Barasat (West Bengal): Putting behind their derby defeat, East Bengal roared back to form with a 5-1 demolition of Shillong Lajong FC in an I-League game here, Saturday.
Desperate for their first win, East Bengal looked hungry for goals with Mahmoud Al Amna (14th minute) and Eduardo Ferreira (19th) giving them a 2-0 cushion at half time. There was no let-up in their attack after the break as Laldanmawia Ralte (53rd and 65th) completed a brace before Katsumi Yusa (79th) converted a penalty to complete the rout and jump to fourth in the standings with four points from three outings.
East Bengal however missed out on keeping a clean sheet with Shillong Lajong’s 19 year-old captain Samuel Lalmuanpuia converting from a curling freekick that beat goalkeeper Mirshad K at the far post.
It was an agonising end to a brilliant start by Shillong who had two wins, both at home, to remain at second, but they lacked ideas to stop the East Bengal onslaught and struggled to match the Khalid Jamil-coached side that faced severe criticism in the aftermath of a 0-1 derby defeat to Mohun Bagan past Sunday.
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