Kolkata: Defending champions Mohammedan Sporting Club suffered their first defeat of the season when they went down to Kalighat Milan Sangha 1-2 in the CFL Premier Division at home on Friday.
After starting their campaign in an upbeat mood beating Wari 6-0, Mohammedan SC were held goalless by Kidderpore FC in the next match.
The team took time to get going on Friday as the Kalighat defence frustrated their initial attacks.It was Dorjee Tamang who emerged as the hero of Kalighat MS as the Siliguri boy put his side 2-0 up in the first half itself.
The 28-year-old forward opened the scoring in the 36th minute with a long ranger getting the ball from Tushar Biswakarma in a counter-attack. He doubled the lead in the next five minutes with a brilliant one-two play with Saquibul Ali and finishing off with a low shot.
Mohammedan Sporting did make a comeback in the second half after making a number of changes. They finally reduced the target in the 84th minute when Israfil Dewan found the target after Kalighat defenders failed to clear a free-kick.
Mohammedan SC intensified their attack after getting the goal, but in spite of creating several opportunities they failed to draw level with Kalighat MS goalkeeper Akash making some crucial saves.