Saul Crespo in motion for East Bengal in opposition to Altyn Asyr FC.© Twitter
East Bengal FC made an early exit from the AFC Champions League Two Preliminary Stage after struggling a 2-3 defeat in opposition to Turkmenistan’s Altyn Asyr FC in Kolkata on Wednesday. East Bengal will now function within the AFC Challenge League Group Stage. In overcast situations, Altyn Asyr FC had the final giggle regardless of conceding an early objective.
Altyn Asyr FC recovered rapidly to take a 2-1 lead midway by and added another to their account within the second half earlier than East Bengal pulled one again.
East Bengal squandered a vivid begin in opposition to a workforce which had no international participant and had been final season’s runner-up of the Yokary Liga, the Turkmen league.
East Bengal took the lead when a measured cross from the left by Nandhakumar Sekar was headed in by an unmarked David Lalhlansanga however woodwork prevented the ball from entering into. The rebound fell in entrance of Lalhlansanga once more who didn’t miss in slotting the ball and placing his facet forward.
But Altyn Asyr FC fought again exhausting and located the equaliser within the seventeenth minute by midfielder and skipper Myrat Annayev, whose volley left the East Bengal goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Singh Gill stranded.
Altyn Asyr FC struck once more 11 minutes later when Nurmyradov Selim’s towering presence already had the East Bengal defence in serious trouble on a number of events. His free-kick from outdoors the realm had Gill overwhelmed honest and sq..
The Turkmenistan facet put additional strain within the second half and consolidated its lead inside seven minutes after the change of ends. Mihail Titov tapped in from shut on the left after Annayev’s cross from the fitting discovered him in excellent place.
East Bengal diminished the margin within the 59th minute when Saul Crespo slammed dwelling with a proper footer however that was all they may handle in the course of the night.
