East Bengal beat Indian Arrows 2-1 in a hard-fought I-League match to remain in contention for the title at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. Laldanmawia (penalty) and Jobby Justin scored for East Bengal in the 26th and 64th minute respectively, while Ninthoi (penalty) was the lone scorer for Indian Arrows in the 90th minute. With the win, East Bengal are at fourth spot with 19 points from 10 matches. Indian Arrows are at a ninth place with 10 points in the 11-team league table. East Bengal, on the other hand, were trying to pick opportunities on the counter.

Source: dna January 08, 2019 15:56 UTC