Emami East Bengal FC ended their Calcutta Football League 2024 group stage matches with a dominant 3-0 victory over Calcutta Police today at the East Bengal/Aryan Ground. With this win, East Bengal FC secured an unbeaten streak and qualified for the Super Six, while Calcutta Police fell short of advancing to the next round.
Earlier, East Bengal FC took the lead with Bathala Sunil’s accurate header in the 5th minute. The game was fully under East Bengal’s control. In the 23rd minute, Calcutta Police built up an attack from the left, and Koushik Goala took an amazing shot towards the goal, but East Bengal’s keeper made an incredible save.
In the 35th minute, East Bengal launched a quick attack. Shyamal Besra passed the ball to Tanmay Das, who took a long strike and scored the second goal for East Bengal FC.
In the second half, at the 56th minute, East Bengal FC had to make a forced substitution. Ajad Saheem, who had come on as a substitute at halftime, was replaced by Kush Chhetry. Kush made his return today after a long absence due to an injury that sidelined him in the previous season.
Within five minutes, Calcutta Police’s Sahil Rahman collided with East Bengal FC’s midfielder Suman Dey, resulting in both players sustaining head injuries. Both were substituted, and Suman Dey had to have his head bandaged due to a cut.
In the 69th minute, Kush Chhetry was fouled inside the box, resulting in a penalty. Jesin TK took the penalty, but Calcutta Police’s keeper, Tuhin Dey, saved the shot. Sayan Banerjee scored the third goal for East Bengal in the 87th minute.
With complete dominance, East Bengal FC ended the match with a 3-0 score today, continuing their unbeaten streak. They now have 34 points from 12 matches and have scored 31 goals. The Super Six challenges lie ahead of them. Sayan Banerjee was awarded today’s Man of the Match.
