New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- East Bengal FC maintained their newfound form with a 3-1 thumping over Punjab FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here in the Indian Super League (ISL) match on Saturday evening.
Dimitrios Diamantakos had set the tone for the visitors in the first half with an early strike before the likes of Naorem Mahesh Singh and Lalchungnunga found the back of the net early in the second half.
Later, Punjab FC opened their account courtesy of a fantastic strike from Ezequiel Vidal which unfortunately resulted in a consolation.
East Bengal FC are now unbeaten in their last three away games this campaign as they kept their hopes for playoffs alive albeit mathematically. They are 10th in the table with 24 points from 21 games now, ...