India, Feb. 8 -- Head thrown back, Dimitrios Diamantakos sucked in air looking like he couldn't believe what had happened. Winner of the golden boot last season, Diamantakos has cut a frustrated figure after East Bengal signed him from Kerala Blasters this term. The 31-year-old Greek has scored three goals, 10 less than what he had managed last term. It could have been four had Saul Crespo laid it up for him. It would still have been okay had Crespo scored after an intelligent run to meet Nishu Kumar's accurate free-kick. But the Spaniard slid it and stabbed out.

That was in the 55th minute. Three minutes later, Richard Celis had latched on to Lalchungnunga's raking ball over the defence and was one on one with Chennaiyin FC goalkeeper M...