MOHUN BAGAN'S attacking line up once again failed to find them a goal as they were held to another 0-0 draw, this time by SAI (East), thanks to a missed spot kick and a goal wrongly disallowed.
MOHAMMEDAN SPORTING PLAYED their first match in their own ground after a few years, marking the special occasion with a compelling win over Kalighat Milan Sangha in the Calcutta Football League.
ARYAN HELD EAST BENGAL to a goalless draw as keeper Priyant Kumar Singh puts up a brilliant performance throughout the game, topped up with a penalty save late in the match.
CITING SECURITY REASONS and lack of personnel, Kolkata Police restricted attendance in the Mohun Bagan vs Mohammedan Sporting match to 6,100 leaving thousands of fans unable to find tickets.
Three late goals led to an exciting finish to the game as Southern Samity came back from behind to claim their first victory of the CFL campaign against Army XI.
A Do Dong-hyun assisted goal by Harmanjot Khabra in the 80th minute gave East Bengal the all-important winning start to their CFL campaign, while Daniel Bedemi helped Police AC get their first win.
DUBBED 'MINI DERBY' by fans, Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting took on each other at Barasat in the first Clash of the Giants fixture in the Calcutta Football League
Army XI earned a 1-0 win over BNR in their CFL campain opener, while Aryan and Southern Samity played out a draw, remaining unbeaten after 2 games each.
Ahead of East Bengal's season-starter clash with Tollygunge Agragami tomorrow, coach Biswajit Bhattacharya is full of clarity, resolve and positivism.
SAI (East) defeated Kalighat MS by a late goal at Barasat, in their first CFL match of the season.
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