SC Delhi captain Gogou is pulled to the ground by Jay Gupta in the middle of the pitch. Gogou is not exactly happy and suggests that the EBFC defender should be punished.

However, the referee waves away any appeal and awards SCD a free kick.

East Bengal has started dominating possession, with several passes being played into the box. The SC Delhi players are scampering but manages to hold on for now.

A combined 35 goals have been scored by these two teams in the tournament – 21 from SC Delhi and 14 from East Bengal.

Who will find the back of the net first today?

Pretty end-to-end at the moment as Rodriguinho carries the ball into the opposition box. But he is quickly closed down by the East Bengal defence, and the chance is wasted. 

Edmund steals the ball from Gogou and goes on a run before laying it off to Ramirez. 

He tries to give it back, but his cross is poor and the SC Delhi defence boots it away from danger.

Lovely play from Edmund, who produces a backheel to play Jesin into the left side of the box.

He takes his time and puts a cross across the face of the goal, but Bipin can only watch as it goes just past him just as he comes charging in.

At the other end, SC Delhi is trying to make its own mark as Pena gets the ball outside the area.

He shoots from distance but sees the ball sail over the frame of the goal.

And East Bengal is on the attack immediately as the ball comes to Jay Gupta on the left side. 

He tries to play Edmund through but his pass is poor and heavy and ends up going out for a SC Delhi goal kick.

SC Delhi kicks off the match, shooting from left to right. Who will book their place in the summit clash? 

Stay tuned and find out!

The players are making their way into the stadium. Rashid leads East Bengal out of the tunnel while Gogou wears the captain’s armband for SC Delhi. 

The winner of the match will take on either Mohun Bagan or defending champion NorthEast United in the final.

Mohun Bagan beat Jamshedpur FC on penalties while NorthEast eased past Shillong Lajong in the previous round.

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Hero of the last game, P. V. Vishnu, is not even on the bench for East Bengal, which could be due to the injury he sustained during the last game, following his goal.

The forward landed heavily after a match-winning header in the latter stages of the first half and was subbed off at the break.

Antonio Habas has decided to switch things up for the semifinal, making eight changes to the side that started against Indian Army FT in the quarterfinal. 

Jay Gupta, Rashid and Ramirez are the only players to retain their spot as Habas has opted for a stronger 11 against a stronger lineup.

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Gill (gk), Anwar, Hardik, Jay, Mandi, Rashid, Jeakson, Ramirez, Edmund, Bipin, Jesin

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Match 3: SC Delhi 7-1 Indian Air Force FT

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Match 1: East Bengal 0-1 Mohun Bagan

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