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Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan AC continued their Calcutta Football League – Premier Division ‘A’ campaign with a spectacular 5-2 victory over Pathachakra at their own Mohun Bagan ground on Monday evening.
Man of the Match and star on the night was Ivorian striker Kamo Stephane Bayi with four goals for the Mariners.
Came into the match having beaten Mohammedan Sporting in an earlier encounter and they went ahead in the 15th minute of a Nadong Bhutia header with an upset possible.
But Mohun Bagan equalised in the 24th minute when Kromah set-up Kamo Bayi for his first goal of the match. The Ivorian put the Mariners ahead in the 43rd minute, who went into the break with a 2-1 lead.
Kromah got onto the scoresheet on the hour mark with a powerful shot, but thereafter it was again the Kamo show, who scored in the 62nd minute and the last minute of regulation time to complete a rare four goal show for the green and maroon.
Inbetween Pathachakra got a penalty but it was blasted over but substitute Joel Sunday reduced the deficit deep into injury time as Mohun Bagan won the match 5-2.
MATCH STATS
Mohun Bagan AC 5-2 Pathachakra
Goals: 0-1 Nadong Bhutia (15′), 1-1,2-1,4-1,5-1 Kamo Stephane Bayi (24′,43′,62′,89′), 3-1 Ghanefo Ansumana Kromah (60′), 5-2 Joel Sunday (90+’)
Mohun Bagan AC: Shilton Paul (85′ Shibinraj Kunniyil) – Arijit Bagui, Kingshuk Debnath (66′ Bikramjit Singh Jr), Eze Kingsley Obumneme, Ricky Lallanmawma – Chesterpaul Lyngdoh, Raynier Fernandes, Shilton Sydney D’Silva, Azharuddin Mallick (61′ Pintu Mahato) – Kamo Stephane Bayi, Ghanefo Ansumana Kromah
Pathachakra: Ranjit Majumder – Santu Singh, Pravat Lakra (52′ Dinesh Bhagat), Victor Kamhuka, Sujoy Oraow – Snehasish Chakraborty, Monotosh Chakladar, Lalkamal Bhowmick, Babun Das, Nadong Bhutia (46′ Joel Sunday) – Eric Brown
Referee: Arabindra Bera
Man of the Match: Kamo Stephane Bayi (Mohun Bagan AC)
