Super Cup | East Bengal ousted after draw towards Aizawl

May 06, 2023 at 5:31 PM
Super Cup | East Bengal ousted after draw towards Aizawl
Sumeet Passi heads in East Bengal’s second against Aizawl in the Super Cup in Manjeri on April 17, 2023.

Sumeet Passi heads in East Bengal’s second towards Aizawl within the Super Cup in Manjeri on April 17, 2023.
| Photo Credit: SAKEER HUSSAIN

East Bengal wanted to win huge, however regardless of taking a 2-0 lead inside 22 minutes, it failed to complete the job towards Aizawl FC on Monday. The 2-2 attract Group B marked the top of the street for the ISL aspect from Kolkata within the Super Cup; Aizawl had already gone out of competition.

East Bengal went forward within the seventeenth minute. The purpose resulted from a superb by way of ball by Cleiton Silva to the left flank. He discovered Naorem Mahesh Singh, who put the ball firmly previous the Aizawl goalkeeper Vanlal Hriatpuia.

Five minutes later, Sumeet Passi doubled the lead for East Bengal, heading residence a nice cross by V.P. Suhair from the correct. But Aizawl pulled one again shortly earlier than the interval, by way of H.Ok. Lalhruaitluanga off an help from David Lalhlansanga.

Three minutes into the second half, Lalhlansanga put his personal identify on the scorers’ listing, with a superb long-ranger to make it 2-2.

Meanwhile, additional modifications have been made to the schedule. The semifinals and the ultimate will now kick off at 7 p.m. as a substitute of 8.30 p.m.

The final two matches in Group D may have a simultaneous kick-off (8.30 p.m.): Mumbai City will face Chennaiyin FC right here, whereas NorthEastern United will meet Churchill Brothers at Kozhikode.

The end result: East Bengal 2 (Naorem Mahesh Singh 17, Sumeet Passi 22) drew with Aizawl FC 2 (H.Ok. Lalhruaitluanga 42, David Lalhlansanga 48).