KOZHIKODE
Bengaluru FC booked its second ticket to a serious ultimate in as many months, defeating Jamshedpur FC 2-0 on Friday evening.
The first semifinal of the Super Cup was a kind of video games of two distinct halves, Bengaluru profitable the half that basically mattered.
Jamshedpur seemed the higher facet within the first half, exhibiting way more intent to press ahead, but it surely didn’t convert the probabilities that got here its approach. After the interval, Bengaluru performed loads higher and attacked extra vigorously. Coach Simon Gray’s determination to herald Sivasakthi Narayanan within the second half helped, too.
It was Sivaskathi who paved the best way for Bengaluru’s first aim. His cross, following a swift transfer down the suitable, was headed in by Jayesh Rane, who himself had are available as an alternative within the first half after Javi Hernandez limped off the sphere in apparent ache.
In that opening half, Jamshedpur might have scored a few occasions. Its strikers ought to have accomplished higher, however credit score must also be given to the Bengaluru custodian Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, who introduced off some splendid saves and was named the player-of-the match.
The recreation was sealed, with seven minutes remaining, by Sunil Chhetri, who slotted the ball dwelling after a Roy Krishna header.
In the ultimate, to be performed right here on April 25, Bengaluru, the ISL finalist, will tackle the winner of Saturday’s semifinal at Manjeri, between NorthEast United and Odisha FC.
The consequence:
Bengaluru FC 2 (Jayesh Rane 67, Sunil Chhetri 83) bt Jamshedpur FC 0.