AFC Challenge League | Wasteful EBFC concedes advantage to FK Arkadag
The Hindu
East Bengal FC loses AFC Challenge League quarterfinal home leg match 1-0 to FK Arkadag, facing uphill battle in second leg.
East Bengal FC’s international campaign suffered a setback as it lost the home leg match of the AFC Challenge League quarterfinal against Turkmenistan’s FK Arkadag 1-0 at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Wednesday.
Gurbanov Yazgylych scored the only goal of the match to give the visitor the advantage ahead of the second leg which will be played in Arkadag on March 12.
Despite enjoying dominance in the midfield, EBFC conceded in the 10th minute and failed to draw level as Arkadag sealed up its defence effectively.
The chance came up Arkadag’s way when winger Shanazar Tirkishov intercepted a clearance from East Bengal centre-back Hector Yuste and released Gurbanov unmarked on top of the host’s box.
The Arkadag midfielder utilised the free space well and sent in a powerful shot to silence some 20,000 fans cheering for the host.
EBFC launched a strong bid for the equaliser but failed to make much of an impression.
The host’s forwards Raphael Messi Bouli, Richard Celis and Saul Crespo had a chance each in the second half but failed to bulge the net.
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