Jakarta, July 24: East Bengal advanced to the final of the Asean Club Football Championship pipping Indonesian League Champions Petrokimia Putra 8-7 via sudden death here today, in the process becoming the first Indian club to make it to the title clash of an Asian-level event. The teams were locked 1-1 at the end of regulation time with East Bengal equalling through Baichung Bhutia in the 58th minute which nullified a Putra goal struck in the 22nd minute. In an absorbing match that saw East Bengal's fortunes fluctuate, the two teams failed to score in the 30 minutes golden-goal extra time. The penalty shootout that followed also finished on level terms 4-4 with both teams missing once. And then in the sudden death, East Bengal scored through Brazilian Douglas De Silva, Surkumar Singh and M Suresh. But Putra's Joko missed their third kick as his weak shot went straight to East Bengal custodian Sandip Nandy, stunning the thousands of home supporters. Bureau Report