East Bengal FC made a brilliant comeback to beat Muthoot FA in semi-final of Reliance Foundation Development League (RFDL) 2024 at the Reliance Park in Mumbai on Tuesday.
The Moshal Boys were down 0-2 in halftime, came back brilliantly to take 3-2 lead in second half. The match ended at 3-3 in regulation time. In tri-breaker East Bengal FC defeated Muthoot FA 4-3 to progress to the final where they will face Punjab FC.
With this win East Bengal FC also qualified for Next Gen Cup which will be played at South Africa.
For Moshal Boys, Shyamal Besra, P. V. Vishnu and Suman Dey scored the goals.
Earlier, East Bengal FC qualified for the national championship stage aafter finishing on top of Group C of National Group Stage with 9 points from four matches. The Moshal Boys defeated NorthEast United FC 1-0, Adamas United SA 2-0 and Home Missions FC 2-0 but lost to Delhi FC 2-0.
In Zonal Rounds, the Moshal Boys defeated Mohun Bagan SG 2-0 and Adamas United SA 3-0 and played 2-2 draw with Jamshedpur FC to win the in East Zone Championship Round.
The Moshal Boys finished third in regional qualification. They defeated Mohammedan SC 2-0, Odisha FC 2-1, Kalighat MS 2-0, played a goalless draw with Adamas United SA, 3-3 draw with Jamshedpur FC and lost to United SC by 1-0 and Mohun Bagan SG 5-1.
East Bengal FC finished the zonal level campaign with 18 points from 10 matches (5 wins, 3 draws and 2 loss) with a GD of +5 (scored 17 and conceded 12).
East Bengal FC Starting XI:
Gourab Shaw, K Bunando Singh, Adil Amal, Joseph Justin, Manabir Basumatary, Tanmay Das, Naseeb Rahman, Shyamal Besra, Aman CK, Sayan Banerjee, Avishek Kunjlam.
Picture Courtesy: East Bengal FC Media
