EB rally to overcome Mumbai City

BHUBANESWAR: A second half strike by Mahmoud Al Amna helped East Bengal notch up a 2-1 win over Mumbai City and advance to the quarter-finals of the Super Cup here on Thursday.

A free-kick by Achille Emana (22nd min) gave Mumbai the lead but Katsumi Yusa headed in an equaliser four minutes later for East Bengal before Mahmoud Al Amna scored the match-winning goal to take the I-League club from Kolkata to the quarter-final. It was an absolute stunner as Emana stepped up for the freekick and unleashed a magnificent free-kick that went in off the post to give Mumbai City the lead.

BLASTERS V NEROCA FC

BHUBANESWAR: Kerala Blasters will have their task cut out when they face NEROCA FC in the Super Cup on Friday. Blasters coach David James said he is expecting nothing short of a ‘fierce game’ against NEROCA.

“It’s going to be a fierce game against a side which finished second in the I-League,” James said on Thursday. “We have seen some terrific matches in the qualifiers and the round of 16. We are also expecting a same type of game tomorrow. But, we have come here to win and we’ll try our level best to accomplish it,” he said.

BENGALURU TRIUMPH

GUWAHATI: Goals from Daniel Segovia, Rahul Bheke and Daniel Lalhlimpuia ensured Bengaluru FC maintained a perfect start to their Group E campaign of the AFC Cup with a 3-1 win over Aizawl FC here on Thursday.

Trailing after an early setback, Albert Roca’s boys kept their calm and went about staging an assured comeback that now sees them with six points from two games.