play resumes as the teams are still yet to find their defensive and offensive rhythm.
The first half ends without much ado, as neither side comes close enough to scoring. The players head in for the interval, during which they must confer to tweak strategies to score.
The second half sees an early substitution, with Mobashir Rahman replacing Pronay Halder for Jamshedpur. Meanwhile, the visitors' goalkeeper Albino Gomes is displaying fine form, having pulled off a string of fine saves.
We finally have a goal after an hour of play in Kolkata. East Bengal go ahead, as Dimitrios Diamantakos taps it in from the goalmouth, having been assisted by Nandhakumar Sekar's well-directed cross. Albino is beaten for once, and the Red and Gold Brigade rejoice along with the home fans.
Regulation time has ended, and we are now into injury and stoppage time. Meanwhile, Mohamad Rakip of East Bengal FC is shown the yellow card from the touchlines and he will miss the next match. The hosts' Hector Yuste is also booked for remonstrating with the referee and he, too, will miss the next game. So even if the Red and Gold Brigade win tonight, they have suffered a double blow for their next outing.
The final whistle rings out, and East Bengal are victorious. The 60th minute goal from Diamantakos turns out to be the winning one for the hosts.
With the victory, the Red and Gold Brigade are now placed 10th in the standings with 13 points from 12 matches. Jamshedpur are in the seventh spot with 18 points from 11 games.
East Bengal will next travel to Hyderabad FC for their match on December 28 at the Gachibowli Stadium, while Jamshedpur FC return home to host Kerala Blasters on December 29 at the JRD Tata Sports Complex.