Kolkata: George Telegraph rode a second-half brace from Amit Ekka (54 and 57 minutes) to stun Mohun Bagan SG 2-1 at the Kalyani stadium on Sunday. The result left Mohun Bagan with 12 points from 8 matches. East Bengal FC, Bhawanipore Club and Calcutta Customs are currently the top three teams with 19 points each and on track for advancing from Group B to the Super Six stage (championship round).
George Telegraph under Gautam Ghosh have also kept their hopes alive with 15 points from 9 matches.
Mohun Bagan came into the match looking for a hat-trick of wins following their demolition of Eastern Railway (5-0) and Tollygunge Agragami (5-1).
Serto Worneilen converted a penalty give Bagan the lead in the 30th minute.
But Bagan were undone by their poor finishing as well as poor defending. On the first occasion, Bagan captain Sumit Rathi failed to check Harsha Parui’s run as the latter’s cross was met with a diving header by Samaresh Das. As the ball ricocheted off the post, Ekka was nearby to slot it in.
Bagan goalkeeper Raja Barman soon made a mess of a back-pass. Although he managed to block Abhishek Chakraborty’s shot, Ekka finished it with a powerful left-footer. Bagan centre-back Raj Basfore claimed to have made a goalline save but the referee allowed the goal to stay, paving the way for George to complete a remarkable comeback.