Balwant Singh slammed a brilliant brace in a magical two-minute display as Mohun Bagan bounced back from a goal down to beat DSK Shivajians FC 3-1 in the I-League here today. Mohun Bagan earned a penalty in the 87th minute after Gourmangi Singh brought down substitute Jeje Lalpekhlua and captain Katsumi Yusa (89th) minute sealed the issue with Shivajians veteran goalkeeper Subrata Paul diving the other way. Having drawn their last two matches, Mohun Bagan returned to winning ways and caught up with arch-rivals East Bengal, though the Mariners remained second on points difference. The Manipuri also showed a fine presence of mind by not falling into the offside trap as he surged forward before striking with a first-touch goal to put Mohun Bagan under pressure. There was an excellent chance for Mohun Bagan to stretch the lead in the 52nd minute but Darryl Duffy failed to finish, resulting in a goalmouth tussle as they missed back to back chances.

Source: dna February 18, 2017 13:30 UTC