PANAJI
Bengaluru FC’s top-four aspirations were dealt a blow as NorthEast United FC came from behind to win 2-1 in the Indian Super League at the PJN Stadium in Fatorda on Friday.
Cleiton Silva gave Bengaluru the lead in the 66th minute after a barren first half, but two goals in the space of six minutes from Deshorn Brown (74th) and Laldanmawia Ralte (80th) allowed Khalid Jamil’s team to snap a 10-game winless run and move up a rung from the foot of the points table. NorthEast United now have 13 points from 18 matches. SC East Bengal dropped to the bottom of the heap, having just 10 points from 17 outings.
Bengaluru, meanwhile, endured a second straight defeat, remaining at sixth place with 23 points from 17 games. It will now be harder for Marco Pezzaiuoli’s charges to qualify for the playoffs with only three games remaining and teams above them having more games in hand.
