East Bengal FC’s worldwide marketing campaign suffered a setback because it misplaced the house leg match of the AFC Challenge League quarterfinal towards Turkmenistan’s FK Arkadag 1-0 on the Salt Lake Stadium right here on Wednesday.
Yazgylych finds the online
Gurbanov Yazgylych scored the one purpose of the match to give the customer the advantage forward of the second leg which will likely be performed in Arkadag on March 12.
Despite having fun with dominance within the midfield, EBFC conceded within the tenth minute and failed to draw degree as Arkadag sealed up its defence successfully.
The likelihood got here up Arkadag’s method when winger Shanazar Tirkishov intercepted a clearance from East Bengal centre-back Hector Yuste and launched Gurbanov unmarked on prime of the host’s field.
Silencing the group
The Arkadag midfielder utilised the free house nicely and despatched in a robust shot to silence some 20,000 followers cheering for the host.
EBFC launched a powerful bid for the equaliser however failed to make a lot of an impression.
The host’s forwards Raphael Messi Bouli, Richard Celis and Saul Crespo had an opportunity every within the second half however failed to bulge the online.
The consequence: Quarterfinal first leg: East Bengal FC 0 misplaced to FK Arkadag 1 (Gurbanov Yazgylych 10).
Published – March 05, 2025 10:09 pm IST
