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Edmund Lalrindika has penned a new two-year contract which will keep him at Bengaluru FC till the end of the 2021-22 season, the Club announced on Tuesday. The 20-year-old striker has also agreed to a loan deal and will turn out for Kolkata giants East Bengal till the end of the current season.

Bengaluru FC kept the pressure on the leading pack after goals from Erik Paartalu (8') and Sunil Chhetri (63’) gave the Blues a 2-0 win over Jamshedpur FC, at the Kanteerava Stadium, on Thursday. Bengaluru’s victory took them to second on the table, and within two points of leaders FC Goa.

In what promises to be a battle between two of the most entertaining side’s in the League in the recent past, Bengaluru have come out on top in four of the last five meetings, managing to successfully control a Goa side that has been consistently lethal in attack.

An early second-half goal, 47th minute, by ATK's David Williams sealed a victory for the hosts, over Bengaluru FC, at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. With this win, the ATK have taken the top spot in this season's points table, whereas the Blues have moved down to the third position.