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Rahul Bheke has come to Bengaluru's rescue in the ISL

#4. Bengaluru FC respond to set-back

Every team concedes and loses games but how it responds to those outlines the character and spirit of the players and coach.

Bengaluru FC were unbeaten for 12 games this season but it was snapped by Mumbai City. They then drew with Kerala Blasters after being two-nil down in the first half and lost two consecutive games to Chennaiyin FC and Delhi Dynamos.

Most teams in ISL have found it difficult to regain that momentum but Bengaluru steamrolled past Goa with just 10 men, which proves that they are not an easy side to beat.

Even during that unbeaten streak, Bengaluru had to find last-minute goals. Chencho Gyeltshen scored an overhead kick in the dying minutes against NorthEast United to keep Bengaluru unbeaten. Two months later, he scored the winner against them at home. Rahul Bheke and Udanta Singh are the others who have gifted Bengaluru a couple of winning goals.

These were not individual performances but the way the team responded to the situations in the game.

Bengaluru fight for supremacy throughout the 90 minutes and they never say die.