East Bengal continues winning streak

By Our Sports Reporter

KOLKATA, FEB. 25. Kingfisher East Bengal defeated Mahindra United 2-0 in a ninth round match to consolidate its position on top of table in the V National Football League here at the Salt Lake Stadium on Sunday.

Keeping its winning run intact, the home team netted 22 points from its nine outings retaining its position on top while the Mumbai visitor crashed to its first `away' defeat to remain at 10 points from nine matches.

The home team did not impress much with its showing against an overtly defensive Mahindra team which was plagued by injuries to five of its regulars. The first session seemed to be an ineffective exercise for East Bengal, which failed to breach the opposition defence despite having a greater control over the proceedings.

The first session would have remained barren but a miscued header by the Mahindra defender Christopher Kem struck the suicide note for the visitor. Christopher, in a haste to clear a goalmouth floater, saw his attempted clearance grossly mistimed as the ball sailed into his own goal beating custodian Virender Singh in the 36th minute. The gifted goal gave all the scope for the struggling home team which built on the lead in the second session.

East Bengal attacked more purposefully in the second session and had its right-back Surkumar Singh scoring the insurance goal in the 77th minute, sealing the fate of the visitor.

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