Punjab FC defeated East Bengal FC 4-1 and knocked out the Red & Gold Brigade from the Indian Super League playoffs contention at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday. (More Football News)
Thanks to the result, Chennaiyin FC be🌳came the six💟th and final team to qualify for the playoffs.
Punjab FC we♌re already out of the conten💃tion for the top-six berth.
In their final game of the season, Punjab FC had their famed attacking trio getting their name on the scoresheet as Wilmar Jor♓൩dan Gil's brace was accompanied by a strike each by Madih Talal and Luka Majcen.
The gameplan of the Staikos Vergetis-coached side seemed apparent as they outplayed East Bengal FC on the flanks and sent lethal deliveries into the box that were lapped upon by their efficienꦇt forwards.
East Bengal FC, for whom this was a must-win game, could only reply wi♛t💃h a solitary goal by Sayan Banerjee in the 25th minute.
Wilmar started the onslaught as Tekcham Singh broke the left side 𒆙of the East Bengal FC defence to cut back a cross for the striker that he converted with absolute ease.
Sayan restored parity with a shot from a distance. Talal ensured that Punjab FC went into the break with their lead in their han🦹d.
Manglenthang Kipgen found ways past t🥃he East Bengal FC backline but he trusted the goal-scoring instincts of Talal by launching a delivery towards him on a tight angle. The Frenchman didn't disappoint, showing razor-sharp accuracy to hammer the ball to the high centre 💜of the goal.
Talal then turned the provider in the second half, embarking on another one of his blazing runs on the wing befor꧅e breaking into the centre and delivering a pass for Gil that the🏅 striker converted with extreme efficiency.
In search of𝔉 the equaliser, East Bengal FC had exposed spaces in their backline that Punjab FC capitalised on.
