Kolkata, Aug. 18 -- East Bengal FC and SC Delhi will clash in the first semi-final of the 135th Durand Cup at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Wednesday with a place in the final at stake. The semi-final kicks off at 19:00 IST.

East Bengal have scored 14 goals and conceded only once throughout the competition, that solitary concession coming in their opening 0-1 defeat to Mohun Bagan Super Giant in Group A. Since then, they have produced four consecutive clean sheets, beating CISF Protectors 8-0 and South United FC 5-0 in the group stage, before edging Indian Army FT 1-0 in the quarter-final, results that also confirmed their place among the two best runners-up, according to a release.

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