East Bengal 3-3 Bengaluru FC Highlights, ISL: 10-Man Red And Gold Brigade Snatch Draw In Stoppage Time

Good evening, football fans! This is the start of our live blog covering East Bengal’s ISL match against Bengaluru FC at the Salt Lake Stadium. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and line-ups as they are released.

• Fixture: East Bengal vs Bengaluru FC

• Series: Indian Super League 2025-26

• Venue: Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

• Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026

• Time: 7:30 AM IST

The Indian Super League 2025-26 matches, including East Bengal vs Bengaluru FC, will be live-streamed on the FanCode app and website in India. There will be no television broadcast of the game in the country.

The players are out on the greeny pitch at the Salt Lake Stadium. The referee blows his whistle, and home side East Bengal, in their iconic Red and Gold jersey, take the kick-off to get tonight's match underway.

After some early domination by East Bengal, Bengaluru FC win a free-kick in their opponent's half. The ball is floated into the box by Kuziev, but the defence heads it away. The referee blows for an offside against Chinglensana.

What a strike Ashique Kuruniyan to put Bengaluru FC ahead!! It was a swift move from the Blues, with a long ball from the box finding the run of Ashique. The winger cuts on his right and then takes a thundering shot that flies past Prabhsukhan and finds the back of the net.

East Bengal look to hit back immediately. Vishnu does so well to play Miguel on the left. The Portuguese star turns left and right before having a shot that Gurpreet parries behind for a corner.

The corner is floated in towards the middle of the box. The ball hit s the head of Sibille and then Anwar Ali delivers a stunning bicycle kick that finds the back of the net. Two goals, two stunners so far.

The referee shows a straight red card to Miguel!! Not sure what it's all about. There's complete chaos on the pitch. Turns out it was for kicking the ball out of the pitch after what looked like a clear foul on Edmund was not given by the referee.

After a period of chaos on the touchlines, Edmund is shown a yellow card for his complaints. Finally, the match resumes, but the environment has soured a lot.

The physical nature of the match continues. Sibille tries to make an inward run towards the Benglauru penalty area, but Roshan puts in a tackle from behind that sends the Argentine defender down in a heap of pain. The referee shows a yellow to Roshan.

Suresh puts Bengaluru FC ahead right before the break!! Sana clears the ball from the Bengaluru box and plays it to Ryan Williams. The Indian international runs with it and then cuts it back across the face of goal. Prabhsukhan tries to catch it but parries it straight into the path of Suresh, who pokes it into an empty net.

The referee blows his whistle to bring the half to an end. It has been a half full of goals, drama, and most importantly, yellow cards. A big second half awaits for Bengaluru against 10-man East Bengal.

Both sets of teams are out on the pitch for the second half. The referee blows his whistle, and Bengaluru FC get the ball rolling. No changes at the break for either side.

East Bengal have started the half with a clear shape, having five men in defence as they look to prevent more damage. Rahul Bheke has a shot at at goal from a cross by Sancehz, but Prabhsukhan makes an easy save.

Saul Crespo draws 10-man East Bengal level with another stunning strike!! A cross from the right by Bipin is cleared by Bheke only as far as Saul, whose first shot is blocked by Sana. The Spaniard has another go, finding the back of the net.

Bengaluru are pushing hard to restore their lead. Brian Sanchez makes his way into the box and holds off the pressure from the defender before having a toe-poke. However, Prabhsukhan goes down quickly and holds on to the ball.

Ryan Williams scores to silence the Salt Lake Stadium!! A perfectly weighted ball by Soham finds Williams first, who beats Prabhsukhan to the chase. The goalkeeper is way out of his line, and Williams curls the ball in from almost a 90 degree angle. Superb stuff, this.

Almost another chance for Ryan Williams! Bengaluru FC win the ball in their own half, and a sweet pass sends the Indo-Australian forward through. Prabhsukhan also comes rushing out of this goal, and Williams catches the goalkeeper with a knee to the face. Foul!

The time for East Bengal to get an unlikely equaliser is shrinking. The fourth official holds up his board to indicate a minimum of seven minutes to be added at the end of regulation time. Is that enough for a last twist in this contest?

Anton Sojberg scores in the 97th minute to level the scores for 10-man East Bengal!!!! This is why you love the beautiful game. East Bengal, battered and bruised palying a plan down for so long, strike back in the final minute of stoppage time.

A terrific cross from the right by Bipin finds the Danish substitute, who finds the back of the net and sparks pandemonium at the Salt Lake Stadium.

That was the final action of what has been an absolutely crazy ISL match! Massive credit to East Bengal, who did not let the red card down their spirits, and Sojberg's stoppage-time goal vindicates their efforts.