East Bengal FC suffer 2-3 defeat against Al-Shorta in AFC Champions League Two game
The Red & Gold will face Omai side Al-Seeb on 27th October next in an away clash.
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Iraq’s Al Shorta came from behind to edge East Bengal FC 2-3 in a thrilling AFC Champions League Two 2026-27 Group D encounter at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on Tuesday.
David Lalhlansanga netted both of the Indian side’s goals in the first half while Ahmed Yahya, Hussein Al Saedi and Kingsley Kuku replied to give Sami Trabelsi’s side their second win.
East Bengal, who had drawn 2-2 against Al Hussein SC on the first matchday, are currently in third place with one point. They will next play Al Seeb Club in Oman on October 27.
David Lalhlansanga scored a brace in the first half
East Bengal were the slower of the two sides to find their feet, but Lalhlansanga had the fans on theirs in the eighth minute when he collected Hardik Bhatt’s pass from the right and fired past Jalal Hassan on the turn. The visitors responded just six minutes later as Ruben Ramírez’s looping cut-back from the right corner found Yahya, whose downward header bounced once and past a rooted Prabhsukhan Singh.
Hassan made consecutive saves in the 21st minute – an instinctive one-handed parry from Lal Chungnunga’s 35-yard rocket and then Lalhlansanga’s half-volley on the rebound as the home side pushed forward to regain their lead.
Their efforts paid off five minutes before the break when captain Basim Rashid, picking up Hasan’s block from a Daniel Ramirez free-kick, back-heeled from the byline to an unmarked Lalhlansanga, who drove the ball from close range into an empty net.
East Bengal FC squanders first-half lead to lose the game
Al Shorta needed just six minutes to level in the second half after some fine work by Yayha on the left, who squared to a waiting Al Saedi to tap in from inside the six-yard box. The Iraqi side took the lead for the first time in the 53rd minute when Kuku’s thumping header off a corner ricocheted off Prabhsukhan’s arm and into the net.
Hassan made consecutive point-blank saves from Edmund Lalrindika and Lalhlansanga in the 67th minute as East Bengal intensified their hunt for an equaliser. Al Shorta were dealt a blow in the 76th minute when Abdoul Moumouni was flashed a second yellow card for a tackle on Jay Gupta, and then saw Kuku’s strike on the dot of regulation time ruled offside.
Despite coming close on a number of occasions, East Bengal failed to capitalise on their numerical advantage and were left looking for their first win.
What was the score between East Bengal and Al-Shorta?
Al-Shorta defeated East Bengal 3-2 in their AFC Champions League Two match at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.
Who scored the goals for Al-Shorta against East Bengal?
Ahmed Yahya, Hussein Al Saedi and Kingsley Kuku scored for Al-Shorta to secure a 2-3 victory, coming back from 2-1 down.
Who scored the goals for East Bengal FC against Al-Shorta?
David Lalhlansanga netted both of the East Bengal FC goals in the first half of the match against Al-Shorta.
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