Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal: Jamie Maclaren scores historic objective as Tremendous Big stretch their dominance

Mohun Bagan Tremendous Big stretched their dominance within the Kolkata Derby with a 1-0 win over East Bengal FC on the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati within the Indian Tremendous League (ISL) 2024-25 season tonight.

Jamie Maclaren scored the quickest objective of the Kolkata Derby in ISL and it was sufficient for the reigning champions to see out their arch-rivals, while going eight factors clear (35) on the prime of the desk, in comparison with the second-placed Bengaluru FC (27). The Mariners have now gained 9 occasions and drawn as soon as of their 10 Kolkata Derby clashes in opposition to East Bengal FC within the ISL.

The Mariners began the sport strongly as Maclaren handed them the early lead within the second minute. The East Bengal FC backline have been caught off-guard as Asish Rai’s lengthy ball discovered Maclaren in house. After receiving the ball, he misplaced his marker and slotted it previous an onrushing Prabhsukhan Gill with none issue.

Across the sixth minute mark, it was East Bengal FC’s flip to assault they usually did get two nice alternatives to equalise by PV Vishnu and Cleiton Silva. However, each the gamers weren’t scientific sufficient as they noticed their makes an attempt get blocked.

Within the twenty first minute, the Mariners nearly doubled their lead when Maclaren discovered Manvir Singh with a telling cross. Nevertheless, the latter’s shot was straight at Gill with your complete objective discovered gaping.

East Bengal FC gained quite a lot of momentum as the primary half got here to a detailed with the likes of Jeakson Singh, Vishnu and Cleiton getting on the ball within the closing third and creating issues for the Mohun Bagan Tremendous Big backline. Nevertheless, they weren’t scientific sufficient to finish the primary half on degree phrases.

The second half was extraordinarily cagey with the Mariners having fun with the lion’s share of possession, however they weren’t in a position to break down East Bengal FC’s resolute defence. Whereas, Oscar Bruzon’s males have been seeking to hit the Mariners with their gritty counter-attacks. However there weren’t many probabilities of observe within the first quarter of the second half.

Issues took a drastic flip within the sixty fourth minute when Souvik Chakrabarti introduced down Liston Colaco close to the penalty space, solely to obtain his second yellow card adopted by subsequent marching orders. With one objective down, East Bengal FC have been now chasing the sport with 10 males. As a retaliation, Bruzon introduced on Naorem Mahesh Singh rather than David Lalhlansanga with the hope of solidifying the midfield.

Within the seventy fifth minute, Jose Molina freshened issues up as he changed Jason Cummings with Greg Stewart. He nearly made a right away impression when he launched Liston on the left flank, however his subsequent effort was blocked by Gill.

Similar to within the first half, East Bengal FC have been on the ascendancy for the ultimate ten minutes within the second half and subsequently the likes of Dimitrios Petratos and Deepak Tangri got here on late within the recreation with the hope of closing out the match.

The Pink & Golds threw our bodies ahead within the closing couple of minutes of the sport however they lacked high quality within the closing third to interrupt by the defence of the Mariners as they continued their near-perfect document within the fixture.

Key Performer of the Match

Alberto Rodriguez (Mohun Bagan Tremendous Big)

Alberto Rodriguez was the chief on the pitch as he stored the East Bengal FC attackers at bay. He additionally registered a solitary sort out and interception while clocking 5 clearances. He accomplished 57 out of his 65 tried passes.

What subsequent for each groups?

Mohun Bagan Tremendous Big will subsequent face Jamshedpur FC on January 17, whereas East Bengal FC will lock horns in opposition to FC Goa on January 19.

Temporary scores

Mohun Bagan Tremendous Big 1 (Jamie Maclaren 2’) – 0 East Bengal FC