SUPER BFC SET UP EAST BENGAL DATE
Bhubaneswar, April 17: Ten- man Bengaluru FC rode on Miku’s hat- trick as they staged a remarkable comeback to beat Mohun Bagan 4- 2 and book a summit clash against East Bengal in the inaugural Super Cup football tournament here on Tuesday.
Down by a goal at the interval and reduced to 10 men after Nishu Kumar was sent off in the 50th minute, Bengaluru fought back to emerge triumphant in the semi- final at the Kalinga Stadium here.
Nicolas Fedor ( Miku) scored a hat- trick ( 62nd, 65th, 89th minute) to turn things around while captain Sunil Chhetri ( 90th) came up with a sublime strike to take the game away from Mohun Bagan.
All of that happened after Dipanda Dicka had put Bagan in the lead in the 42nd minute. Dicka did manage to reduce the margin in the added time ( 90+ 2) scoring another, but it was a bit too late.
Bagan coach Shankarlal Chakraborty placed confidence in the same starting XI that beat Shillong
● Miku scored a hattrick to turn things around while captain Sunil Chhetri came up with a sublime strike
Lajong FC in the quarterfinals. Defender Kingshuk Debnath started, with Australian Cameron Watson playing the role of the defensive mid- fielder and Nikhil Kadam and S. K. Faiaz manning the wings. The two men up front were Lebanon’s Akram Moghrabi and Cameroonian Dicka.
For BFC, Alberto Roca started with a 4- 3- 3, India captain Chhetri leading a three- man forward line consisting of Venezuelan Miku and national team colleague Udanta Singh.