East Bengal came back from the grave to reach the Finals of the Durand Cup 2023. After going down 2-0 to NorthEast United, Mahesh and Nandhakumar parried to equalize for the Red & Gold brigade. Prathib Gogoi missed in the shootout while East Bengal maintained their nerves to etch out a thrilling victory.
NorthEast United FC Playing XI: Mirshad; Dinesh, Tondonba, Zabaco, Bemammer, Nestor, Romain, Parthib, Asheer, Manvir, Phalguni
East Bengal Playing XI: Gill; Pardo, Chunhnunga, Khabra, Nandha, Mandar, Crespo, Nishu, Mahesh, Elsey, Siverio
East Bengal, the winner of Group A, defeated Mohun Bagan Super Giant after four years and advanced to the quarterfinals. To advance to the final four, they then defeated Gokulam Kerala, the champion of the 2019 Durand Cup. After 19 years, it will return to the Durand Cup final if it defeats NEUFC on Tuesday.
On the other hand, NorthEast is also having success with new coach Juan Pedro Benali. The team hasn’t lost in the Durand Cup this year despite finishing last in the ISL last year. Moreover, secured convincing victories over Downtown Heroes FC and Shillong Lajong. They defeated a stout side of Indian Army to reach Durand Cup semifinals
NorthEast United vs East Bengal Predicted XI
North East United FC Predicted XI:
Mirshad Michu, Tondonba Singh, Michel Zabaco, Gaurav Bora, Hira Mondal, Pragyan Gogoi, Romain Philippoteux, Redeem Tlang, Jithin MS, Nestor Albiach, and Ibson Melo.
East Bengal Predicted XI:
Prabhsukhan Gill, Nishu Kumar, Lalchungnunga, Jordan Elsey, Souvik Chakrabarti, Harmanjot Khabra, Saul Crespo, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Borja Herrera, Nandhakumar Sekar, Javier Siverio
Match Details:
Match: NorthEast United vs East Bengal
Tournament: Durand Cup 2023
Date: 29th August, 2023
Venue: Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan
Kickoff: 6.00 PM
Live Streaming: NorthEast United vs East Bengal LIVE streaming will be on Sony LIV
Live Telecast: Durand Cup 2023 Quarterfinal will be live telecasted on Sony Ten 2
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