I-League 2017: East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan Player Ratings

East Bengal

Katsumi Yusa was poor on the night. (Photo: I-League)

Luis Barreto (6.5): Luis made some good saves during the game, he also made some fine outings to the clear the ball away.

Mehtab (5.5): As predicted, he was on the pitch for just around 25minutes. He was a handful for the Bagan attackers and also put in some lovely crosses.

Gurwinder (6): Gurwinder didn’t have the best of games. He was often beaten by the likes of Kromah and Dicka beat Gurwinder easily.

Eduardo (6.5): The better of the two East Bengal centre-backs, Eduardo kept Dicka under close vigil. But his weakness in defending set pieces was again shown today.

Deepak Kumar (6.5): Worked hard defensively, but was left wanting in attack. He also had a lot of miscommunication with his midfielders which resulted in East Bengal losing a lot of ball possession. His crosses were pathetic.

Brandon (7.5): Brandon was lively right from the start. He did brilliantly to beat Bagui almost always. He cut in from midfield and played as a central midfielder on certain. He also helped his defenders in defence.

Bazie Armand (5.5): Bazzou performed way below expectations. He failed to win the second balls for East Bengal and committed a lot of poor passes.

Amna (6): Amna hasn’t been his usual self at the start of the I-League. He was a shade below his usual self against Aizawl and was left wanting today.

Katsumi (6.5): Katsumi tried hard but didn’t perform up to his best today. He had a free kick that just whizzed past the post.

Danmawia (6): Danmawia was probably the most subdued East Bengal midfielder in the game. He did make some good runs but was mostly unseen during the game. He had a brilliant chance in the closing stages of the game, only to be denied by Shilton’s brilliant save.

Plaza (5): The curious case of Wills Plaza continues. He had two of the best chances of the game, one in the first half and the other in the second half. However, he failed to get a shot on goal on both occasions.

Substitutes

Chullova (7.5): Chullova was probably the best East Bengal defender. He did brilliantly going forward and his crosses were top notch. He also covered the tracks of Gurwinder and Eduardo. He made some crucial interceptions.

Charles (5): Charles was poor to be true. His touches and hold-up play were way below par. He also gifted Mohun Bagan possession a couple of times.

Lobo (6): Lobo nearly scored after coming onto the pitch. He also put in some good balls into the box, but the attackers failed to use it properly.