Kolkata: Lalengmawia Ralte struck twice as a rejuvenated Mumbai Metropolis FC eased previous East Bengal 3-0 to reclaim the highest spot within the Indian Tremendous League right here on Friday.
Lalengmawia (twenty sixth, 59th) bagged a brace and Greg Stewart (fiftieth) obtained on the scoresheet for the third time this season because the Torch Bearers did not safe factors of their fiftieth ISL recreation.
East Bengal’s resistance broke within the twenty sixth minute when Ralte skipped the offside entice and pounced on a intelligent via ball from Stewart earlier than calmly slotting it previous Kamaljit.
A little bit over 5 minutes later, Ahmed Jahouh’s nook was volleyed onto the bar from shut vary by Fall.
5 minutes into the second half, Stewart established a two-goal cushion. The East Bengal defenders failed to shut the midfielder down, as he fired the ball in from the sting of the field.
The Islanders made simple work of the third aim within the 59th minute. Chhangte, Bipin Singh, and Jorge Diaz performed a sequence of fast passes in entrance of East Bengal’s defence earlier than Ralte bagged his second of the evening.
Within the dying minutes of the sport, Vikram Singh went down within the field after a problem from Jerry Lalrinzuala and the Islanders had been awarded a penalty. Substitute Gurkirat Singh stepped as much as take it however could not make it 4-0 for Mumbai Metropolis FC.
The win takes Mumbai Metropolis FC to the highest of the desk, two factors away from Hyderabad FC, whereas East Bengal FC remained eighth on the desk with 9 factors.
The Islanders will tackle Chennaiyin FC at dwelling on December 25, whereas East Bengal will host Bengaluru FC on December 30.