Huge win for Bagan. They are now second in the table, behind Aizawl, who lost to Bengaluru by a solitary goal to defending champions earlier today. Aiwzal has 30 points, as against Bagan's 29. But the Bengal side has one match in hand.


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For East Bengal, their title aspirations got huge dent. They are now third with 27.


FULL-TIME: Mohun Bagan 2 - 1 East Bengal


90+4' - That's over. Bagan won. And Sony Norde has got a young fan, touching his feat.


90+2' - GOAL!!! Then, out of nowhere, Rowllin Borges pulled one back for East Bengal. Yes, that happened moments after Bagan tried to kill time, using a SUB, Souvik Chakraborty on for Souvik Chakraborty.


90' - Probably the last move from Mohun Bagan. Norde launched a counter, then released the ball for Jeje. But the ball beat the Mizo star.


87' - Once again, Katsumi has been targeted. Rowllin  shoved him, and the Bagan midfielder was on the ground. Then, a SUB for East Bengal. Telem Jackichand on for Romeo Fernandes.


83' - Another good chance for Mohun Bagan.  But Mehtab's attempt from just outside the box was collected easily by Rehenesh.


79' - SUB for Mohun Bagan. Seasoned Jeje Lalpekhlua on for young Azharuddin Mallick.



74' - Brief halt. Scuffle broke out. Moments ago East Bengal striker Gurwinder Singh was booked. Crowd trouble as stones thrown in.


67' - More trouble for East Bengal. Straight RED for Willis Plaza. The Trinidad and Tobago midfielder had a run in with Anas Edathodika, and he seemed to have kick the Keralite.


64' - After more than an hour's play, and it's still Mariners dominating their rivals. Another freekick, thanks to a foul on Sony on the left flank. It was followed by a corner, but Bagan wasted the chances.


57' - Sony can curl. But his effort from the free-kick failed to make any difference. Moments ago, Katsumi was brought down just outside the East Bengal box. Rowllin;s having tough night today.



52' - It's only five minutes into the second half, and Bagan already got a chance. But East Bengal found one good move, forcing Bagan goalie Debjit Majumder to produce a save. Payne was inches away, ane he could have easily found the header, from that Bukenya lob.


47' - Second half started with Mohun Bagan still enjoying their grip in the match. Mehtab has had a bad lunge on Katsumi on the right flank.


East Bengal enjoyed slightly better possession, but were beaten by a more direct play from Mohun Bagan. Trevor Morgan's side managed to have three attempts on the goal, with none hitting the target, as against Bagan's 11, of which three were on target and of those two were converted into goals. Sanjoy Sen is a happy man.


HALF-TIME: Mohun Bagan 2 - 0 East Bengal


45+2' - Two added minutes failed to add further glamour. That's first half.


43' - GOAL!!! Azharuddin Mallick doubled the lead for Mohun Bagan. Nobody saw it coming. And he also got a booking for over celebration.



35' - GOAL!!! Sony Norde produced a stunner to give hosts Mohun Bagan lead. What a free-kick.


26' - Medical attention required for Mehtab.



17' - Then, as expected, the pace of the game has seen considerable drop with both the teams happy with back passes and what not. Meanwhile, first booking of the match – Gaikwad, for his late tackle to Romeo.


10' - East Bengal finally got their share of possession, and Mehtab has managed to link up pretty well with Rowllin.


3' - What a start from Mohun Bagan. But only a wasted chance as Balwant failed to make the full contact in front of the East Bengal goal-mouth. Katsumi's fuming.


Mohun Bagan players honouring a departed fan. Players carried a banner to commemorate the departed soul.


Minutes into the kick-off, and here's the playing XIs



New Delhi: Arch-rivals Mohun Bagan and East Bengal set to lock horns once again in the highlgy anticipated Kolkata derby in I-League at the Kanchenjunga Stadium today.


Bagan are third in the points table with 26 points from 13 games while East Bengal are a rung above them, on 27 points from 14 matches. Aizawl FC are the surprise leaders at the top of the heap, having 30 points from 14 ties.


If Bagan, who have won their last two games convincingly against defending champions Bengaluru FC 3-0 in a rescheduled I-League tie and Abahani Limited Dhaka 3-1 in the AFC Cup group stage, manage to get the better of East Bengal they will be in touching distance of Aizawl.


East Bengal coach Trevor Morgan faces said that he needs at least a point from the encounter after a lengthy gap courtesy the international break. When the Red and Golds last faced their arch rivals, the result was a goalless stalemate.



Players to watch out for:-


East Bengal: Wedson Anselme, Mehtab Hossain, Robin Singh


Mohun Bagan: Sony Norde, Daryl Duff, Eduardo Ferreira


Venue: Kachenjunga Stadium, Siliguri


Date & Time: April 09 (Sunday); 7:00 pm IST


TV channel: Ten 2


Live Streaming: tensports.com