Sanchita Chatterjee, BS News Agency: However, Mohun Bagan faces a tough challenge. To win the title, they will not only have to win the last match against Sporting Club Delhi, Mohun Bagan will have to score half a dozen goals.
East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan: Mohun Bagan stops East Bengal with a last-minute goal, a thriller about the championship!
East Bengal stops Mohun Bagan with a last-minute goal, a thriller about the championship!
Mohun Bagan draws goalless against Inter Kashi, will the fate of the title be decided in the derby match?
Mohun Bagan draws goalless against Inter Kashi, will the fate of the title be decided in the derby match?
It has been a long time since there was such a tense excitement about the Kolkata derby. The match was at 7:30 in the evening. The crowd had been pouring towards the stadium long before that. The first half ended goalless. East Bengal squandered three easy goal opportunities. In the second half, East Bengal took the lead with a goal in the 85th minute. Edmund Lalrindika scored the goal. The red-yellow crowd practically assumed that they were going to taste winning the ISL trophy for the first time. East Bengal would have secured the championship if they had won on Sunday.
However, drama at the last minute. Jason Cummings equalized the match with a header in the 89th minute. Mohun Bagan could have won the match by scoring a goal in the very last minute. Dimitri Petratos almost scored. East Bengal goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Gill made a brilliant save. After this match, the two arch-rivals are 23 points apart. However, East Bengal is at the top of the points table due to the lead on goal difference. Mohun Bagan is second. Both teams have one match left.
Oscar Brujo's team moved one step closer to the title after Sunday's draw. East Bengal will be crowned champions if they win their final match against Inter Kashi. However, Mohun Bagan faces a tough challenge. To win the title, they will not only have to win their final match against Sporting Club Delhi, but they will also have to score half a dozen goals.