In a thrilling encounter between, Kerala Blasters and East Bengal FC, the hundred and twenty-four years old Red and Gold brigade astonishingly achieved three valuable points by defeating the Manjappada regiment in 4-2 score here on Wednesday at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi. 

From the beginning of the game, the East Bengal FC players started a positive move and almost opened up the goal-mouth with a brilliant cross of Sayan Banerjee. However, the home side has broken the deadlock by a powerful strike of the former Lithuanian international Fedor Cernych before the drinks break Strikingly, the Ivan brigade was getting back footed at the end of the first half as Jeakson Sing conceived double and yellow and get his marching order out of the ground. In the added time of 45 minute, the EB got its momentous equalizer by earning a penalty and successfully converted it. The credit went to Saul Crespo. 

Throughout the next forty-five minutes, the away side East Bengal dominated the host team Blasters. In the second quarter of the second half (72 minute) the yellow army gifted the lead here to the Kuadrat brigade. The young Aman CK snatched the ball from Blasters’ defender Leskovic and made his debut inside the box and displayed his clam to square the ball to Saul. The former Spanish international made no mistake to double the lead. The team shape of the Blasters again disrupted when Naocha Sing was sent off at the end of the second quarter (74 minute). The last quarter of the match entered into an ups and downs situation for both the teams. But, East Bengal FC possessed an ultimate smile by going through a tough fight.  

Getting a crucial victory against the Kerala Blasters, EB jumped to the spot of seven from eleven and earned 21 points from 20 matches.