ISL 2018-19: Chhetri scores brace in Bengaluru FC's 3-0 win over Pune City

The win sends Bengaluru to top of the points table with seven points while Pune sit at the second last position with a solitary point from three games

9:23 PM

Minute 90+3 -- Free-kick at a dangerous position for Bengaluru. Chhetri takes the free-kick it brushes the goalkeeper's fingers and rikochets off the far post.

9:19 PM

Minute 90 -- Four minutes of additional times

9:18 PM

Minute 88 -- Marcelo Pereira tries one from range. His shot takes a deflection but Gurpreet is alert to the danger

9:13 PM

Minute 82 (SUBSTITUTION FOR BENGALURU FC) -- Kean comes in for Udanta

9:08 PM

Minute 77 (SUBSTITUTION FOR PUNE) -- Alwyn replaces Khan

9:08 PM

Minute 78 -- Marcelinho gets the ball on the right of the box and tries to put it at the far post but Gurpreet makes a comfortable save from the effort

9:06 PM

Minute 77 (SUBSTITUTION FOR BENGALURU) -- Xisco enters the field, out goes Paartalu

9:05 PM

Minute 75 -- Miku pulls the trigger from the left of the box but it's put out for a corner

9:00 PM

Minute 71 -- Pune have a chance. Jonathan Vila goes on a volley on a looped cross into the box and Gurpreet has to do some work to keep it out

8:59 PM

Minute 70 (SUBSTITUTION FOR BENGALURU) -- Boithang replaces Khabra

8:55 PM

Minute 64 --  Pune's Diego Carlos lets one fly from just outside the box but his low shot narrowly misses the target

8:54 PM

Minute 63 (GOAL!!) -- Bengaluru score their third. Miku  holds off Sahil and lets the long cross to fall in front of him and then blasts his effort into the bottom right corner.

8:49 PM

Minute 59 (SUBSTITUTION FOR PUNE) -- Shankar comes in for Poojary

8:48 PM

Minute 58 (YELLOW CARD) -- Pune's Sahil is shown a yellow card

8:44 PM

Minute 55 -- Miku makes another run down the centre but is marginally offisde

8:43 PM

Minute 54 (SUBSTITUTION FOR PUNE) -- Diego Carlos comes in for Diaz

8:41 PM

Minute 51 -- Martin Diaz goes for a volley from outside the box and it's directly at the hands of Gurpreet

8:35 PM

Minute 46 (YELLOW CARD) -- Bengaluru's Khabra shown a yellow card for clipping Marcelinho

8:33 PM

The second half begins

8:28 PM

8:25 PM

Half-time report: Sunil Chhetri scored twice in three minutes to give Bengaluru FC a 2-0 lead against FC Pune City before half-time at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium in Pune.

 

Pune have failed to deal with Bengaluru's pressing and long balls with Miku especially harassing the Pune backline to create chances for his team.

 

The visitors could have scored more with Udanta also working well on the flanks. 

 

Bengaluru should have scored in the 39th minute when Miku dropped deep to flick it for Udanta who crossed first time for Chhetri but the captain's first-time contact was poor and he missed the target.

 

A couple minutes later, Chhetri made a fine run across the defence to get at the end of a loafted cross and then poked his shot past Kaith for the opener.

 

Two more minutes later, Miku again pressed and dispossed Pune defender then ran into box and laid the ball for Chhetri on the left inside the box. Chhetri cut in from there, went past a defender and scored past Kaith for his brace.

 

The visitors could have added another in the additional time when Miku got in a 1-vs-1 situation with the keeper but his chipped shot was overhit. 

 

Nonetheless, the visitors have taken a good lead in the match which they have largely dominated. It will pile further pressure on Pune who are still looking for their first win this season. With momentum on their side now, Bengaluru threaten to put more goals past Pune and the home team have their job cut out for them.

8:19 PM

Minute 45+2 -- Miku makes a run down the centre and gets the end of a loafted long ball, gets in a one-vs-one situation with the keeper, loafts his shot but overhits it and it goes over the bar

8:16 PM

Minute 45 -- Two minutes of additional time in the first half

8:15 PM

Minute 42 (GOAL!!) -- Bengaluru score another. Miku again presses and disposses Pune defender then runs into box and lays it off for Chhetri on the left inside the box. Chhetri cuts in from there, goes past a defender and scores past Kaith for his brace.

8:13 PM

Minute 40 (GOAL!!) -- Chhetri scores! Pune 0-Bengaluru 1. Chhetri makes a fine run across the defence to get at the end of a loafted cross and then poke it past Kaith for the opener.

8:11 PM

Minute 39 -- Bengaluru attack down the right flank. Miku drops deep to flick it for Udanta who crosses first time for Chhetri but his first-time contact is poor and misses the target

8:09 PM

Minute 36 -- Bengaluru get a corner. Chhetri sprints from outside the box and meets the delivery with his head but his effort is striaght at the goalkeeper's gloves

8:04 PM

Minute 32 -- Khabra elbows Ashique to the ground and halts his progress. Foul given

8:00 PM

Minute 28 -- Udanta whips in a cross for Chhetri at the far post but his effort sails past the goal-post

7:59 PM

Minute 27 -- Erik Paartalu receives the ball outside the Pune box, digs his heels in and then pings a lame shot off the target