Pre-Match analysis : East Bengal Vs Gokulam Kerala Fc
Two most impressive teams of Durand Cup will face off each other East Bengal and Gokulam Kerala Fc on Wednesday. Two I-League sides scored the most no of goals in the group stage, Gokulam Kerala Fc is on the top by scoring 11 goals and East Bengal is next to Gokulam by scoring 10 goals.
Team News
East Bengal
The Red and Golden brigade is in the top form after winning three matches in the group matches of Durand Cup 2019. They began their competition with a 2-0 win over Army XI, in the second game their standout performance clinched a win over the reserve team of Jamshedpur Fc 6-0. But the real test came in the tournament for East Bengal when they faced the reserve side of Bengaluru Fc although they win over the match by 2-1.
East Bengal had no injury ahead of the big match, they last played against the BFC reserve last week, although they had a CFL match against BSS Sporting club on August 17 which has been postponed by the request of Army.
Key player- Bidyasagar Singh
Gokulam Kerala FC
Like East Bengal Gokulam Kerala Fc also won all the group matches, and scored 11 goals most by any team.
Gokulam has their Trinidadian striker Marcus Joseph, who already scored 8 goals in the tournament so far, who is the original threat to East Bengal.
GKF already recruit Brazilian midfielder Bruno Pelissri from the ISL side Chennaiyin FC. Though he didn't start yet due to fitness issue, he is all set to take the charge against East Bengal in the semis.
Key Players- Marcus Joseph, Bruno Pelissri
Match Information-
Match Details - East Bengal Vs Gokulam Kerala FC
Venue- YBK (Saltlake Stadium), Kolkata
Date- 21 August 2019
Kick-off - 3.00 pm IST
Live stream- Star sports 3, Hotstar, Addatimes
Can the former Real Madrid B boss Alejandro overcome the hurdles to book the first place in the Durand Cup Final?
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Team News
East Bengal
The Red and Golden brigade is in the top form after winning three matches in the group matches of Durand Cup 2019. They began their competition with a 2-0 win over Army XI, in the second game their standout performance clinched a win over the reserve team of Jamshedpur Fc 6-0. But the real test came in the tournament for East Bengal when they faced the reserve side of Bengaluru Fc although they win over the match by 2-1.
East Bengal had no injury ahead of the big match, they last played against the BFC reserve last week, although they had a CFL match against BSS Sporting club on August 17 which has been postponed by the request of Army.
Key player- Bidyasagar Singh
Gokulam Kerala FC
Like East Bengal Gokulam Kerala Fc also won all the group matches, and scored 11 goals most by any team.
Gokulam has their Trinidadian striker Marcus Joseph, who already scored 8 goals in the tournament so far, who is the original threat to East Bengal.
GKF already recruit Brazilian midfielder Bruno Pelissri from the ISL side Chennaiyin FC. Though he didn't start yet due to fitness issue, he is all set to take the charge against East Bengal in the semis.
Key Players- Marcus Joseph, Bruno Pelissri
Match Information-
Match Details - East Bengal Vs Gokulam Kerala FC
Venue- YBK (Saltlake Stadium), Kolkata
Date- 21 August 2019
Kick-off - 3.00 pm IST
Live stream- Star sports 3, Hotstar, Addatimes
Can the former Real Madrid B boss Alejandro overcome the hurdles to book the first place in the Durand Cup Final?

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