ISL 2022-23: East Bengal register emphatic 3-1 win over NorthEast United FC

East Bengal FC broke their winless run against NorthEast United FC in the Hero Indian Super League ISL with a comfortable 31 victory at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium here on ThursdayA firsthalf goal from Cleiton Silva 11 and secondhalf strikes from Charis Kyriakou 53 and Jordan ODoherty 84 ensured the three points for East Bengal FC before Matt Dohertys consolation goal 902 opened NorthEast Uniteds goal account for the seasonStephen Constantine made four changes to the East Bengal FC lineup that lost 21 to FC Goa In the opposite dugout Marco Balbul who had now served his onematch suspension had made one change to the lineup since the 30 loss to Hyderabad FC by bringing Rochharzela into the starting XIAlso Read ISL FC Goa pip East Bengal 21 to end sixmatch winless drought at Salt Lake StadiumIt took a while for the two teams to find their rhythm with the games first real chance coming in the 10th minute when Cleiton Silva smashed a volley from range at NorthEast United FCs goal but Silva didnt have to wait long to get his goalEast Bengal FC took the lead a minute later after some diligent work from Mahesh Naorem Singh NorthEast United FCs Mohamed Irshad got caught on the ball during the teams buildup which gave Mahesh Noarem Singh an opportunity to pinch it from the fullback before laying it to the open Silva who made no mistake with his finishSilva played in a slightly deeper role just behind the forward and found joy a couple of times in this freer role taking a few uncosted long shots throughout the halfNorthEast United FC had most of the possession in the firsthalf but were struggling to create any real chances East Bengal FC had a solid block in front of goal Balbul decided to take some action early by making two changes in the 31st minute bringing Emil Benny and Aaron Evans on for Romain Philippoteaux and Mohamed IrshadIt looked like the Highlanders were going to end the half without any shots on target but a speculative effort from Emil Benny in the 45th minute led to a rebound that Matt Derbyshire should have finished That had been the best chance of the game at the point but Derbyshires effort didnt find the target rattling the bar instead East Bengal FC took a 10 lead into halftimeEast Bengal FC started the second half with real zest They went up 20 eight minutes into the second half thanks to some good work from Suhair Vadakkepeedika on the right wing who set up an onrushing Charis Kyriakou for a bending strike from the edge of the boxSuhair had been causing NorthEast United FC problems prior to the goal getting close to scoring twice himself It looked like hed set up Thongkhosiem Haokip four minutes later with a driven cross from the right which Haokip backheeled to put East Bengal FC 30 up but the goal was ruled offside East Bengal FC were fairly dominant in the early parts of the second halfTo shake things up Balbul looked to his bench Imran Khan who was subbed in for Gurjinder Kumar in the 63rd minute had a decent volleyed effort a minute after coming on Sylvester Igboun came on for Michael Jakobsen in the 71st minute who had an even greater effect on the team Everytime he got on the ball options started opening up giving his teammates and the crowd a liftNorthEast United FC pushed more players forward but the risk didnt pay off in the end East Bengal FC killed the game in 84th minute thanks to a quick transition with Mobashir Rahman setting up Jordan ODoherty who finished the chance with aplomb With the score 30 the game was quite open nowNorthEast United FC finally opened their goal account for the season two minutes into secondhalf stoppage time It was the combination of Benny and Derbyshire again with Derbyshire scoring a nearpost header from an inchperfect corner It was too little too late for NorthEast United FCEast Bengal FC face fierce rivals ATK Mohun Bagan in the Kolkata Derby on 29th October at the Salt Lake Stadium whereas NorthEast United FC will travel to the JRD Tata Sports Complex to play Jamshedpur FC on 30th OctoberThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever