Durand Cup: Bengaluru FC settle for a draw with Army Red

[caption id="attachment_264213" align="aligncenter" width="565"] An Army Red player tries to get past two defenders of Bengaluru FC during a Durand Cup match on Monday, August 5.[/caption] Dimapur, Aug. 5 (EMN): Bengaluru FC and Army Red had to settle for a 1-1 draw after their match on Monday, August 5. The match began on a positive note for Army Red and seconds before the half time whistle, LitonShil of Army Red scored a goal from a low cross put by Sunil B. Bengaluru FC tried to consolidate the team, and attack right from the first minute of the second half, but not without any prolific result. It was in the dying minute of the match when Namgyal Bhutia of BFC was pulled down in the penalty box by an Army Red defender and was awarded a penalty. Suresh Singh Wangjam scored the all-important goal for BFC to make it 1-1. The day saw an early yellow card in the 9^th minute for Yaikhom Randhan Meitei of Army Red. Sairuatkima of Bengaluru FC was also shown a yellow card in the 41^st minute. Before the final whistle, the third card of the match was shown to the captain of the Army Red Nongmeikapam Suresh Meitei. Army Red will next meet Jamshedpur FC on August 9 at Kalyani and Bengaluru FC will play against Quess East Bengal on August 14 at Vivekananda Yuba BharatiKrirangan.