Bengaluru FC Vs NEUFC Preview, Match 64
The Blues are getting ready to face the highlanders tomorrow, this match will play big role for the semi-finals as Bengaluru FC can overtake Mumbai City FC with whom they have been tied at 27 points and if North East United wins then they will not overtake the blues but what it will do is that it will increase the gap between fourth placed FC Goa and third placed NEUFC to 5 points, compared to the current gap of two points.
Bengaluru’s unbeaten run in the tournament was finally broken by leader Mumbai City FC in a 1-0 win and remembering the loss coach Carles Cuadrat said “We should have won in the home game against Bengaluru. We are on the edge of qualifying and we must win. Bengaluru need to win as they are just coming from their first defeat. They should not be worried.”
Football is generally known as a team game but sometimes it needs a spark which can light up the whole team and bring it together and same is the case of North East United’s unbelievable run as the club came back to existence this season after Skipper Bartholomew Ogbeche scored ten goals for the season, including a second fastest Hat-trick, scored against Chennaiyin FC within 10 minutes and it took him only one season to overtake former highest scorer Nicolas Velez for being highest goal scorer of all time and he is currently joint top scorer of the tournament, sharing the feat with FC Goa’s Ferran Corominas and Ogbeche role will be crucial for tomorrow’s match.
“Ogbeche, Corominas, (Moudou) Sogou are all fantastic strikers and important players for their teams. We have played a lot of games without Miku, and we've managed to grind out results, so I am very happy,” here Coach Charles Cuadrat pressured on Miku because he won’t be able to play tomorrow’s game which can make a huge difference.
Bengaluru is known for its possession-based football under the Spaniard, Schattorie’s NorthEast will pose a difficult threat in midfield due to NorthEast’s efficient passes and they are the most successful when it comes to passes (for this season) and Bengaluru are the only team who have more clean sheets than NEUFC and following the big match, North East Manager Eelco Schattorie said, “I’m sure they’ll be well prepared to come back from a defeat. But the issue for Bengaluru is the absence of their main striker, which is not good for any team. But we are lucky that he (Miku) is not playing. It will be a tight game and I’m very excited to see what will happen.”
Bengaluru FC Vs North East United FC match will start from tomorrow 7:30PM at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru.
January 30, 2019