Nandha Kumar's Only Goal Helps East Bengal Beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant 1-0 in Durand Cup 2023 Encounter
A closely fought encounter between the arch-rival clubs in the Kolkata Derby saw East Bengal come out victorious finally after eight straight derby losses.
East Bengal finally has a derby win after early 2019. This time it came in the Durand Cup 2023 Group A encounter through a sole goal scored by Nandha Kumar. The match was closely fought where the players looked like not in their full intensity due to the pre-season not entirely over. Mohun Bagan Super Giant dominated possession, but East Bengal defended well and hit them in counters on occasion. The goal came in one such move. Despite full effort from the likes of Jason Cummings and Sahal Abdul Samad in the end, East Bengal held on to their lead and secured a Kolkata Derby victory after eight straight losses.
East Bengal Beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant 1-0 in Durand Cup 2023 Encounter
FT| Kolkata is laal-holud AGAIN! ❤️💛#JoyEastBengal #EmamiEastBengal #KolkataDerby #MBSGEEBFC #DurandCup pic.twitter.com/TEm1qBgGZ9
— East Bengal FC (@eastbengal_fc) August 12, 2023
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