BFC vs JFC HIGHLIGHTS: Bengaluru FC vs Jamshedpur FC HIGHLIGHTS: Super Cup 2023 Semifinals HIGHLIGHTS: Bengaluru FC defeats Jamshedpur FC 2-0 to go to the Super Cup 2023 championship game. In the top match, it will take against either Odisha FC or NorthEast United FC. Jayesh Rane and captain Sunil Chhetri each scored two important goals to advance Blues to their third season final. . Follow Indian Super League and Indian Super Cup LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
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On Friday night, the two sides displayed good passing football and produced an end-to-end game. In the first quarter of the match, Jamshedpur had more flair in the attacks and came tantaltantalisingly close to scoring on more than one occasion.
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In the very third minute, Daniel Chima Chukwu had an attempt at the rival goal from outside the box. Bengaluru custodian Gurpreet Singh Sandhu had to stretch himself fully to pull off a save. He was also quick enough to come to his team’s rescue when Jay Emmanuel-Thomas tried to find the net off the rebound.
Ritwik Das too played a role in initiating attacks for Jamshedpur from the left, using his pace and creating some dangerous moves in the final third as Jamshedpur took control of the game. In the 17th minute, Thomas came close to putting the ball over the line following a penetrating run through the heart of the Bengaluru defence. But his final effort from close range was blocked by Gurpreet once again.
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Finally, in the 67th minute, Jayesh Rane put them in the lead with a brilliantly placed header into the bottom right corner. Much credit for the goal goes to youngster N Sivasakthi, who dribbled past a defender and delivered a dipping lob into the box from the right, which reached Rane off the head of a defender.
Having taken the lead, Bengaluru found its rhythm and looked hungry for more goals. Within five minutes of the first goal, Roy Krishna broke through when he capitalised on an error committed by Jamshedpur defence and had only goalkeeper TP Rehenesh to beat. However, the goalkeeper could read the Fijian striker’s move and denied him a goal.
By this time, Bengaluru saw themselves in the driver’s seat and looked like a far better team than they were in the first session. On the other hand, Jamshedpur kept chasing the ball in search of an equaliser.
In the 84th minute, Sunil Chhetri doubled Bengaluru’s lead and virtually put the game to bed. Krishna once again saw himself coming up against Rehenesh and the latter did amazingly well to stave off his effort. But Krishna went on to head the rebound toward Chhetri and the skipper made no mistake in slotting it home.
Bengaluru FC XI:
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Namgyal Bhutia, Bruno Ramires, Sandesh Jhingan, Udanta Sing, Naorem Roshan Singh, Rohit Kumar, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Javi Hernandez, Sunil Chhetri, Roy Krishna.
Jamshedpur FC XI:
Vishal Yadav, Laldinliana Renthlei, Pratik Chaudhari, Eli Sabia, Ricky Lallawmawma, Jitendra Singh, Rafael Crivalleo, Boris Singh, Ritwik Das,jay Emmanuel Thomas, Daniel Chima Chukwu
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