Churchill Brothers edged past East Bengal 2-1 in the 11th round encounter of the ONGC I-League at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Monday to end their campaign in the first phase one point adrift of second-placed Mohun Bagan on 21.
Climax Lawerence struck a crucial goal in the second half to help Dempo edge past a fighting East Bengal in the ONGC I-League match at Nehru stadium in Margao on Wednesday.
East Bengal wasted some easy chances to score and were forced to drop their first point in the National Football League.
Nigerian striker Ernest Jeremiah scored a fine hat-trick as East Bengal beat Turkmenistan's Nebitchi FC in their concluding AFC Cup match.
Sunil Chhetri regained his lost form to guide reigning champions East Bengal to a 1-0 victory over JCT and almost assured themselves of a semi-final berth in the 30th Federation Cup at the floodlit Vidyasagar Krirangan in Barasat on Saturday.
The defending champions take on arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in inaugural match of the ninth National Football League.
Kolkata giants East Bengal scored a morale-boosting 2-0 win over Jordan outfir Al Wihdat at the Prince Mohammad International Stadiun at Zerqa City on Wednesday.
Kevin Jackson will condition the NFL champs for the Asean Cup in Thailand next month.
The defending champions maintained their standings at the top of the league table with 31 points from 15 matches with second placed Dempo on 28.
A 4-0 victory gave the defending champions their fifth victory from nine matches in the National Football League.
The India forward's name as skipper was approved at a meeting of the club's executive committee on Tuesday.
East Bengal crushed Sporting Clube de Goa 4-0 to set up a semi-final clash with JCT Mills, Phagwara in the Durand Cup football tournament.
The defending champions edged past Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 in the Kolkata Super Division football league.
Three-times champions East Bengal were humbled in their opening round match at the Cooperage ground on Sunday.
The Tuskers now have 16 points from seven matches, three clear of FC Goa who have played two matches less.
The Brazilian striker scored twice in a 3-0 win over Mohammedan Sporting in the National Football League.
Kolkata's East Bengal scripted history of sorts when they secured a maiden berth in the AFC Cup semi-finals after holding Indonesia's Semen Padang 1-1, at the Agus Salim stadium in Padang, on Tuesday.
But East Bengal, the ace striker's club, will not oblige.
JCT defender Narinder, in an attempt to clear, deflected the ball into his own goal.
Santa Singh's 75th minute goal helped Churchill Brothers beat East Bengal 1-0 in the National Football League.
Mike Okoro scored twice in a 3-0 win in the NFL match\n\n
Though a bid cannot be expected from either of the two Kolkata giants just because the document has been taken up for consideration, this is a sign that both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan are easing their stance against the IMG-Reliance owned league.
A brace by Chandas Das gave the red and gold brigade a 2-1 victory over Mohun Bagan in the final.
The defending champions beat Sporting Clube de Goa 2-1 in a 11th round match of the National Football League.
A goal in each half gave the defending champions a 2-0 victory in the National Football League.
Unbeaten East Bengal hold the edge in the National League match.
In another match in the Durand Cup football tournament, Salgaocar beat PSEB 2-0.
The victory swelled East Bengal's tally to 43 points, one less than second-placed Dempo. Sporting Clube lead NFL table with 45 points.
East Bengal humbled Railway FC 4-0 to maintain their all-win record in the Kolkata Super division football league.\n\n
Prayag United rode on Ranty Martins's second-half strike to beat defending champions East Bengal and end their 14-match unbeaten run in the final of the IFA Shield in Kolkata on Wednesday.
The Kolkata giants will be hampered by Mahesh Gawli's suspension and injuries to Debjit Ghosh and Mike Okoro when they take on Tero Sasana in the ASEAN final.
NorthEast United FC were left to rue missed chances, particularly at the end, as they settled for a 1-1 draw against Delhi Dynamos FC in an Indian Super League (ISL) clash, in Guwahati, on Thursday.
Despite fielding their reserve team, East Bengal dominated the proceedings to hammer Balestier Khalsa FC 3-0 for their first win this season in the the AFC Cup football tournament
A momentary lapse by goalkeeper Juje Siddi cost Salgaocar the semi-final match in the Durand Cup football tournament.
Former India defender Ilyas Pasha dead, AIFF, East Bengal condole
Sri Lankan player Kasun Nadika Jeyasuriya's went in vain for Indian Bank in the National Football League.
In a top-of-the-table clash, Henry Antchouet struck twice as Churchill Brothers brightened their I-League title hopes with a crushing 3-0 win over local heavyweights and last year's runners-up East Bengal in a round 17 fixture, in Kolkata on Saturday.
A brace by striker Yusif Yakubu guided East Bengal to a convincing 2-0 victory over Vasco Sports Club Goa in their fourth round match of the ONGC I-League in Kolkata on Saturday. After putting his side in the lead as early as in the sixth minute, Yakubu struck again at the fag end and was rightly adjudged man of the match.
A depleted East Bengal defence would brighten the prospects of Dempo who are in sublime form as the top two teams of the last I-League square off in the 34th Federation Cup final at the Kanchenjungha Stadium in Siliguri on Sunday.
A brace from Robin Singh helped East Bengal pip Bhowanipore Club 2-1 in the 116th IFA Shield opener at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Saturday.
