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The regular matches of Hero Indian Super League 2022-23 has ended on a high note, while 6 teams qualified for the next phase of this tournament. The top 2 teams - Mumbai City FC and Hyderabad FC directly qualified for semifinals and the other 4 teams will play each other in a knockout match to set their spots in semifinal.  Kerala Blasters will play Bengaluru FC at Kanteveera Stadium on 3rd March again this season. Bengaluru FC has a huge advantage to play this game at home and secondly, they have a fine form in the last few group matches. The partnership between Roy Krishna and Sivashakthi Narayan is running like a fox in the box, their understanding and courter attack will be the main danger for Kerala Blasters defence, who have lost their last game by one goal. The Blasters will have a huge challenge to stop this attacking duo and score goals against the run of play to find themselves in semifinal. On the other match, ATK Mohun Bagan will ...

Bengaluru tastes win in their first match of Hero ISL 2022-23 season, by defeating Northeast United FC 1-0 in Kantiveera Stadium, Bangalore. While one decision will be in question of referee on which Northeast players are demanding goal in the end of the match.  Pic - Northeast United social media Bengaluru FC had most of the possession of ball, while Northeast played  mostly on counter attacks. Sivasakthi, Jithin, Sunil Chhetri players from both teams had the chances to score goals. But no one cannot break the deadlock. Sunil Chhetri misses one free kick, one long ranger shot while Northeast players Jithin missed only a tap-in with the ball in his debut in Indian Super League. Bruno Ramirez took one shot on target in the starting of the match. Another young player Emil Benny substituted before the half time for injury, who also gets his ISL debue today.  The story remains same in the second half. Chances created, but didn't convert to a goal. In 8...

Bengaluru FC made history in Indian football after winning 131st prestigious tournament Indian Oil Durand Cup, today at Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata by defeating another Indian Super League side Mumbai City FC by 2-1 scoreline. Bengaluru takes the win after a 90 minutes intense fight in Salt Lake pitch. Head Coach Simon Grayson wins his first trophy with the club in his first tournament in India. Bengaluru has completed a comeback to winning campaign again after their some hard ISL season.  pic - ISL social media Bengaluru FC takes the lead in 11th minute through Sivashakti who continues his dream run in this high voltage Durand Final. He beats Moutorda Fall and puts the ball over Purba Lachenpa to find the net. But Mumbai City didn't take much time to find the equaliser. In the first quarter of the game Greg Stewart takes a shot on target, shot saved by Bengaluru goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and in second ball Apuia sends the ball into the net. In 38th minute Be...

Bengaluru FC book their spots in final of prestigious ongoing tournament Durand Cup 2022 by defeating another ISL side Hyderabad FC 1-0 in today's semifinal match at Saltlake Stadium, Kolkata.  Pic - Durand Cup social media Ogbeche once got one vs one situation in 8th minute, made a powerful shot but Bengaluru goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu made a good save. In the next minute, Roy Krishna had a chance, release a shot, it also saved by Hyderabad goalkeeper Anuj Kumar. But Bengaluru takes the lead in 33th minute, when Prabir Das place a cross in Hyderabad box and Zabala's own goal put down Hyderabad in the game.   Yet another time in the first minutes of second half Ogbeche once again mada a strong header towards goalpost but yet again Gurpreet made the save to keep Bengaluru ahead in the match. Hyderabad FC had most ball possessions in today's game but Bengaluru after taking the lead in the first half had done deep defending. Referee showed yellow ...

Bengaluru FC reaches Durand Cup semi final after defeating Odisha FC 2-1 in quarter final match today at Kishore Bharati Stadium, Kolkata. Roy Krishna gives this emphatic win to the team to keep Bengaluru in the ongoing Durand Cup journey.  pic - Durand Cup social media In the starting of the match, Odisha FC dominated for first 15 minutes, Shubham Sarangi placed a shot on goal but couldn't beat Gurpreet Singh Sandhu. Then both the teams had several chances throughout the game, but anyone couldn't capitalise it to a goal. Roy Krishna, Sunil Chhetri misses plenty of chances. While Odisha FC also had some chances, but in 85th minute Referee showed red card to Odisha FC player Subham Sarangi and Odisha down to 10 men. And in 97th minute, the substitute man Sivasakthi gives Bengaluru the lead from a deflection after entering in Sunil Chhetri's position. He scored total 4 goals in the ongoing Durand Cup which makes him the special talent for Indian football i...

Bengaluru FC announced their full squad for the upcoming prestigious football tournament Durand Cup. They will field their main team in the tournament. Head Coach Simon Grayson will lead the blues in the tournament.  pic - Bengaluru FC social media SQUAD is as follow -  Goalkeepers : Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Lara Sharma, Amrit Gope Defenders : Alan Costa, Namgyal Bhutia, Parag Shrivas, Wungngayam Muirang, Prabir Das, Hira Mondal, Sandesh Jhingan, Aleksandar Jovanovic Midfielders : Bruno Ramires, Jayesh Rane, Suresh Wangjam, Danish Farooq, Rohit Kumar, Biswa Darjee, Javi Hernandez Strikers : Sunil Chhetri (C), Prince Ibara, Udanta Singh, Sivasakthi Narayanan, Leon Augustine, Roy Krishna, Faisal Ali.

The 29 year old Indian defender Sandesh Jhingan joins Bengaluru FC on a free transfer after he terminates his contract with his previous club ATK Mohun Bagan FC.  pic - Sandesh Jhingan He is one of the best Indian defender as of now, and continuously played for Indian National Football Team. Ahead of the new season, there was rumours that he might join at a European club. Previously in 2021 he joined a Croatian club HNK Sibenik, but there he didn't get any game time and come back to ATK Mohun Bagan in the mid-season. But ahead of the new season he was not in the list of ATK Mohun Bagan head coach Juan Ferrando. So he leaves ATK Mohun Bagan and joins Bengaluru FC with his fellow teammates Roy Krishna and Prabir Das. He has also high paying offers from East Bengal, but the player choose Bengaluru.