KOLKATA, May 8: East Bengal returned to winning form thrashing United Sikkim 6-0 in a rescheduled 23rd round match of the I-League at the Salt Lake Stadium on Wednesday (May 8).
East Bengal took the lead in the seventh minute when Naoba Singh released Orji Penn with a through-ball and the latter latched on to the pass and placed it past the United Sikkim goalkeeper Rakshit Kumar.
A back-header from Arnab Mondal almost gave United Sikkim the equaliser but their Spanish striker Pablo Aracil, who was unmarked in the box, delayed his response allowing East Bengal goalkeeper Arnab Mondal to retrieve the situation.
Mehtab Hossain made it 2-0 with a stunning finish in the 21st minute. The East Bengal captain finished with brilliant shot from around 25 yards as the ball sailed over the stranded Rakshit Kumar before settling in the net.
A series of good passes around the united Sikkim box saw Chidi setting up Lalrindika on top of the Sikkim box and the latter finished with a nice chip over Rakshit Kumar in the 35th minute to make it 3-0.
In the second half Nima Tamang made the first good attempt for United Sikkim firing a low drive which the East Bengal goalkeeper Abhijit Mondal collected on the second attempt.
Saumik Dey created a good opportunity for Mehtab in the 77th minute but the latter hesitated a bit and failed find the target. A minute later Chidi saw his attempt coming off the upright a minute later as East Bengal continued the goal hunt.
East Bengal returned to the scoring process in the 78th minute when substitute Cavin Lobo found the target when his attempt from outside struck the upright before going in. This opened the gates as East Bengal won a penalty in the 86th minute which Barisic scored.
A nice combination between Chidi and Penn inside the United Sikkim Box saw East Bengal adding one more to the tally. Chidi finished the move after Penn set him up on the goalmouth with a short pass bringing an end to the scoring process in the 88th minute.
East Bengal took the lead in the seventh minute when Naoba Singh released Orji Penn with a through-ball and the latter latched on to the pass and placed it past the United Sikkim goalkeeper Rakshit Kumar.
A back-header from Arnab Mondal almost gave United Sikkim the equaliser but their Spanish striker Pablo Aracil, who was unmarked in the box, delayed his response allowing East Bengal goalkeeper Arnab Mondal to retrieve the situation.
Mehtab Hossain made it 2-0 with a stunning finish in the 21st minute. The East Bengal captain finished with brilliant shot from around 25 yards as the ball sailed over the stranded Rakshit Kumar before settling in the net.
A series of good passes around the united Sikkim box saw Chidi setting up Lalrindika on top of the Sikkim box and the latter finished with a nice chip over Rakshit Kumar in the 35th minute to make it 3-0.
In the second half Nima Tamang made the first good attempt for United Sikkim firing a low drive which the East Bengal goalkeeper Abhijit Mondal collected on the second attempt.
Saumik Dey created a good opportunity for Mehtab in the 77th minute but the latter hesitated a bit and failed find the target. A minute later Chidi saw his attempt coming off the upright a minute later as East Bengal continued the goal hunt.
East Bengal returned to the scoring process in the 78th minute when substitute Cavin Lobo found the target when his attempt from outside struck the upright before going in. This opened the gates as East Bengal won a penalty in the 86th minute which Barisic scored.
A nice combination between Chidi and Penn inside the United Sikkim Box saw East Bengal adding one more to the tally. Chidi finished the move after Penn set him up on the goalmouth with a short pass bringing an end to the scoring process in the 88th minute.
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