Kolkata giants East Bengal faced Bengaluru FC in a pre season friendly at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru before the start of the Indian Super League 2017-18 (ISL) and the I-League 2017-18. The game ended with a 1- 1 draw with Subrabuddin Mullick opening the scoring for the Red and Gold Brigade, and Miku equalised for Bengaluru later on.