Bragging rights retained: East Bengal couldn’t match Mohun Bagan’s would possibly.
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Mohun Bagan SG beat its conventional rival East Bengal by a snug 3-1 margin in the return derby of ISL at the Salt Lake Stadium on Sunday, to attain the top of the present standings with 36 factors from 17 matches.
East Bengal regretted captain Cleiton Silva’s incapacity to rating from the spot in the 14th minute as Bagan goalkeeper Vishal Kaith judged it proper to maintain EBFC ready for the break.
Bagan turned issues round on its aspect from this level and doubled its resolve to discover the lead in the twenty seventh minute when Jason Cummings tapped residence a rebound following a Dimitri Petratos effort that was blocked by the EBFC custodian Prabhsukhan Gill.
Bagan maintained the depth of the assaults and doubled the lead in the thirty seventh minute when Petratos arrange Liston Colaco with a pleasant cross for the latter to slot residence.
MBSG made it 3-0 from an injury-time penalty that was transformed by Petratos himself.
This just about sealed the match for Bagan regardless that EBFC made a valiant effort after the break and pulled one again via Saul Crespo, who scored a world-class objective in the 53rd minute.
The consequence: East Bengal 1 (Saul Crespo 53) misplaced to Mohun Bagan SG 3 (Jason Cummings 27, Liston Colaco 37, Dimitri Petratos 45+3-pen).
