Nandhakumar Sekar produced a spectacular finish to help Emami East Bengal end its losing streak against its traditional rival Mohun Bagan Super Giant. The Chennai-born winger’s contribution saw East Bengal downing the Indian Super League champion Mohun Bagan by a solitary goal in the group-A league match of the Durand Cup, at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday and kept its chances alive in the tournament.
Playing its second match of the season East Bengal tallied four points from two outings and now needs a win against I-League winner Punjab FC in the final group league fixture to overtake the current leader Mohun Bagan (six points from three matches) and move to the quarterfinals.
Hoping to end a losing streak of a record eight matches against Mohun Bagan (Since January 2020), East Bengal came alive with a fine performance under its new Spanish coach Carles Cuadrat. East Bengal set the tone of the action with a better attack plan compared to Mohun Bagan which appeared to be in the experiment mode.
