90+3' Tomislav Mrcela was running away with the ball towards the goal. Laldanmawia Ralte pulls his jersey to stop the charge. The referee blows his whistle to stop the play and shows the yellow card to Ralte.
90+2' A late change for NEUFC. Tondonba Singh comes in and replaces Suhair Vadakkepeedika.
90' Added Time: 5 Minutes.
88' SCEB finally get the ball and try to create chances. Daniel Chukwu from the right flank passes it to Antonio Perosevic. He cuts back and shoots it first time with his left foot but hits it well over the goalpost.
84' NEUFC players keep passing the ball among themselves and are not giving SCEB any chance. Gurjinder Kumar gets the ball and shoots, curling the ball in at the bottom right corner. Arindam Bhattacharja though dives to his left and pushes it away. NEUFC get a corner.
81' Mathias Coureur makes a magnificent run towards the goal. He dribbles and confuses the SCEB players with his skills. Thereafter, Mathias makes room and takes a left-footed shot but the ball goes just wide of the target.
78' SCEB make a change. Balwant Singh comes in and replaces Lalrinliana Hnamte.
77' Just wide! The corner is played to Khassa Camara outside the box. The first touch is excellent and then he has a shot. It goes just wide.
75' NEUFC break on the counter on the left. The ball in the end is laid off to Khassa Camara who has a shot from outside the box but it is blocked out for a corner.
68' GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL! NEUFC now have breathing space and SCEB are staring at yet another defeat this season! The free kick is taken smartly. Mathias Coureur lays it off for Imran Khan on the right flank who puts in a delightful cross towards the far post where Patrick Flottmann has an easy header and he does not miss.
65' Daniel Chukwu is set through on the box. Mirshad Michu is off his line quickly and gets hold of the ball first. He does get fouled as both he and the attacker went for the ball. A free kick for his side in the end.
64' SCEB make a change! Wahengbam Luwang comes in for Raju Gaikwad!
61' GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAL! There is the opener! NEUFC get the first goal of the game and it is well-deserved. They have been so good in this half and have got the reward. Raju Gaikwad loses the ball near the halfway line.
57' Suhair Vadakkepeedika gets the ball on the left. he twists and turns and then lays it off for an attacker, Rochharzela, in the box. He stretches and gets a foot to it but his effort is straight on goal.
53' NEUFC make a change. Laldanmawia Ralte comes in for Rochharzela.
51' Suhair Vadakkepeedika gets the ball on the left outside the box. He cuts in and then has a powerful shot but it goes over the goal.
49' SCEB players try to pass the ball among themselves but play it loose and Khassa Camara is smart enough to intercept. He collects the ball and tries to shoot it from outside the box but sends it flying well over the bar.
46' Lalkhawpuimawia charges towards the ball in the midifeld and instead of kicking the ball, he steps on Lalrinliana Hnamte and the referee blows his whistle to show him a yellow card.
45+4' Naorem Mahesh Singh is booked for a challenge on Imran Khan.
45+3' East Bengal get in four corners in two minutes but fail to score.
45+2' MISS! Chima Chukwu's shot is wide of a deflection after he is played through on goal by Mahesh Singh.
45+1' SAVE! Mirshad's botched clearance lands up with Antonio Perosevic whose shot is saved.
Additional Time: 2 Minutes.
44' Imran Khan in the midfield collects the ball and fires a shot from his left foot. He hits it with power but not on target as the ball goes well over the goal post.
41' Rochharzela fouls on one of the SCEB player and the referee flashes a yellow card at him. Needless challenge.
29' SCEB get in Amir Dervisevic for Franjo Prce!
28' One of SCEB players sends a long ball to his teammate at the front. Mirshad Michu charges ahead to collect the ball but it lobs over his head and Antonio Perosevic collects it and shoots it from the right side but couldn't find the back of the net. Actually, it was given as an outside by the linesman. Would not have counted.
20' Antonio Perosevic now gets the ball on the left. He does well to hold it up and then crosses it in but the ball is way too close to the keeper.
18' Perosevic tries to find Chima Chukwu on the end of a low cross, but Jestin George manages to get the ball away.
13' NorthEast United FC get a corner swung in on the near post but the SC East Bengal defenders clear their lines.
5' Naorem Mahesh Singh goes past two defenders on the left and has Chima in the box but his low cross is disappointing.
3' East Bengal get a corner swung in, Naorem Mahesh Singh has a shot blocked, the ricochet falls to Rafique whose shot is parried away by Mirshad.
1' KICK-OFF! SC East Bengal get us underway in their away whites while NorthEast United FC have donned their home red colours.
SCEB (Starting XI): Arindam Bhattacharja (C)(GK), Tomislav Mrcela, Hira Mondal, Raju Gaikwad, Franjo Prce, Lalrinliana Hnamte, Sourav Das, Mohammad Rafique, Antonio Perosevic, Naorem Singh and Daniel Chukwu.
NEUFC (Starting XI): Mirshad Michu (GK), Gurjinder Kumar, Patrick Flottmann, Provat Lakra, Khassa Camara (C), Imran Khan, Hernan Santana, Suhair Vadakkepeedika, Rochharzela, Mathias Coureur and Lalkhawpuimawia.
UPDATE: Hernan Santana has been ruled out for the game due to an injury. Jestin George replaces him.
Hello and Welcome to Sportskeeda's LIVE coverage of the ISL match between NorthEast United FC and SC East Bengal from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda.
UPDATE: Hernan Santana has been ruled out for the game due to an injury. Jestin George replaces him.