East Bengal beat Mahindra United by a lone second half goal in the final to win the Nike Manchester United Premier Cup under-15 football tournament in Mumbai on Saturday.
The Kolkata outfit thus earned a berth in the South-East Asia regional finals of the competition to be held in Singapore in May.
The winner goal for East Bengal was notched by Biswajith Natte in the 31st minute through a free-kick taken from the right of the penalty box.
Each half was played over 20 minutes and East Bengal dominated the proceedings before emerging deserving winners.
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