KOLKATA: Mohun Bagan SG lived up to the 'favourites' tag with a 3-1 win over East Bengal FC in Kolkata, rising to the top of Indian Super League table and re-establishing their domination over the arch-rivals in the domestic circuit.
Goals from Jason Cummings (27), Liston Colaco (39) and Dimitri Petratos (45+2 penalty) set it up for Antonio Habas' team in a remarkable first-half display. East Bengal returned to the field with a massive challenge at hand. Saul Crespo reduced the margin to with a spectacular volley in the 53rd minute, but the task was too heavy and too much for East Bengal to change the script.