NorthEast United FC

With just three games remaining in the league, the Highlanders are placed at the bottom of the table with four points and will hope to finish the season in ...

They have a new striker, they have changed the form of their team, and we need to be aware of the quality of their new foreign player. But, we came back strong in the second half, we created many chances, many opportunities to at least draw the game. Reflecting on their 2-0 loss to Jamshedpur FC in the previous game, Annese wants his side to learn from their mistakes and rectify it in their upcoming game.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 8 (ANI): East Bengal FC are, mathematically, still in the hunt for a playoffs spot this season and will be looking ...

In the reverse fixture earlier this season, East Bengal FC nabbed their first ever ISL win over NorthEast United FC in five attempts. In the previous game, we were better in the second half and were looking for a draw. This past weekend, the Highlanders failed to find the back of the net for a third consecutive game in the ISL. A loss against East Bengal FC will drive the final nail to the coffin and confirm an eleventh-place finish this season. This past Friday, they made a big step in that direction when they shocked Kerala Blasters 1-0 to earn their fifth win of the season. I don’t judge a team by where they are in the table.

Goals from Parthib Gogoi, Jithin MS and substitute Imran Khan handed the Highlanders their first away point. Follow Indian Super League and ISL 2022-23 LIVE ...

East Bengal FC are now two points behind their next opponents, Chennaiyin FC, and effectively at the end of their playoff race. At the other end, the Torch Bearers went hunting for an instant response with their substitute Jordan O’Doherty, with one of the midfielder’s long-range strikes being palmed over the bar by Bhattacharja. The substitutes started making an impact in the closing stages of the game. In the second half, around the hour-mark, Passi crossed the ball in from the right flank and Silva was deemed to have been fouled by Saji before he could get anything on the ball. In first-half stoppage time, the Torch Bearers pulled themselves back on level terms in spectacular fashion. Against the run of play, Romain Philippoteaux put Jithin through on goal and the attacker kept his composure before slotting it past Kamaljit Singh.

Cleiton Silva launched himself to the top of the goal-scoring charts after bagging a brace, while Jake Jervis opened his ISL account with a spectacular ...

As NorthEast crowded the East Bengal FC penalty area, Gani Nigam's cross from the right flank was powered into the back of the net by Imran Khan in the 85th minute. In first-half stoppage time, the hosts pulled themselves back on level terms in spectacular fashion. Cleiton Silva launched himself to the top of the goal-scoring charts after bagging a brace, while Jake Jervis opened his ISL account with a spectacular equaliser in first-half stoppage time.

East Bengal were twice in the lead with captain Cleiton Silva striking a brace (10th and 64th minute penalty), while Jake Jervis struck a solitary goal (45th).

Cleiton then turned it around for EBFC after he was brought down by Alex Saji. NEUFC were rewarded for their constant efforts right on the half-hour mark when Gogoi struck a belter of a goal from just outside the box to make it one-all. The homeside absorbed the early pressure and their talismanic skipper Silva gave them the lead in the 10th minute with a header.

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East Bengal coach, Stephen Constantine, feels the remaining matches for his side should be treated as a larger project to make improvements ahead of the next season. I know it is not easy after continuous losses but I believe in the guys,” Annese said. For East Bengal, the chance of making it to the play-off is just mathematically alive.

ANI | Updated: Feb 09, 2023 08:17 IST. Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 9 (ANI): NorthEast United FC head coach Vincenzo Alberto Annese felt his side ...

Annese stated that they were much better than their opponents and were actually looking like the team that deserves the three points. "I have started to change the mentality of the players because before they used to sit deep on the back, try and defend the result. The NorthEast United FC head coach also believes his players are performing much better in his tenure than what they did before his arrival. But substitute Imran Khan spoiled the party for the Torch Bearers with the equalizing goal in the 85th minute. East Bengal FC's new signing Jake Jervis scored his first goal for the club with an acrobatic volley in the first-half stoppage time and made it 2-2, heading into the break. Despite a flurry of attacks from NorthEast United FC in the opening stages of the game, it was East Bengal FC who drew first blood in the game, thanks to a clinical header by Cleiton Silva.

Cleiton Silva broke the deadlock for East Bengal, but NorthEast United FC hit back with quickfire goals from Parthib Gogoi and Jithis MS.

We need to build a balanced squad, a competition in each position and we do not have that at the moment," Constantine explained. We have got three games left and we look forward to it," Constantine said at the official post-match press conference. The East Bengal FC head coach stressed on the importance of building a balanced squad with competition across positions. [ISL](/topic/isl) goal and did so in spectacular fashion. We had a plan for the game and we scored first. We thought that we are a big team and we would roll over NorthEast United FC, but we became a little casual and complacent.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 8 (ANI): NorthEast United FC head coach Vincenzo Annese wants his side to be prepared for a confident and improved ...

They have a new striker, they have changed the form of their team, and we need to be aware of the quality of their new foreign player. Honestly, even Ivan (Vukomanovic) the head coach commented in the post game about their lack of intensity in the way they approached the game. “We need to have confidence in ourselves, in our players because we need to have this confidence even to play away from home. The Italian believes his side is capable of pulling off an upset and urged his players to keep up their hopes. But, we came back strong in the second half, we created many chances, many opportunities to at least draw the game. Reflecting on their 2-0 loss to Jamshedpur FC in the previous game, Annese wants his side to learn from their mistakes and rectify it in their upcoming game.