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Eight-time defending champions East Bengal Club scored a 2-0 win over West Bengal Police in the Calcutta Football League – Premier Division ‘A’ at the East Bengal ground on Monday evening.
After the champions first match against Tollygunge Agragami was abandoned on Friday, the red and gold faithfuls hoped for better weather and the full 90 minutes after wins for rivals Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting.
East Bengal made the perfect start as in the 14th minute as midfielder Lalrindika Ralte scored off a rebound off keeper Soumava Ghosh.
They doubled the lead in the 38th minute as a Lalramchullova cross was put into the net by a strong Kassim Aidara. At the break East Bengal were 2-0 ahead.
The one way traffic continued after the breather, but in the second session, East Bengal were unable to add to their goal tally as the match ended 2-0.
MATCH STATS
East Bengal Club 2-0 West Bengal Police
Goals: 1-0 Lalrindika Ralte (14′), 2-0 Kassim Aidara (38′)
East Bengal Club: Rakshit Dagar – Samad Ali Mallick [C], Kingshuk Debnath, Mehtab Singh, Lalramchullova, Kamalpreet Singh, Brandon Vanlalremdika (34′ K. Bidyasagar Singh), Kassim Aidara, Lalrindika Ralte (67′ Mahmoud Al Amna), Laldanmawia Ralte, Bali Gagandeep (75′ Surabuddin Mollick)
West Bengal Police: Soumava Ghosh – Uttam Naskar (46′ Mehtab Ali Sapui), Subrata Biswas, Sheikh Saruk, Subhas Ghosh, Pradip Hembram, Indrajit Shil, Surajit Bose (77′ Saikh Samim), Kishor Mallick, Anupam Dutta, Prasanta Sarkar (65′ Koushik Dutta)
Referee: Animesh Biswas
Man of the Match: Lalrindika Ralte (East Bengal Club)
