Mohun Bagan hammer Shillong Lajong, go third
SHILLONG: Mohun Bagan put on a spectacular performance as they grabbed a 3-0 victory against Shillong La jon gatt he Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong on Saturday.
Asier Pierrick Dipanda (30’), Akram Moghrabi (86’) and Sheikh Faiaz (89’) scored the goals for theKolk at aside to leapfrog their arch-rivals East Ben gal to the third spot on the table with 20 points from 12 outings.
Lajong’s best chance came in the dying minutes of the first half when Samuel L al mu an pu ia sent a volley which was acrobatically saved by Mohun Bagan goalkeeper Shilton Paul.
AIZAWLHELD
CHENNAI: Yugo Kobayashi and Beautin Antony scored in either half as Chennai City and Aizawl played out a draw on Saturday. Aizawl took the lead in the third minute. Andrei Ionescu got past hismarkerand squaredacrossto pick out Kobayashi who scored.
The home side had a lucky escape when Ionescu’s effort from outside the box struck the crossbar and went out.
David Lalrinmuana’s freekick into the box met Yugo Kobayashi’s feet but the woodwork denied Aizawl yet again.
Failure to convert chances hurt Aiz aw las Chen nai snatched an equaliser in the 73rd minute. Laldinliana’s failure to intercept a through-ball allowed substitute Beautin Antony to drive home.
BENGAL DESPERATE
KOLKATA: East Bengal will look to recreate their winning formula after being win less for four games when they host Indian Arrows . The second half fight back against leaders Minerva Punjab in their last match will give the home side a huge confidence boost coming into the game. Incidentally, East Bengal’s last win in the league came against Arrows when two early first-half strikes sealed three points in January.
NEROCA FAVOURITES
IMPHAL: NEROCA will have the opportunity to leap frog tabletoppers Miner va Punjab when they host Go ku lam Kerala on Sunday.
Back-to-back losses at home somewhat derailed the Ma nip urbased side’s surge to the top after they went nine games unbeaten.