East Bengal 3-3 Bengaluru FC
Updated
It finished level: East Bengal 3-3 Bengaluru FC in the India, Indian Super League (Round 1) on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium, Kolkata. East Bengal goals: Anwar Ali 21', Saúl Crespo 55', Anton Søjberg Horup 90'+7. Bengaluru FC goals: Ashique Kuruniyan 12', Suresh Singh Wangjam 39', Ryan Williams 71'. Sent off: Miguel Figueira (25'). Expected goals: 1.29-1.43. Possession: 33-67. Player of the match: Saúl Crespo (8).
Match report
East Bengal 3-3 Bengaluru FC: match report
East Bengal and Bengaluru FC shared the points in a 3-3 draw at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium on Thursday 16 April in the India, Indian Super League.
Ashique Kuruniyan put Bengaluru FC ahead on 12' (0-1), Anwar Ali levelled for East Bengal on 21' (1-1), Suresh Singh Wangjam restored Bengaluru FC's lead on 39' (1-2), Saúl Crespo levelled for East Bengal on 55' (2-2), Ryan Williams restored Bengaluru FC's lead on 71' (2-3) and Anton Søjberg Horup levelled for East Bengal on 90+7' (3-3).
Miguel Figueira (East Bengal) was sent off on 25'.
East Bengal had 33% of the ball, shots were 16-15 (7-7 on target) and expected goals finished 1.29-1.43.
Saúl Crespo (East Bengal FC) was player of the match with an 8 rating.
Attendance: 13,244.
Match stats
| East Bengal | Bengaluru FC | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 33 | 67 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.29 | 1.43 |
| Total shots | 16 | 15 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 7 |
| Touches in opposition box | 21 | 25 |
| Big chances | 0 | 2 |
| Big chances missed | 0 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 182 (80%) | 439 (92%) |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 4 |
| Corners | 4 | 9 |
| Total shots | 16 | 15 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 7 |
| Blocked shots | 3 | 6 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 10 | 10 |
Lineups
East Bengal (3-4-3): Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Kevin Sibille, Anwar Ali, Jeakson Singh Thounaojam, Bipin Singh Thounaojam, Souvik Chakrabarti, Saúl Crespo, P V Vishnu, Miguel Figueira, Youssef Ezzejjari, Edmund Lalrindika
Bengaluru FC (4-3-3): Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Nikhil Poojary, Chinglensana Singh, Rahul Bheke, Naorem Roshan Singh, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Sirojiddin Kuziev, Braian Sánchez, Ryan Williams, Sunil Chhetri, Ashique Kuruniyan
Key events
- 7' · Yellow card · Rahul Bheke (Bengaluru FC)
- 12' · Goal · Ashique Kuruniyan (Bengaluru FC)
- 16' · Yellow card · Kevin Sibille (East Bengal)
- 18' · Yellow card · Souvik Chakrabarti (East Bengal)
- 21' · Goal · Anwar Ali (East Bengal)
- 23' · Yellow card · Edmund Lalrindika (East Bengal)
- 25' · Red card · Miguel Figueira (East Bengal)
- 36' · Yellow card · Naorem Roshan Singh (Bengaluru FC)
- 39' · Goal · Suresh Singh Wangjam (Bengaluru FC)
- 45'+2 · Yellow card · Ryan Williams (Bengaluru FC)
- 55' · Goal · Saúl Crespo (East Bengal)
- 60' · Substitution · Soham Varshneya for Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC)
- 60' · Substitution · Lalremtluanga Fanai for Suresh Singh Wangjam (Bengaluru FC)
- 67' · Substitution · Anton Søjberg Horup for Youssef Ezzejjari (East Bengal)
- 67' · Substitution · Nandha Kumar Sekar for Edmund Lalrindika (East Bengal)
- 68' · Substitution · Mohammad Rakip for Anwar Ali (East Bengal)
- 71' · Substitution · Haobam Meetei for Naorem Roshan Singh (Bengaluru FC)
- 71' · Goal · Ryan Williams (Bengaluru FC)
- 85' · Substitution · Vinith Venkatesh for Ryan Williams (Bengaluru FC)
- 87' · Yellow card · Soham Varshneya (Bengaluru FC)
- 89' · Substitution · Vanlalpeka Guite for Jeakson Singh Thounaojam (East Bengal)
- 90'+7 · Goal · Anton Søjberg Horup (East Bengal)
- 90'+7 · Yellow card · Anton Søjberg Horup (East Bengal)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won East Bengal vs Bengaluru FC?
The match was a draw, 3-3 (India, Indian Super League) on Thu, 16 Apr 2026.
When and where is East Bengal vs Bengaluru FC?
Thu, 16 Apr 2026, 14:00 UTC at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium, Kolkata, India, Indian Super League.