ISl 2018-19: Bengaluru FC and Jamshedpur FC share spoils in exciting draw

Jamshedpur FC now stand in the second position of the points table while Bengaluru FC are two slots down in the fourth position

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There you have it. Chaill WILL start the match and he WILL face Sunil Chhetri and his men. Who are you betting on? Anyway, it promises to be fascinating contest here

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The lineups for tonight's game are out:

 

Starting XIs:

 

Bengaluru FC (4-2-3-1) (Head coach: Carles Cuadrat): Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK), Rahul Bheke, Albert Serran, Juanan, Harmanjot Khabra, Nishu Kumar, Erik Paartalu, Xisco Hernandez, Udanta Singh, Sunil Chhetri (C), Miku.

 

Bengaluru FC substitutes: Soram Poirei, Gursimrat Singh, Rino Anto, Bothang Haokip, Chencho Gyeltshen, Dimas Delgado, Semboi Haokip

 

Jamshedpur FC (4-2-3-1) (Head coach: Cesar Ferrando): Subhasish Roy (GK), Raju Gaikwad, Tiri (C), Yumnam Raju, Memo, Bikash Jairu, Michael Soosairaj, Mario Arques, Jerry Mawhmingthanga, Tim Cahill, Sergio Cidoncha.

 

Jamshedpur FC substitutes: Rafique Ali, Carlos Calvo, Mobashir Rahman, Pablo Morgado, Farukh Choudhary, Gourav Mukhi, Sumeet Passi

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While Bengaluru had an enviable home record last season, winning six out of their nine games in the league, Jamshedpur FC were one of the two teams to beat them at the Sree Kanteerava. Fascinatingly, Jamshedpur kept five clean sheets away from home and were one of the best travellers in the league.

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The enormity of challenge wasn't lost on Jamshedpur FC's Cesar Ferrando who said a win against Bengaluru in Bengaluru would be difficult, but they'd try.

 

"I know Carles is a good coach. They played very well and won against a big team in Chennaiyin FC. It'll be a challenge for us to win here but I'll try to win," Ferrando said.

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Bengaluru FC manager Carles Cuadrat has said his team would try and keep the ball against Jamshedpur.

 

"We saw last week that they were very good against Mumbai when they have the ball. They can construct good offensive attacks. Our plan will be to be competitive and to keep the ball and utilise our strikers. You saw in the second half (against Chennaiyin FC) the other day, how many chances we had," explained Cuadrat.

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This season, Bengaluru FC have scored one goal in as many matches while also keeping a clean sheet to register a win. Their pass completion rate is 62.53 per cent. Jamshedpur FC have fared even better, scoring twice against Mumbai FC. They also kept a clean sheet and have the pass completion rate of 69.45 per cent.

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Jamshedpur FC had a bright start to the tournament after they defeated Mumbai City in their first match. They looked the more dominant side for the lion's share of the match with the players adapting to the coach's style of play.

 

The Men of Steel also showed excellent defensive organisation as they dealt well with Mumbai's attacks during the closing stages of the match. But their backline can expect a sterner test from Bengaluru FC's attacking trident of Miku, Sunil Chhetri and Udanta Singh.

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Both the teams come into this game having started their campaign with wins in their respective opening games. 

 

Bengaluru managed a scruffy 1-0 win against champions Chennaiyin FC while Jamshedpur FC swept aside Mumbai City FC to win 2-0 away from home.

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The biggest question going into this match is: Will Australian legend Tim Cahill make his ISL debut in tonight's fixture? And we'll find the answer to that question in less than an hour when the teamsheets are out

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The game starts at 7:30 PM (IST) at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, and we are here to provide you all the updates as we go along

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