I-League 2015/16 – Jeje helps Mohun Bagan to their first away win against Bengaluru

Mohun Bagan XI (4-3-3): Debjit (GK); Raju, Kinshuk, Luciano, Dhana; Pronay, Katsumi (C), S. Norde; Jeje, Glen, Lewis

Bengaluru FC and Mohun Bagan had faced each other in five previous occasion, and each side had managed one win each before this encounter. In their last encounter, Mohun Bagan defender Bello Rassaq's 86th minute equalizer handed over the I-League title to the Green-Maroon Brigade.

Both the teams started with a 4-3-3 formation and largely canceled each other out, although Bagan looked more comfortable in possession.

Sony Norde, who made a very slow start to the game, finally came to life in the 25th minute, when he picked out Cornell Glen at the edge of the box, after a good run down the left wing. However, the Trinidadian could not keep his shot down on target.

Both the teams struggled to create any more clear cut chances in the rest of the first half, and went in into the half-time break tied at 0-0.

The home side started the second half with much more positive intent in midfield and attack, but lacked the quality they needed in the final third, to open up a very organized Mohun Bagan defence. The visitors, on the other hand, dropped a bit deep with most of the midfielders getting behind the ball. However, Mohun Bagan looked threatening on counter-attacks, with the pace of Norde, Jeje and Katsumi exploiting the space left behind by the Bengaluru fullbacks.

Couple of minutes later though, the home team received a big blow to their hopes of getting all three points from this game, as left back Chhuantea brought down Norde, in order to prevent him from hitting his team on the break, and received his second yellow card of the game.

Mohun Bagan came close to capitalizing on their numerical advantage almost immediately, as Glen dribbled past Michael Collins and John Johnson, before blasting his shot over the bar.

Kean Lewis, who was a constant thorn in the sight of the Bengaluru defence, came close to doubling the lead just two minutes later, when his delightful curler was tipped away by Amrinder.

In the 90th minute, Sony Norde applied the cherry on the top of the cake with a fine goal from another counter attack, and sealed the game for Bagan. The match ended 2-0, as visitors continued their unbeaten run and laid down the marker on the turf of their title rivals.