Jamshedpur FC and Bengaluru FC were involved in a match that had everything but a goal. The two sides played an exciting scoreless stalemate in the 2021-22 Indian Super League (ISL) at the Athletic Stadium in Bambolim on Monday. Jamshedpur moved up to second on the table with 12 points, but would regret their missed opportunity to close the gap on leaders Mumbai City. Bengaluru now has two draws in a row and their first clean sheet, but languishes as second to last with just 6 points.
Sunil Chhetri was benched for the second game in a row. Jamshedpur was dealt a heavy blow before the first whistle. Lithuanian striker Nerijus Valskis suffered an injury during the pre-match warm-up and Jordan Murray replaced him at the top.
Udanta Singh had Jamshedpur in trouble early on. First, the India international failed to tap in on a cross from Ajith Kamaraj, then minutes later he ran past the defense to push the ball into the penalty area, but was let down by his attackers, who failed to make it in time. reached base.
Brazilian midfielder Alex Lima had other plans on the other side. The Bengaluru defense failed to close off Lima as it swung past three men to aim for the target. However, his attempt went wide.
Both keepers came into action several times in the first half. Hat-trick hero from last week, Greg Stewart put a ball in the direction of Murray, but Gurpreet Singh Sandhu put in a critical clearance. Rehenesh TP’s attempt was more spectacular. Ashique Kuruniyan fired a perfect shot from the left for Cleiton Silva, whose header was brilliantly parried.
The change of ends brought more drama to the neutral player as both teams were handicapped by their own debauchery. Greg Stewart and Lima continued to attack the Men of Steel, but it was an effective defense that kept BFC out of trouble.
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Prince Ibarra had only a few shots, which also went wide, but Cleiton, who looked promising, was substituted for Sunil Chhetri with 15 minutes to go with Marco Pezzauioli seeking inspiration from the India captain.
Chhetri nearly drew a blinding winner in the 83rd minute. Ashique tapped in a long free kick that was headed into the goal by Chhetri. A slight deflection from Alan Costa and the ball bounced off the crossbar, summing up the evening of evenly contested football.
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