Chennaiyin 1-3 East Bengal Highlights, ISL: Bipin, Nandha Seal Three Points For Red And Gold Brigade

Good evening, football fans! This is the start of our live blog covering Chennaiyin’s match against East Bengal. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and line-ups as they are released.

The referee blows his whistle, and East Bengal, wearing their all-white away kit, get the ball rolling. Chennaiyin FC in their home kit are on the attack straight away. The visitors eemed to have lined up with a back-three, with the debutant, Sibille, at the heart of it.

An early chance for East Bengal to test Nawaz. A ball into the box is flicked towards the middle by Miguel, and it's headed goalwards by Sibille. But Nawaz is alert and catches the ball.

Edmund with an early goal for East Bengal!! An exquisite thorugh ball by Crespo finds the run of Edmund, who does well to keep himself onside. The East Bengal stiker takes his time before pulling the trigger, beating Nawaz and finding the back of the net.

Much more positive for Chennaiyin, building up from the back before laying it off for Farukh. The forward has a snap shot that hits a defender before being safely cleared away.

Another good chance for East Bengal as Miguel tests Nawaz with a strong strike from outside the box. However, the ball bounces right in front of the goalkeeper, making the save a bit easy.

Chennaiyin almost respond in the perfect manner, with a ball into the box by Farukh finding Irfan. Completely unmarked with the goalkeeper to beat, somehow heads it wide. Extremely poor from the striker.

Another good chance for Irfan. The Chennaiyin player receives the ball 20 yards from the box, shimmies past Rashid and pulls the trigger. Prabhsukhan does very well to get down and parry the ball behind for a corner.

Irfan Yadwad with a stunning finish to bring Chennaiyin level. A superb delivery from Chennaiyin FC's half finds the run of Irfan. Prabhsukhan thought about coming out but then stops himself, getting caught in no man's land. Irfan chips the ball delightfully over the goalkeeper to find the back of the net.

Ever since conceding the equaliser, East Bengal have responded well. Vishnu, who had a golden chance a few minutes earlier after rounding Nawaz, is found again by Miguel. However, trying to cut on his right, Vishnu takes a heavy touch, and the goalkeeper collects.

Nervy moments for East Bengal as Irfan almost breaking through. Sibille is beaten by the Chennaiyin player's pace, but Jeakson puts in a superb last-man sliding tackle to win the ball cleanly.

After three minutes of stoppage time, the referee blows his whistle to bring the first half to an end. It has been a really attacking 45 minutes of football from both teams, but they have sorely lacked the finishing quality to take control of the match. All to play for in the second half.

Both sets of players are out on the pitch for the second half. One change at the break for East Bengal, with Nandhakumar Sekar being brought on in place on Anwar Ali. The referee blows his whistle, and Chennaiyin get the ball rolling.

What on earth is Prabhsukhan doing?!A routine ball towards the back is inexplicably spilled by the East Bengal goalkeeper, who then proceeds to put in a challenge on Irfan outside his box. Luckily, he does not touch the ball with his hands, avoiding a sending off.

With Elinsho already going off early in the match, Chennaiyin suffer another blow as Renthlei goes down holding his thigh. He walks off the pitch with the physios.

Meanwhile, East Bengal finally make a change up top, with Edmund being brought off for Ezzejjari coming on. Mahesh comes on for Crespo, and takes the captain's armband. A double change for Chenanyin as well, with Chima Chukwu and Laldinpuia coming on.

Chennaiyin continue piling the pressure on the East Bengal goal. After an early headed opportunity for Chima Chuwku, he wins the ball again before it finds its way to Irfan. The winer makes a darting run but, instead of cutting it back, takes the shot himself. It flies wide off the post.

Nandhakumar does so well to win the ball in the Chennaiyin box and lay it off for Ezzejjari. The Moroccan opens up his body and pulls the trigger, but a slight deflection off Mandar takes its pace off, and Nawaz tips it behind for a corner.

The chances just keep on being wasted by East Bengal! Miguel has a shot from inside the box that is blocked by the Chennaiyin defence. The rebound falls to Ezzejjari, but he shoots straight at Nawaz, who gets a strong hand on the ball.

Bipin puts East Bengal ahead late in the contest!! It was a brilliant team goal from the Red and Gold brigade, with the ball being played to Vishnu. The latter plays a teasing delivery towards the far post. Bipin beats the marking of Farukh and jumps to poke the ball past Nawaz.

Nandhakumar scores to seal the match for East Bengal! It was a brilliant counter attacking move from the Red and Gold Brigade. Miguel runs with the ball before deftly laying it for Nandha, who shoots with his left to find the near post corner.

After six minutes of stoppage time, referee Harish Kundu blows his whistle to bring the match to an end. East Bengal will return to Kolkata with all three points, but it was certainly a much tougher task than Oscar Bruzon's men would have expected. Chennaiyin, meanwhile, will regret the host of chances that they squandered, and remain in the bottom half of the table.