East Bengal vs Al-Arabi, AFC Champions League Two Preliminary Qualifiers LIVE Score: Entertaining First Half Ends, EBFC 0-0 AASC

Both teams have had their fair share of chances but couldn't hit the target.

2 minutes of added time are given.

Al-Arabi SC have got a chance. A cross is floated into the penalty box, but the header goes wide.

Both teams are still finding their foothold in the game.

It looks like Prabhsukhan Gill spills the ball as it enters the goal. But the East Bengal goalkeeper manages to hold on to it.

Edmund again gets a ball on the left. Does a bit of fancy footwork before shooting from a distance. Doesn't bother the Al Arabi goalkeeper.

Edmund glides off through to the midfield and finds Jesin on the left. Jesin takes his time and curls in a ball but the ball narrowly misses the target.

Rashid goes for a long ball and finds Jesin TK. Unable to find a partner the moves fails to materialise.

East Bengal need to nullify the midfield battle as the visitors are trying to dominate the midfield.

Edmund lays it off for Rashid just outside the box. The midfielder unleashes a ferocious shot, but the Al Arabi keeper parries it away.

Both Dani Ramirez and Rashid will try to influence the game in the midfield.

A ball from the right flank floats in but an easy catch fro Prabhsukhan Gill.

The home side will want to go all guns blazing from the very first moment.

Players have lined up on the pitch and are shaking hands.

The AFC Champions League 2 qualifier match between East Bengal and Al-Arabi SC will kick off at 7 PM IST.

The AFC Champions League 2 qualifier match between East Bengal and Al-Arabi SC can be watched on the FanCode app and website.

Antonio Lopez Habas has a few weeks to prepare for this important game and it remains to be seen how East Bengal start this game.

Abdul Wahab, Albuloushi, Poursaneie, Khaled, Maleko, Yousef, Sulaiman, Leonardo, Anayo, Joher, Zeid

It's pouring like cats and dogs in Kolkata as we are just minutes away from the kickoff.

Gill, Hardik, Anwar, Edmund, Dani Ramirez, Jesin, Jakson, Jay, Bipin, Sandip, Rashid

East Bengal face off against a powerful Al-Arabi SC in an AFC Champions League Two preliminary-stage qualifier on Wednesday at Salt lake Stadium.