Muritala Ali scored a fine brace as Mahindra United beat East Bengal 3-2 to register their first victory in the I-League at the Cooperage in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Images from the I-League football match between Mahindra United and East Bengal at the Cooperage in Mumbai on Wednesday.
To bolster their midfield, weakened by the flight of Ivory Coast's Pierre Douhou to Pune FC, Mumbai glamour outfit Mahindra United signed up Serbian Svetozar Mijin from Romania's top division Club FC Politehnica Iasi for the upcoming football season.
Struggling for form in recent times, Mohun Bagan on Thursday put up a spirited display to hold defending champions Dempo 2-2 in a fourth round I-League match at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.
Captain Mike Okoro helped Mohammedan Sporting salvage a 2-2 draw against Chirag United SC who wasted chances galore in their Round 18 ONGC I-League encounter at the Vidyasagar Krirangan in Barasat on Saturday.
Nigerian striker Muritala Ali scored a hat-trick to help Mahindra United complete the first phase of their I-League campaign with an emphatic 4-0 rout of Air India in the all-Mumbai Derby encounter at the Cooperage football ground on Thursday
Gouranga Dutta scored in the second-half as the United SC defeated Mohammadan Sporting 1-0 in the ONGC I-League at the floodlit Yuba Bharati Krirangan at Salt Lake on Saturday.
Hosts Mahindra United moved to the top of the I-League with a 5-0 demolition of North-East club Shillong Lajong in the round 10 clash at the Cooperage on Friday.
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