Mohun Bagan suffered their fifth successive defeat in the AFC Cup, this time a 0-5 thrashing by Jordan's Al Wehdat in their Group D away match in Amman.
Mohun Bagan missing regular goalkeeper Sangram Mukherjee and defenders Peter Odafe and Habibur Rehman Mondal -- all nursing injuries -- leaked goals while the absence of Jose Barreto was felt upfront at the King Abdullah Stadium on Tuesday night.
Defender NS Manju started it all, scoring an own goal in the 28th minute. Issa Al Sapah (29th, 40th minute) then pumped in two more before Hasan Abdel-Fattah (67th) converted a penalty and Rafat Ali (85th) completed the rout.
Already out of contention for a quarter-final berth, Mohun Bagan were playing for pride but all that the Baichung Bhutia-led side could do was concede one less than the 0-6 pounding they received at the hands of Kuwait SC at home on April 21.
The green-and-maroons have one match remaining in their campaign against Al Karamah of Syria in Howrah on May 19.
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