They managed to improve their showing after the break, mainly due to Yakubu Yusif’s excellent show as a withdrawn forward. Yakubu’s crafty work created chasms in the Churchill defence several times, but after the initial fumble, Ghosh was up to the task. There was a goal-line save and on one occasion, he denied East Bengal’s new Ghanaian recruit Ishmael Ado in a one-to-one situation. The latter, making his debut in Indian football, wasn’t very impressive in the 90 minutes he was on the field.
With only 12 points after the end of the first phase, the red-and-golds now share the ninth spot with Chirag United, while Churchill, who moved up to 20 points, are placed third.
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