The Red and Gold Brigade reign supreme in the Kolkata Derby, trouncing Mohammedan Sporting 3-1 in their ISL match at the Salt Lake Stadium on Sunday.

David Lalhlansanga’s late strike sealed a commanding 3-1 victory for East Bengal after earlier goals from Saul Crespo and Mahesh Naorem. Despite a spirited fightback from Mohammedan, with Franca pulling one back, it wasn’t enough. 

Earlier, Mahesh Singh drew first blood for the Red-and-Gold brigade in the 27th minute while Soul Crespo whose performance was under scanner doubled the lead thanks to miserable defensive organization from the Black-and-White brigade. Franca reduced the margin from a Ravi Hasda long through to make the scoreline 1-3. 

East Bengal garnered 21 points from their 21st match while Mohammedan SC, rooted at the bottom, are placed on the 13th with 11 points from 20 matches so far.