Kolkata: Their I-League hopes might have been dashed but East Bengal remained in contention to finish runners-up whipping United Sikkim FC by a tennis score margin of 6-0 in a penultimate round fixture here Wednesday.
East Bengal (49) are now two points behind second-placed Pune FC as the Kolkata giants, with a better goal difference, have a realistic chance to repeat their last two season's performance by getting the better of Shillong Lajong in their concluding round fixture (May 12).
Desperate to return to winning ways after five consecutive draws, East Bengal dominated the proceedings right from the start with Penn Orji giving an eighth minute lead at the Salt Lake Stadium. East Bengal did not look back from thereon as they took a 3-0 lead at halftime with goals from Mehtab Hossain (21st) and Lalrindika Ralte (35th).
In fact, it could have been easily 4-0 at the break had Penn not muffed a 4-yard shot in the 20th minute. But East Bengal returned after the break with the equal flair as they pumped in three more for a tennis-like scoreline....
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06:04 PM, Mar 11, 2013
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07:56 PM, Mar 09, 2013
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08:24 PM, Jan 28, 2013
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09:31 PM, Jan 27, 2013
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06:25 PM, Jan 24, 2013
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05:37 PM, Jan 19, 2013
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05:09 PM, Jan 18, 2013
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07:25 PM, Jan 13, 2013
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09:22 PM, Jan 12, 2013
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08:34 PM, Jan 05, 2013
Yoon Tae was adjudged the man of the match for his heroics under the bar for Sikkim. ...
05:38 PM, Dec 29, 2012
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02:50 PM, Dec 28, 2012
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09:57 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Kolkata: In the wake of their 1-10 rout by United SC, United Sikkim Football Club chief executive officer and former India skipper Baichung Bhutia Tuesday took over the coaching reins from chief coach Phillipe De Ridder. "I have decided to take up coaching for the club until we find a suitable coach. Right now the team is going through a bad phase but we hope to recover soon," said Bhutia....
09:12 AM, Nov 14, 2012
Gangtok: Riding on two controversial decisions, an under-par Dempo SC overcame a stubborn United Sikkim FC 2-1 with goals from their foreign players Koko Sakibo and Ryuji Sueko, on Sunday here, at Paljor Stadium. Koko Sakibo gave the defending champions the lead with a powerful header from close range in the 21st minute and Sueko converted a penalty in the injury time to ensure that Dempo SC return home with...
08:08 PM, Oct 28, 2012
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07:14 PM, Oct 10, 2012
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